{"product_id":"9780544812093","title":"The Best American Travel Writing 2016","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBryson, Bill; Wilson, Jason\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/4\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy do I travel? Why does anyone of us travel? \u003c\/em\u003eBill Bryson poses these questions in his introduction to \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2016\u003c\/em\u003e, and though he admits, “I wasn’t at all sure I knew the answer,” they are questions worthy of examination. While the various contributors to this collection all travel for different reasons, one thing is for certain—they come back with stories. Whether traversing the Arctic by dogsled, attending a surreal film festival in North Korea, or strolling the streets of a fast-changing Havana, their insights into the world and the human condition are illuminating and enthralling, providing an answer: \u003cem\u003eThis is why I like to travel\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2016\u003c\/em\u003e includes\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eMichael Chabon, Alice Gregory, Paul Theroux, Dave Eggers, Helen Macdonald, Sara Corbett, Stephanie Pearson,Thomas Chatterton Williams, Pico Iyer, \u003cem\u003eand others\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBILL BRYSON, guest editor, is the best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eA Walk in the Woods;  A Short History of Nearly Everything;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eOne Summer: America, 1927;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Little Dribbling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e;\u003c\/em\u003e and numerous other books.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of \u003cem\u003eBoozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits; Spaghetti on the Wall;\u003c\/em\u003e and the forthcoming \u003cem\u003eWhy Wine Matters.\u003c\/em\u003e He has written for the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Magazine, The New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications, and has won awards for Best Food Column from the Association of Food Journalists four times.","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42681953485055,"sku":"9780544812093","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780544812093_s600x595.jpg?v=1780332375","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780544812093","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}