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Desert Solitaire

Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire draws on his work as a seasonal ranger at Arches in Utah during 1956 and 1957, when the...

Nature Desert 20TH Century Americas

8.69 Great

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Arabian Sands

Traveling with Bedouin companions through the Rub' al Khali, Wilfred Thesiger describes desert journeys in which surviva...

Exploration Desert 20TH Century Middle East

8.60 Great

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The Snow Leopard

Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard intertwines a demanding Himalayan journey with reflections on grief and Buddhist pr...

Asia 20TH Century Spiritual Himalaya

8.60 Great

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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush

An inexperienced climber's ambition supplies the humor and tension in Eric Newby's A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. The b...

Adventure Asia Mountaineering 20TH Century

8.51 Great

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The Great Railway Bazaar

Paul Theroux’s *The Great Railway Bazaar* chronicles his 1975 overland journey across Asia by rail. The book details a f...

Asia 20TH Century Overland Railway

8.10 Great

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Magic and Mystery in Tibet

Alexandra David-Neel’s *Magic and Mystery in Tibet*, published in 1929, chronicles her remarkable expedition to Lhasa. T...

Asia 20TH Century Spiritual Tibet

8.10 Great

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My Journey to Lhasa

Alexandra David-Néel’s *My Journey to Lhasa* details her remarkable 1927 expedition. The book chronicles her solo winter...

Asia Solo 20TH Century Tibet

8.00 Great

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In Xanadu

In Xanadu is a 1989 travelogue by British historian and author William Dalrymple. The book chronicles his overland journ...

Asia 20TH Century Overland Silk Road

7.82 Good

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Riding the Iron Rooster

"Riding the Iron Rooster" is a 1988 travelogue by Paul Theroux that details his journey traveling across China via its r...

China Asia 20TH Century Railway

7.73 Good

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Among the Believers

Among the Believers is a 1981 travelogue by V. S. Naipaul that explores the cultural and political dynamics of Islamic s...

Asia 20TH Century Political VS Naipaul

7.73 Good

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Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan is an 1880 travelogue by British author Isabella Bird detailing her solo journey through the no...

19TH Century Asia Solo Victorian

7.73 Good

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Eight Feet in the Andes

Eight Feet in the Andes is a travelogue by Irish author Dervla Murphy, published in 1983, documenting her journey throug...

20TH Century Mule South America On Foot

7.59 Good

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Into the Heart of Borneo

Into the Heart of Borneo is a 1984 travel book by Redmond O'Hanlon about an expedition into the interior of Borneo with...

Adventure Asia 20TH Century Jungle

7.54 Good

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Round Ireland in Low Gear

Round Ireland in Low Gear is a travel book by English writer Eric Newby describing a cycling journey around Ireland with...

20TH Century Cycling Ireland Humorous

7.50 Good

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Beyond Belief

Published in 1998, "Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples" is a travelogue by the Nobel laureate...

Asia 20TH Century Political VS Naipaul

7.36 Good

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The Fearful Void

"The Fearful Void" is a 1974 travel book authored by the British writer and journalist Geoffrey Moorhouse. The narrative...

Solo 20TH Century Africa Geoffrey Moorhouse

7.36 Good

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Through the Embers of Chaos

*Through the Embers of Chaos* is a 2002 travelogue by Irish touring cyclist and author Dervla Murphy. The book documents...

21ST Century Cycling Political Balkans

7.27 Good

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Across Asia on a Bicycle

*Across Asia on a Bicycle* is an 1894 travelogue co-authored by Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr. and William Lewis Sachtleben. T...

19TH Century Asia Cycling Circumnavigation

7.27 Good

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To the Frontier

"To the Frontier" is a travelogue published in 1979 by British journalist and author Geoffrey Moorhouse. The book chroni...

Asia Cultural 20TH Century Pakistan

7.08 Good

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Two Years in the Forbidden City

Two Years in the Forbidden City is a 1911 memoir by Princess Der Ling, offering a firsthand account of life in the late...

China Asia 20TH Century Imperial

6.95 Fair