{"product_id":"the-tao-of-travel-enlightenments-from-lives-on-the-road-9780547737379","title":"The Tao of Travel: Enlightenments from Lives on the Road","description":"\"A book to be plundered and raided.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A portal into a world of timeless travel literature curated by one of the greatest travel writers of our day.\" -- \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe in this collection of the best writing from the books that have shaped him as a reader and a traveler. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, \u003cem\u003eThe Tao of Travel \u003c\/em\u003econtains excerpts from the best of Theroux's own work interspersed with selections from travelers both familiar and unexpected: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eVladimir Nabokov Eudora Welty\u003cbr\u003eEvelyn Waugh James Baldwin\u003cbr\u003eCharles Dickens Pico Iyer\u003cbr\u003eHenry David Thoreau Anton Chekhov\u003cbr\u003eMark Twain John McPhee\u003cbr\u003eFreya Stark Ernest Hemingway\u003cbr\u003eGraham Greene and many others\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dazzling . . . Like someone panning for gold, Theroux reread hundreds of travel classics and modern works, shaking out the nuggets.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-340229\"\u003ePaul Theroux\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547737379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547737378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV010000\"\u003eEssays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV014000\"\u003eMexico\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV009050\"\u003eEurope | France\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include \u003ci\u003eA Dead Hand\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mosquito Coast, \u003c\/i\u003eand his renowned travel books include \u003ci\u003eGhost Train to the Eastern Star \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDark Star Safari\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684601172205,"sku":"9780547737379","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d721ae1d-4973-4151-9567-022408c35dbf.jpg?v=1649755979","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-tao-of-travel-enlightenments-from-lives-on-the-road-9780547737379","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}