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1. From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

   Caitlin Doughty

   A New York Times and Los Angeles Times Bestseller
   
   “Doughty chronicles [death] practices with tenderheartedness, a technician’s fascination, and an unsentimental respect for grief.” —Jill Lepore, The New YorkerMore

2. Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border

   Porter Fox

   Recommended by the New York Times Holiday Books Guide
   
   A quest to rediscover America’s other border—the fascinating but little-known northern one.More

3. The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond

   Stephen O'Shea

   “An entertaining, turbocharged race among the high mountain passes of six alpine countries.” —Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book ReviewMore

4. The Not-Quite States of America: Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA

   Doug Mack

   “To truly understand the United States, one must understand The Not-Quite States of America.” —Mark Stein, best-selling author of How the States Got Their ShapesMore

5. The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah: Fear and Love in the Modern Middle East

   Adam Valen Levinson

   Chronically questioning, funny, and bold, a young American explores the majority-Muslim lands that scare him most.More

6. A Poet's Dublin

   Eavan Boland

   Juxtaposing verse and image, A Poet’s Dublin is a study of origin and influence from “a major Irish poet” (Edward Hirsch).More

7. Black Square: Adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine

   Sophie Pinkham

   A distinctive writer’s fascinating journey into the heart of a troubled region.More

8. The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs

   Elaine Sciolino

   A New York Times Bestseller
   
   "Sciolino’s sharply observed account serves as a testament to…Paris—the city of light, of literature, of life itself." —The New YorkerMore

9. South Toward Home: Travels in Southern Literature

   Margaret Eby

   “Well-informed and lively. . . . This young author is unafraid to hunt big game.”—Howell Raines, New York TimesMore

10. Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia

    David Greene

    Travels with NPR host David Greene along the Trans-Siberian Railroad capture an overlooked, idiosyncratic Russia in the age of Putin.More

11. Writing Across the Landscape: Travel Journals 1960–2013

    Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Giada Diano, Matthew Gleeson

    This long-awaited volume provides a panoramic portrait of art and life across the twentieth century, from Mexico to Morocco, Paris to Rome, and beyond.More

12. Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation

    Elizabeth Pisani

    "A spectacular achievement and one of the very best travel books I have read." —Simon Winchester, Wall Street JournalMore

13. Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Vermont

    Green Mountain Club

    Seventh Edition

    Vermont was made for hiking!More

14. Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe

    J. W. Ocker

    Winner of the 2015 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical!Follow the footsteps of the father of American horror fiction.More

15. Explorer's Guide 50 More Hikes in New Hampshire: Day Hikes and Backpacking Trips from Mount Monadnock to Mount Magalloway

    Daniel Doan, Ruth Doan MacDougall

    Enjoy great hikes from New Hampshire's seacoast to the Canadian border.More