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Books like Thrilling Cities
Loved Thrilling Cities by Ian Fleming? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from travel, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.
10 books · ranked
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A Walk in the Woods
Two unfit friends attempt the Appalachian Trail; very funny, with real love for wild places.
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The Marsh Arabs
During the years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq-long before they were almost completely wiped out by Saddam Hussein-Wilfred Thesiger came to understand, admire, and share a way of lif
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Satori in Paris
Satori in Paris: An autobiographical account of Kerouac's search for his heritage in France, populated by seedy bars and all-night conversations. Pic: Ten-year-old Pictorial Review Jackson of North Ca
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Arabian sands
Story of five years of travel with the nomad Arabs in the unknown deserts of Southern Arabia.
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One man's wilderness
To live in a pristine land unchanged by man; to roam the wilderness through which few other humans have passed; to choose an idyllic site, cut trees, and build a log cabin; to be a self-sufficient cra
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The Great Railway Bazaar
A four-month rail journey across Asia; the book that revived modern travel writing.
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A Time of Gifts
Leigh Fermor walked from London to Budapest when he was 18. Sometimes called England's greatest travel writer.
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Abroad
A eulogy for the lost art of traveling and an evaluation of the British writers who authored travel books.
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The travel writer's handbook
"Comprehensive guide to writing, researching, publishing, and marketing articles, stories and books about travel. Includes travel tips and advice for the writer" - - Provided by the Publisher.
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The Accidental Tourist
Meet Macon Leary—a travel writer who hates both travel and strangeness. Grounded by loneliness, comfort, and a somewhat odd domestic life, Macon is about to embark on a surprising new journey. It's ca