If you liked
Books like One man's wilderness
Loved One man's wilderness by Richard Proenneke? 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 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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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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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 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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Thrilling Cities
Round the world with Ian Fleming—even on paper the prospect is enticing. Hong Kong, Macao, Tokyo, Honolulu, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Chicago, New York, Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna, Geneva, Naples, Monte
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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
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Arabian sands
Story of five years of travel with the nomad Arabs in the unknown deserts of Southern Arabia.