Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Travel Editor, Kimberly Brown FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * What We're Reading: "The Lost River," "The Rough Guide to the Millennium," "Give Me the World" * Amazon.com Travel Pack: Indonesia * Family Time: An exclusive essay by David Elliott Cohen, author of "One Year Off" * Conversation with a Kayaker: "Homelands" author Byron Ricks on Alaska's Inside Passage * Coming Soon: Jon Krakauer adventure literature series * New and Notable: Recent Footprint Guides * Travel Bestsellers: "A Walk in the Woods," "Encore Provence," "Bella Tuscany" WHAT WE'RE READING ****************** "The Lost River" by Richard Bangs <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157805026X/entertainmentsit> In the early 1970s, adventurer-author Richard Bangs and his buddies set out to run the last unexplored rivers in Africa--the Baro, the Blue Nile, the Omo, the Awash--and finally realized their goal by rafting the Tekeze some 23 years later. "The Lost River" chronicles these extraordinary leaps into uncharted waters and explores the bonds forged--and the price paid--in the pursuit of extreme adventure. If you have the explorer's gene--or liked "Into Thin Air" or "The Perfect Storm"--you'll love this book. "The Rough Guide to the Millennium" by Nick Hanna <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1858283140/entertainmentsit> Looking for one good book to help you usher in the year 2000? Check out "The Rough Guide to the Millennium," a tiny compendium packed with tips on doing up the big night right--from descriptions of each country's main events to little-known millennium lore to a listing of the best millennium Web sites. Required reading by December 31. "Give Me the World" by Leila Hadley <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312198884/entertainmentsit> In 1950, 25-year-old New York divorcee Leila Hadley shipped out to Hong Kong on a cargo steamer--6-year-old son in tow. Her remarkable account of their journey around the world together, "Give Me the World," is considered a classic among travel memoirs and captures an extraordinary and inspiring life. One of our favorite reads this season. AMAZON.COM TRAVEL PACK: INDONESIA ********************************* In our ongoing Travel Pack series, we've compiled the best books, music, and videos for journeys to distant places. Whether you're off to Bali or headed for Borneo, Sumatra, Java, or Jakarta, we've got everything from "Lonely Planet Indonesia" and the "Bali Handbook" to Redmond O'Hanlon's amazing tropical classic, "Into the Heart of Borneo." Travel FAMILY TIME: AN EXCLUSIVE ESSAY BY DAVID ELLIOT COHEN ***************************************************** As he neared 40, David Elliot Cohen, editor of the bestselling "Day in the Life" photography book series had a midlife crisis--but not the usual sort. Tired of the trappings of suburban life, he and his young family reduced their possessions to one suitcase, one backpack, one passport, and one round-the-world ticket each. Then they boarded a plane and set off on a 13-month, 56,000-mile journey to 16 countries on six continents. "One Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Trip Around the World with Our Children" chronicles their worldwide adventures, bumps and all. In an exclusive essay for Amazon.com, Cohen considers whether he would do it all again. Travel CONVERSATION WITH A KAYAKER *************************** In "Homelands," writer Byron Ricks and his wife, Maren Van Nostrand, embark on a five-month kayaking odyssey, paddling from Alaska's Glacier Bay down the coast of Western Canada to southern Puget Sound. Exploring the notions of home, community, and our relationship to the two, they traveled the passage at an average pace of just three knots a day. What issues face a husband and wife setting out across vast expanses of open water to confront--in the most literal sense--what lies beyond? Ricks took time out from his recent book tour to talk to us about the long journey home. Travel COMING SOON: JON KRAKAUER ADVENTURE LITERATURE SERIES ***************************************************** A brand-new series edited by bestselling author Jon Krakauer revives some of the world's great classics of adventure literature. "Farthest North" chronicles Dr. Fridtjof Nansen's incredible three-year voyage to the frozen polar ice cap in 1893. "The Last Place on Earth" examines the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Raoul Amundsen. Long out of print, these are must-reads for any armchair explorer. Pre-order today for September shipment. "Farthest North" by Fridtjof Nansen <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375754725/entertainmentsit> "Last Place on Earth" by Roland Huntford <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375754741/entertainmentsit> NEW AND NOTABLE: RECENT FOOTPRINT GUIDES **************************************** The folks at Footprint have relaunched their venerable guidebook series with travel-proof paperback covers, color pages, and a fresh, uncluttered format. Check out the updated "Ecuador & Galapagos" and "Singapore" guides. "Footprint Ecuador & Galapagos Handbook (Ecuador & Galapagos Handbook, 2nd Ed)" by Alan Murphy <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0844221295/entertainmentsit> "Singapore Handbook (Singapore Handbook, 1st Ed) by Joshua Eliot, Jane Bickersteth <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0844249459/entertainmentsit> TRAVEL BESTSELLERS ****************** Bill Bryson's "Walk in the Woods," Peter Mayle's "Encore Provence," and Frances Mayes's "Bella Tuscany" make great summer reads and continue to top our bestsellers charts. "A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail" by Bill Bryson <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0767902521/entertainmentsit> "Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France" by Peter Mayle <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679441247/entertainmentsit> "Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy" by Frances Mayes <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0767902831/entertainmentsit> ****** You'll find more great books, articles, excerpts, and interviews in Amazon.com's Travel section at Travel
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