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The Best Women's Travel Writing 2011

Author : Lavinia Spalding

Publisher : Travelers' Tales

Page : 319 pages

File Size : 38,81 MB

Release : 2011-03-13

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1609520130

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Since publishing A Woman’s World in 1995, Travelers’ Tales has been the recognized leader in women’s travel literature, and with the launch of the annual series The Best Travel Writing in 2004, the obvious next step was an annual collection of the best women’s travel writing of the year. This title is the seventh in an annual series—The Best Women’s Travel Writing—that presents inspiring and uplifting adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves. The common threads are a woman’s perspective and compelling storytelling to make the reader laugh, weep, wish she were there, or be glad she wasn’t. In The Best Women's Travel Writing 2011, readers Have lunch with a mobster in Japan and drinks with an IRA member in Ireland Learn the secrets of flamenco in Spain and the magic of samba in Brazil Deliver a trophy for best testicles in a small town in rural Serbia Fall in love while riding a camel through the Syrian Desert Ski a first descent of over 5,000 feet in Northern India Discover the joy of getting naked in South Korea Leave it all behind to slop pigs on a farm in Ecuador...and much more.



The Best Women's Travel Writing 2011

Author : Lavinia Spalding

Publisher : Travelers' Tales

Page : 319 pages

File Size : 50,7 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1609520122

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A collection of thirty-three true travel stories from around the world written by women.



The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 11

Author : Lavinia Spalding

Publisher : Travelers' Tales

Page : 331 pages

File Size : 30,94 MB

Release : 2017-04-16

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1609521129

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Book Description

Since publishing the original edition of A Woman’s World in 1995, Travelers’ Tales has been the recognized national leader in women’s travel literature, and with the launch of the annual series The Best Travel Writing in 2004, the obvious next step was an annual collection of the best women’s travel writing of the year. This title is the tenth in that series—The Best Women’s Travel Writing—presenting stimulating, inspiring, and uplifting adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves. The common threads connecting these stories are a female perspective and fresh, compelling storytelling to make the reader laugh, weep, wish she were there, or be glad she wasn’t. The points of view and perspectives are global, and themes are as eclectic as in all of our books, including stories that encompass spiritual growth, hilarity and misadventure, high adventure, romance, solo journeys, stories of service to humanity, family travel, and encounters with exotic cuisine.



The Best Women's Travel Writing 2010

Author : Stephanie Elizondo Griest

Publisher : Travelers' Tales

Page : 315 pages

File Size : 17,55 MB

Release : 2010

Category : Travel

ISBN : 193236174X

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Since publishing the original edition of A Woman’s World in 1995, Travelers’ Tales has been the recognized leader in women’s travel literature. The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2010 is the sixth book in an annual series that presents stimulating, inspiring, and uplifting adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves. The common threads connecting these stories are a woman’s perspective and fresh, compelling storytelling to make the reader laugh, weep, wish she were there, or be glad she wasn’t. In The Best Women's Travel Writing 2010 readers will discover the hidden magic of Flamenco in Spain, walk the night and its terrors in Benin, have an excellent last day in Costa Rica, poke their way into the psyche of a security agent in Kabul, learn something new about death and Mexico in San Miguel de Allende, travel the darker side of the Hawaiian fantasy, draw a map of Argentinian tango, meet the best people in the world in Zimbabwe...and much more.



The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 12

Author : Lavinia Spalding

Publisher : Best Women's Travel Writing

Page : 328 pages

File Size : 22,70 MB

Release : 2020-10-06

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 9781609521899

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Book Description

This 12th volume in the popular series presents the best travel writing by women for women that's been done in the past few years. Adventures range from a trip into a new neighborhood to expeditions to the far corners of the globe, always with the inner journey close at hand to give perspective and meaning. The voices are diverse, intimate, and engaging, as are the stories.



Worlds of Knowledge in Women's Travel Writing

Author : James Uden

Publisher : Ilex Foundation

Page : 250 pages

File Size : 46,35 MB

Release : 2022-01-11

Category :

ISBN : 9780674260566

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Worlds of Knowledge rediscovers the works of authors from the eighteenth to the twentieth century and challenges the frequent focus in travel studies on English-language texts. Written by experts in a wide range of fields, this interdisciplinary volume sheds new light on the range, innovation, and erudition of travel narratives by women.



The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 9

Author : Lavinia Spalding

Publisher : Travelers' Tales

Page : 325 pages

File Size : 27,79 MB

Release : 2013-08-13

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1609520866

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Book Description

Since publishing the original edition of A Woman’s World in 1995, Travelers’ Tales has been the recognized national leader in women’s travel literature, and with the launch of the annual series The Best Travel Writing in 2004, the obvious next step was an annual collection of the best women’s travel writing of the year. This title is the ninth in that series—The Best Women’s Travel Writing—presenting stimulating, inspiring, and uplifting adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves. The common threads connecting these stories are a female perspective and fresh, compelling storytelling to make the reader laugh, weep, wish she were there, or be glad she wasn’t. The points of view and perspectives are global, and themes are as eclectic as in all of our books, including stories that encompass spiritual growth, hilarity and misadventure, high adventure, romance, solo journeys, stories of service to humanity, family travel, and encounters with exotic cuisine.



An Anthology of Women's Travel Writings

Author : Shirley Foster

Publisher : Manchester University Press

Page : 352 pages

File Size : 10,45 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 9780719050183

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Book Description

From eccentric, to cautious, to conventional, An anthology of Women's Travel Writing aims to challenge stereotypes of women travelers by presenting a range of possible forms of writing and new archetypes of female travelers. These diverse writings also attempt to confront the textual problems which result from both writing and traveling as a woman, such as the depiction of other women, the representation of spatial relations, and the relationship to the adventure hero narrative.



The Best Travel Writing

Author : James O'Reilly

Publisher : Travelers' Tales

Page : 344 pages

File Size : 50,17 MB

Release : 2012-08-07

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1609520580

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Book Description

The Best Travel Writing, Volume 9 is the latest in the annual Travelers' Tales series launched in 2004 to celebrate the world's best travel writing — from Nobel Prize winners to emerging new writers. The points of view and perspectives are global, and themes encompass high adventure, spiritual growth, romance, hilarity and misadventure, service to humanity, and encounters with exotic cuisines and cultures.



Welcome to the Writer's Life

Author : Paulette Perhach

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 49,34 MB

Release : 2018-08-14

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 1632171511

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Book Description

Learn how to take your work to the next level with this informative guide on the craft, business, and lifestyle of writing With warmth and humor, Paulette Perhach welcomes you into the writer’s life as someone who has once been on the outside looking in. Like a freshman orientation for writers, this book includes an in-depth exploration of all the elements of being a writer—from your writing practice to your reading practice, from your writing craft to the all-important and often-overlooked business of writing. In Welcome to the Writer’s Life, you will learn how to tap into the powers of crowdsourcing and social media to grow your writing career. Perhach also unpacks the latest research on success, gamification, and lifestyle design, demonstrating how you can use these findings to further improve your writing projects. Complete with exercises, tools, checklists, infographics, and behind-the-scenes tips from working writers of all types, this book offers everything you need to jump-start a successful writing life.