{"product_id":"the-best-american-travel-writing-paperback-8","title":"The Best American Travel Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJason Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his introduction, guest editor Andrew McCarthy says that the best travel writing is \"the anonymous and solitary traveler capturing a moment in time and place, giving meaning to his or her travels.\" The stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2015 \u003c\/em\u003edemonstrate just that spirit, whether it is the story of a marine returning to Iraq a decade after his deployment, a writer retracing the footsteps of humanity as it spread from Africa throughout the world, or looking for love on a physics-themed cruise down the Rhone River. No matter what the subject, the writers featured in this volume boldly call out, \"Yes, this matters. Follow me!\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2015\u003c\/em\u003e includes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Iris Smyles, Paul Theroux, Christopher Solomon \u003cbr\u003e Patricia Marx, Kevin Baker, Benjamin Busch, Maud Newton \u003cbr\u003e Gary Shteyngart, Paul Salopek, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eand others\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ANDREW MCCARTHY, guest editor, is the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling travel memoir \u003cem\u003eThe Longest Way Home.\u003c\/em\u003e He has served as an editor at large at \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/em\u003e and been named travel journalist of the year by the Society of American Travel Writers. He is also an actor and director. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e JASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of \u003cem\u003eBoozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e and the digital wine series \u003cem\u003ePlanet of the Grapes.\u003c\/em\u003e He has written for the\u003cem\u003e Washington Post, \u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe, \u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News, \u003c\/em\u003e and many other publications. He is the founding editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Smart Set \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTable Matters.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In his introduction, guest editor Andrew McCarthy says that the best travel writing is the anonymous and solitary traveler capturing a moment in time and place, giving meaning to his or her travels. 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Follow me! \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2015\u003c\/i\u003e includes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Iris Smyles, Paul Theroux, Christopher Solomon\u003cbr\u003e Patricia Marx, Kevin Baker, Benjamin Busch, Maud Newton\u003cbr\u003e Gary Shteyngart, Paul Salopek, \u003ci\u003eand others\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ANDREW MCCARTHY, guest editor, is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling travel memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Way Home.\u003c\/i\u003e He has served as an editor at large at \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e and been named travel journalist of the year by the Society of American Travel Writers. He is also an actor and director.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e JASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of \u003ci\u003eBoozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e and the digital wine series \u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Grapes.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written for the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. He is the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Smart Set \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTable Matters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eANDREW McCARTHY is a travel writer, director, and actor. 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