Travel
Whether scaling Everest's deadly peaks or navigating the cultural maze of foreign streets, these adventurous books transport you into transformative journeys around the globe. Each narrative weaves practical insights with personal revelations, exploring both the physical territories crossed and the interior landscapes changed by travel.
Travel Book Summaries
On the Road
Classics
Travel
Literature
Three Men in a Boat
Classics
Humor
Comedy
Japonisme
Ikigai, Forest Bathing, Wabi-sabi and more
Japan
Self Help
Japanese Literature
You Are Here
Romance
Contemporary
Book Club
Ghost Rider
Travels on the Healing Road
Travel
Biography
Music
American Shaolin
Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
Memoir
Martial Arts
China
Running with the Kenyans
Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
Sports
Travel
Memoir
The Return of Marco Polo's World
War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century
History
Politics
International Relations
Three Cups of Tea
One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Book Club
Memoir
Biography
Left for Dead
My Journey Home from Everest
Adventure
Mountaineering
Memoir
Stones Into Schools
Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Education
Memoir
Biography
Etiquette Guide to Japan
Know the Rules That Make the Difference
Japan
Travel
Reference
A Walk in the Park
The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Travel
Memoir
Nature
Chasing Chaos
My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid
Memoir
Travel
Africa
My Invented Country
A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
Memoir
Biography
Travel
Istanbul
Memories and the City
Travel
Memoir
Biography
Travels With Myself and Another
Travel
Memoir
Biography
Abroad in Japan
Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
Travel
Japan
Memoir
Walking to Listen
4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time
Memoir
Travel
Biography
Last Chance to See
Science
Travel
Nature
Silence
In the Age of Noise
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
American Story
A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
Journalism
Travel
Tracks
A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills
Nature
Science
Travel
My Grape Year
Travel
Memoir
France
In The Land Of Israel
Israel
History
Jewish
The Best Strangers in the World
Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Memoir
Essays
LGBT
Kabul Beauty School
An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
The Geography of Genius
A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
History
Travel
Science
Lessons from Madame Chic
20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris
Self Help
Fashion
France
Things I Learned from Falling
Memoir
Biography
Travel
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself
One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris
Memoir
Travel
France
The Road to Mecca
Islam
Religion
Biography
Russia - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Travel
Russia
History
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Observations and Provocations
Travel
Japan
Memoir
The Climb
Tragic Ambitions on Everest
Mountaineering
Adventure
Memoir
Wine to Water
A Bartender's Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World
Memoir
Africa
Biography
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children
Memoir
Education
Business
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
Travel
Humor
Memoir
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day
Travel Cheaper, Longer, Smarter
Travel
Reference
Self Help
The Sheltering Sky
Classics
Africa
Travel
Never Leave the Dogs Behind
A Memoir
Memoir
Dogs
Animals
Thailand - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Travel
Cultural
Asian Literature
Portugal - Culture Smart!
a quick guide to customs & etiquette
Travel
Portugal
English Journey
Travel
History
British Literature
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost
A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
The 2 AM Principle
Discover the Science of Adventure
Self Help
Travel
Adventure
That's Not English
Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us
Language
Linguistics
Humor
Ninety Percent of Everything
Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate
Business
Economics
History
Voyage of the Beagle
Science
History
Travel
