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  <title><![CDATA[The Best American Travel Writing 2005]]></title>
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  <default_description>Edited by the renowned novelist and travel writer Jamaica Kincaid, this year's collection reflects the wandering spirit and ever-present quest for adventure of the seasonedand not so seasonedtraveler. Contributors include Tom Bissell, Ian Frazier, Simon Winchester, Murad Kalam, and others. Series editor: Jason Wilson.</default_description>
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  <read_at>Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Perfect for the summer for those who catch summer ADD and don't want to be bothered investing in a novel.  The book includes the best essays travel essays from 2005, including pieces from National Geographic, Outside, Harpers. The New Yorker and other periodicals.  Also puts you on to a bunch of gre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1747193">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A strong anthology. I especially liked the piece from Jack Hitt on the dying out of the Kawesqar language in Chile. Also excellent were William Vollmann's tale of searching for Chinese-built tunnels in Mexicali, Mexico, and Simon Winchester's almost magical story of washing up on Ascension Island in...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/683115">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Mar 03 13:41:21 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Mar 06 23:00:10 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think, in general, I'm opposed to thematically constructed books.  But these books are really good.  I read 2004 and 2005, and I just ordered 2000 and 2001 (edited by Bill Bryson and Paul Theroux, respectively) for like $0.48 on Amazon.com.  They also make for excellent subway reading.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Got it as a birthday present. As with these kinds of books, some good, some not so good. I liked &quot;A Really Big Lunch&quot; the best. I'm thinking about a 40-course meal for my 40th birthday!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a sucker for most Travel Narratives, and this collection is one of the best.  It contains all sorts of stories.  Humorous, depressing, eye-opening, etc.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great selection of writing styles and locations, and many of them are funny!  I'm a fan of the editor, Jamaica Kinkade and so far have enjoyed her selections.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[25 essays, all pretty interesting.  the last one, by simon winchester, about 2 days on ascension island, is very up lifting and entertaining.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series makes me want to be a travel writer.  Desperately.]]></body>
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