false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173482082m/296250.jpg 296250 2 Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. The Best American Travel Writing 2004 transports readers from Patagonia to Ivory Coast to small-town Vermont. Readers are treated to car and truck trips across America, can fall "in lust" in the South Pacific, and go into the heart of the Congo to rescue gorillas. This year's volume is edited by Pico Iyer, who writes in his fascinating introduction, "Restlessness is part of the American way. It's part of what brought many of the rest of us to America." The Best American Travel Writing 2004 displays American restlessness at its most tantalizing and entertaining. 2954347 14 10 2004 The Best American Travel Writing 2004 total:67|5:14|4:32|3:18|2:3|1:0| 67 258 110 5 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 22:27:45 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 22:31:29 -0800 2009 Did not like: The one about a dumb girl in the so...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Sep 05 06:28:02 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 06:57:13 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 08:21:21 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 30 10:07:34 -0800 2007 Random pick up at the book thing turned out to be much better than expected. Maybe I'll try some more from "The Best..." series.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 12 20:05:29 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 20:06:18 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jun 07 21:58:24 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 21:58:35 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 18:57:09 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 18:57:09 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 07:45:59 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 07:46:11 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 08 17:40:14 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 17:40:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 16:40:27 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 16:40:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 07 13:56:24 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 13:56:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 12 15:27:41 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 15:27:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 19:29:23 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:29:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 17:09:29 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 17:09:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 23:13:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 23:13:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 15 18:36:09 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 16:52:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 11 06:59:12 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 06:59:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 14:58:12 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 14:58:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 10 15:06:04 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 15:06:04 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Mar 21 10:39:45 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 10:39:45 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 21 07:51:01 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 07:51:01 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=296250