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  <date_added>Thu Oct 30 14:06:15 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I saw Bourdain's name plastered across the front of this book while passing my local library's &quot;new releases&quot; shelf.  I've never read anything from &quot;The Best American...&quot; series before; the books seemed like the kind you passed quickly when browsing at a church booksale, so I was...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36574310">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 28 16:15:01 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jun 09 18:59:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Here's the thing that has struck me the hardest so far:<br/>&quot;In January 2006, the corruption [in Chad:] became so apparent that the World Bank, which helps finance Chad's oil boom, suspended $124 million in loans and grants, and stopped payment of an additional $125 million in oil royalties aft...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59080468">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 14 10:27:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had my reservations about a collection of travel essays edited by celebrity chef (and author of food-themed gangster novels) Anthony Bourdain. As it turns out, he has impeccable taste. I'd expected, of course, a few more essays on food than in past years, a few more taking place in zany or dangero...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35285889">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Greg]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 17 09:22:25 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If those who lack the means to travel read travel literature, those who lack the time to read travel literature are stuck with travel literature anthologies.  The one-shot celebrity editors of these series are mainly a marketing gimmick, I suspect, as there is consistency from year to year.  Perhaps...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43351563">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50149456">
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  <date_added>Mon Mar 23 02:46:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another year of travel writing, another year of highly satisfying reads. I love, love, love this annual collection. It is the ultimate cure for the third-rate travel pieces so often published in newspapers.]]></body>
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    <review id="76116798">
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 29 09:44:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 29 09:47:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's always tough to review a collection of writing, but this one had such consistantly enjoyable stories (and on such a breadth of places) that I would recommend it. Anthony Bourdain's contribution at the beginning is nearly non-existant, but that's perhaps to the book's benefit. A good read if you...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76116798">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71395905">
    <user id="180438">
    <name><![CDATA[Dan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Des Moines, IA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 16 06:16:01 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 16 06:17:17 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This collection was not as good as last year's collection, but it still had a few gems.  One of my particular favorites was a travel essay written by a man who traveled down the Congo river on a huge ship.  The fine line between luxury on the ship and the abject poverty on the banks of the river rea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71395905">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71833634">
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  <date_added>Sat Sep 19 20:08:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 19 20:57:46 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I totally bought this book because Bourdain was the editor. Some of the essays have been very interesting, especially Calvin Trilling (Singapore) and Seth Stevenson (Dubai). I'm saving the David Sedaris essay for last. I was sort of surprised that Bill Buford's piece didn't grab me, but maybe I'll g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71833634">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41638113">
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jan 02 14:15:24 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think Anthony Bourdain must be one of those people who craves an adrenaline rush. This was appealing, even captivating, in <em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33313.Kitchen_Confidential_Adventures_in_the_Culinary_Underbelly_updated_edition_" title="Kitchen Confidential  Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (updated edition) by Anthony Bourdain">Kitchen Confidential</a></em>, but somehow I didn't care for how it carried over to this essay collection, which he edited. Nearly every essay was about some extreme situation -- revol...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41638113">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 04 14:53:59 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If I could give this book two different ratings, I would give it one star for the first half and four stars for the second half....so I'm giving it a rating somewhere in between. I think the turning point was when the stories transitioned from being merely informational to more along the lines of pe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39316053">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="34069213">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 28 16:39:17 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[just started it, find Anthony Bourdains' foreward interesting, he speaks of 2 books (both I couldn't finish) because they are about whining writers and how they're life is so hard; being paid to travel around the world, and then being forced to write what the publisher wants....wah wah. <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34069213">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71099902">
    <user id="903295">
    <name><![CDATA[Lyn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Diego, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 13 15:55:22 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 26 17:18:37 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[These complilations are hit or miss for me from year to year - whether I enjoy really depends on the guest editor. That being said, I did enjoy this year's edition - Anthony Bourdain apparently likes to read the same travel writing that I do.]]></body>
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    <review id="41445111">
    <user id="953668">
    <name><![CDATA[Elaine]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Dec 31 15:34:34 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My last book to close out 2008. I found some of the travel stories quite interesting. I like other people's perspectives on various geographical locals. I find that even though Americans are all vastly different we still have a common thread that transcends age/social status, so that reading other A...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41445111">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72659663">
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    <name><![CDATA[Stephanie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 27 10:26:58 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 27 10:27:43 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great collection!]]></body>
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    <review id="57601712">
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    <name><![CDATA[Saki]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 28 06:43:15 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this while traveling, specifically for a 23-hour bus ride. It was a delicious escape from the bus seat. The title is somewhat deceiving, because it is actually a compilation of stories &quot;published in the US within 2008&quot;. Some of the writing is superb, while others I could have lived ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57601712">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46331689">
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    <location><![CDATA[Palm Springs, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 01:41:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was something I picked up to read between books and, while I didn't like all the stories within, a lot of them stuck with me for a while. The pirate article was particularly well done, considering what is and has been going on in Somalia, and the chocolate article was fascinating, too. A lot of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46331689">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42242241">
    <user id="983325">
    <name><![CDATA[Jason]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New Albany, IN]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have very limited knowledge of travel writing, but this seems like a well-rounded introduction to it as you'll find all manner of subjects and styles within this 300-page anthology. Some essays weren't to my liking, naturally, but I enjoyed several. My favorites are James Campbell's &quot;Chasing ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42242241">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53704047">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jrobertus]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this series every year, and love to nibble my way through it, sharing vicariously in the adventures of others.  Bourdain is a famous chef, so this issue has some food stuff, like a description of chocolate production, and Calvin Trillin's gustatorial tour of Singapore.  Otherwise,it the usual...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53704047">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read most of the books from this series. Sometimes they are really really good and sometimes they're just okay. This was one of the pretty good ones. The stories were all good with a mix of short and longer ones. A good quick read to catch up on the last year of travel writing articles and short s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55739489">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really love this series and enjoy how year after year the focus and content changes. This selection honed in on the more desperate of travel fiction, more serious and war-torn than the previous year but also gave that excellent sense of wonder about the world. Even if it's wonder at how it all fel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45744196">more...</a>]]></body>
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