Itchy Bone Marrow (15 books)

We the restless.

For those wanderers, seekers, and saunterers, the lost and not-so lost, those who are running from something but don't know what. This collection is for those who struggle to stay in one place for very long, wrestling to find a space that doesn't feel like settling.

These travelogues, memoirs, and road-trip books are meant to stir the heart, and initiate the adventures which allow us to make the triumphant return home.

This list was origniated by Erraticus, an online publication focused on human flourishing.

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1	Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,195,376 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey (Vintage Departures) by Isabel Fonseca 3.93 avg rating — 4,038 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Longest Way Home: One Man's Quest for the Courage to Settle Down by Andrew McCarthy 3.65 avg rating — 2,702 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich 4.11 avg rating — 7,488 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey 4.18 avg rating — 54,619 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson 3.93 avg rating — 17,732 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 869,435 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon 4.03 avg rating — 25,492 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Great Plains by Ian Frazier 3.95 avg rating — 3,536 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck 4.08 avg rating — 107,545 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A Branch from the Lightning Tree: Ecstatic Myth and the Grace of Wildness by Martin Shaw (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 257 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 1,846,348 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A Maverick Traveller: Wanna connect with the world? Join Kiwi adventurer Mary Jane Walker by Mary Jane Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Storms: The way of the mariner by Tom Schofield 4.92 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	A Maverick Traveller Anthology: Mary Jane Walker's first three books - A Maverick Traveller / A Maverick Cuban Way / A Maverick New Zealand Way by Mary Jane Walker (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars