books about: voyage     books:     Voyage      The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir Bill Bryson Broadway, 2007 Couldn't stop laughing... This is Bryson at his best, funny, fearless, and factual. He took me back to splendid promise of the 50's when we awaited "Better things through chemistry" and believed they would come.             Fatal Voyage (Temperance Brennan Novels) Kathy Reichs Pocket Star, 2002 Kathy Reichs, where have you been? Having finished FATAL VOYAGE, all i could think of was how had I gone so long without discovering this author? Great characters, especially Tempe Brennan who is constantly making smart remarks or thinking smart remarks and keeping them to herself. The story is told ...             A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World Tony Horwitz Henry Holt and Co., 2008 journey long and strange great research and well written. Our children should be doing this history reviews, if not through this book then through other text books. It is time to change our view of North American History.             The Road Knopf, 2007 The End Is Near I won't try to rehash the plot of the story. Others have done a very good job of retelling Cormak McCarthy's astounding story of love, survival and a "how to" manual for when you find yourself at the end of civilation as we know it. I took notes. This is not a ...             Sea of Poppies: A Novel Amitav Ghosh Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize   At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis . Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its purpose, to fight China?s vicious nineteenth-century Opium Wars. As for the crew, they are a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts.   In a time of colonial ...             The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific J. Maarten Troost Broadway, 2004 Fantastic read This book was an amazing read. Pick up a next copy for your any trip it'll make even the rainiest days perfect.             Magic Tree House #40: Eve of the Emperor Penguin (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) Mary Pope Osborne Random House Books for Young Readers, 2008 JACK AND ANNIE continue their quest for the secrets of happiness?secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven?t visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the penguins know for sure . . . Jack and Annie are about to find out!             Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing Basic Books, 1999 Remedy Aptly named, this is a stunning story of courage, strength and perseverance. Good medicine for a nation of whiners.             The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World Eric Weiner Twelve, 2008 A very funny grump, if he insists on calling himself a grump! Excellent writing. I loved every chapter and giggled when he unexpectedly whipped in an amusing quote, a witty word, or added his funny explanatory words in parentheses. I loved his descriptions. Had the fortune of traveling some of the places and thoroughly enjoyed ...             Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips National Geographic National Geographic, 2007 Well worth the price! This book was purchased as a gift for someone who travels around the world. I was not disappointed! The quality of the book is great! The pictures are beautiful. There were so many different suggestions of places to travel. I was very satisfied!             Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landsc and Memory of Vietnam Andrew X. Pham Picador, 2000 Andrew's website is at www.andrewxpham.com, other info Andrew X. Pham's other works and notables: * Pham, Andrew X. The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars. This title will be released on June 3, 2008.. ISBN 030738120X. As translator: * ng Thùy Trâm. Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy ...             Gulliver's Travels (Penguin Classics) Jonathan Swift Penguin Classics, 2003 amazingly good read It took me a while to get to this book - it kept being recommended by friends, but I was a bit put off by the effort I thought I would have to put into reading a book written 300 years ago. Well, I was really suprised - "Gulliver's Travels" is easier to reads, ...             Rule of Two (Star Wars: Darth Bane) Drew Karpyshyn Del Rey, 2007 A Must Read Sequel! This is a sequel to the best Star Wars book of all-time and, since it continues what the other book started, is a total must-read! It is even darker than the first book, and does an excellent job continuing an already-awesome story. Also, let me say that I am very ...             Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a ... Doreen Orion Broadway, 2008 Great book, what an adventure! I bought a signed copy at Border's in NYC. I am a huge fan of travel memoirs and this one was a smash. It was part love story, part adventure, a lot of mishaps and a lot of laughs! I really enjoyed seeing how this trip changed both Doreen and her husband. I won't ...             Twelfth Planet: Book I of the Earth Chronicles (The Earth Chronicles) Zecharia Sitchin Harper, 2007 The 12th. Planet Great service from Amazon. Just what I ordered. The author's website said the title was out of print, but Amazon had it and other titles. Thank you.          products you might be interested in search for books equatorial, rediscovering, shackleton, temperance, thunderbolt, two-wheeled      toavi.com    web we recommend The End Is Near randomly chosen VHS: Sesame Street - Elmo's Magic Cookbook