{"product_id":"the-best-american-travel-writing-2016-9780544812093","title":"The Best American Travel Writing 2016","description":"\u003cem\u003eWhy do I travel? Why does anyone of us travel? \u003c\/em\u003eBill Bryson poses these questions in his introduction to \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2016\u003c\/em\u003e, and though he admits, \"I wasn't at all sure I knew the answer,\" they are questions worthy of examination. While the various contributors to this collection all travel for different reasons, one thing is for certain--they come back with stories. Whether traversing the Arctic by dogsled, attending a surreal film festival in North Korea, or strolling the streets of a fast-changing Havana, their insights into the world and the human condition are illuminating and enthralling, providing an answer: \u003cem\u003eThis is why I like to travel\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2016\u003c\/em\u003e includes\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eMichael Chabon, Alice Gregory, Paul Theroux, Dave Eggers, Helen Macdonald, Sara Corbett, Stephanie Pearson, Thomas Chatterton Williams, Pico Iyer, \u003cem\u003eand others\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBILL BRYSON, guest editor, is the best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eA Walk in the Woods; A Short History of Nearly Everything;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eOne Summer: America, 1927;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Little Dribbling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e;\u003c\/em\u003e and numerous other books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of \u003cem\u003eBoozehound: On the Trail of the Rare, the Obscure, and the Overrated in Spirits; Spaghetti on the Wall;\u003c\/em\u003e and the forthcoming \u003cem\u003eWhy Wine Matters.\u003c\/em\u003e He has written for the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Magazine, The New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications, and has won awards for Best Food Column from the Association of Food Journalists four times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of \u003ci\u003eBoozehound \u003c\/i\u003eand the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Smart Set \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTable Matters.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BILL BRYSON is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Woods, A Short History of Nearly Everything \u003c\/i\u003eand numerous other books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412647350546,"sku":"9780544812093","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f00b5419-0b05-457b-aa40-b08af3f7647c.jpg?v=1729320529","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-best-american-travel-writing-2016-9780544812093","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}