Lonely Planet Tales from Nowhere

Lonely Planet Tales from Nowhere

By Tim Cahill, Jason Elliot, Don George, Pam Houston, Pico Iyer, Rolf Potts, Anthony Sattin, Danny Wallace, and Simon Winchester

Unexpected stories from unexpected places. The authors of these 30 real-life tales find passion, surprise and illumination in the middle of Borneo or Beijing, in a Mayan mountain village, along a timeworn trail in Tuscany, on an isolated South Pacific island, or under a desert moon in Mali.

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Publisher: Lonely Planet
Publish Date: 11/15/2016
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781786576217
ISBN-10: 178657621X
Language: English

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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*

Unexpected stories from unexpected places.

Many places can feel like nowhere: a desert, an isolated village, even the middle of a bustling, impersonal city. And then something happens: an adventure, a revelation, an experience that changes the whole landscape. The discovery that every place is the centre of the world to somebody and has its own riches and wonders. The authors of these 30 real-life tales find passion, surprise and illumination in the middle of Borneo or Beijing, in a Mayan mountain village, along a timeworn trail in Tuscany, on an isolated South Pacific island, or under a desert moon in Mali.

These richly varied stories all celebrate and illuminate one simple truth: if we embark on each adventure with an open heart and an open mind, travel will take us places we never planned to go, and enrich and enlighten us in ways we never otherwise would have known.

Featuring stories by: Anthony Sattin, Danny Wallace, Jason Elliot, Pam Houston, Ralph Potts, Pico Iyer, Tim Cahill, Simon Winchester

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel.

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About the Authors

Don George wrote the book on travel writing, literally. His book, Lonely Planet's Guide to Travel Writing , is the best-selling travel writing guide in the world.

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Pam Houston is the author of the memoir, Deep Creek: Finding Hope In The High Country, as well as two novels, Contents May Have Shifted and Sight Hound, two collections of short stories, Cowboys Are My Weakness and Waltzing the Cat, and a collection of essays, A Little More About Me.

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Rolf Potts is the author of Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel. He has reported from more than sixty countries for National Geographic Traveler, The New Yorker, Outside, The New York Times Magazine, and the Travel Channel.

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Anthony Sattin is the author of several acclaimed books of history and travel, including The Gates of Africa and Lifting the Veil. He lives in London, England.

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Danny Wallace is an award-winning author, filmmaker, comedian, actor, and television and radio host. His previous books include Yes Man (made into the Jim Carrey movie of the same name), Friends Like These , and Awkward Situations for Men.

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Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman , The Men Who United the States , The Map That Changed the World , The Man Who Loved China , A Crack in the Edge of the World , and Krakatoa , all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists.

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