Falling Off the Map
by Pico Iyer | 
Prague Pictures: Portraits of a City
by John Banville | 
The Tao of Travel
by Paul Theroux |
A Woman's Passion for Travel
by Marybeth Bond | 
Pole To Pole
by Michael Palin | 
Full Circle
by Michael Palin | 
Around the World in 80 Days
by Michael Palin |
Equator
by Thurston Clarke | 
Vagabonding
by Rolf Potts | 
Cities of Gold
by Douglas Preston | 
Travels with a Tangerine
by Tim Mackintosh-Smith | 
Along the Edge of America
by Peter Jenkins | 
Bad Trips
by Keath Fraser |
The Most Scenic Drives in America
by Reader's Digest | 
Thrilling Cities
by Ian Fleming | 
The Southern Gates of Arabia
by Freya Stark | 
Baghdad Sketches
by Freya Stark | 
Perseus in The Wind
by Freya Stark | 
A Winter in Arabia
by Freya Stark | 
The Minaret of Djam
by Freya Stark |
This is the story of back-country Turkey, an area that even in the 20th century remains stubbornly tied to antiquity. The author traveled through it by truck and horseback, often alone. She reached places little visited and never written about. The country people welcomed her with generosity unrelated to their meager resources. She was traveling in time as well, and found significance in recalling the life of Alexander the Great. Twenty-two centuries ago he was the first to dream of a united world.