{"product_id":"journey-by-the-book-a-guide-to-tales-of-travel-paperback","title":"Journey by the Book: A Guide to Tales of Travel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel E. Van Tassel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour compass is pointing at the magnetic field of travel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJourney by the Book \u003c\/em\u003eis a tool enabling the pathfinder-whether tenderfoot or veteran scout-to explore uncharted seas and territories in the kingdom of travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Van Tassel discusses a vast sampling of travel narratives. If the story uses a voyage, pilgrimage, or journey as pivotal for its meaning and structure, it will figure prominently in the array of tales he tallies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book defines categories of travel literature and discusses the gamut of impulses prompting travel, travel writing, and travel reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tales of travel summoned, explored, and scrutinized for the armchair traveler extend from imaginary journeys to very real ones, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRime of the Ancient Mariner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad trips and tramps by Twain, Steinbeck, Kerouac, Pirsig, Bill Bryson, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExotic adventures recounted by Polo and Newby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpic voyages logged by discoverers Captain Cook, Conrad, Dana, and Heyerdahl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarathon journeys by Theroux, Naipaul, Davidson, Simon, and Hoffman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd assorted other tales varying by mode and direction of travel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultifaceted travel accounts, ranging from novels and guidebooks to travelogues and travel-oriented magazines and sketches, are all testaments to what the travel story can do: stoke and satisfy a reader's wanderlust. It's your turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46112179781829,"sku":"9781620068915","price":29.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/DQeaEnHROK9781620068915.webp?v=1776805074","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/journey-by-the-book-a-guide-to-tales-of-travel-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}