Top 10 travel books
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About this list
Guardian, 10 Books
Top 10 travel books, chosen by Gary Younge, who is a Guardian journalist. His book No Place Like Home, which was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, is part travel book, part inquiry into cultural history.
This list was originally published in 1999 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17155 | The Soccer War | Ryszard Kapuscinski | 1978 | Polish | Polish | |
| 17155 | Bury Me Standing | Isobel Fonseca | 1995 | Unknown | English | |
| 17155 | The Great American Bus Ride | Irma Kurtz | 1993 | Unknown | English | |
| 9893 | Bad Land | Jonathan Raban | 1996 | British | English | |
| 17155 | Exit Into History | Eva Hoffman | 1993 | Unknown | English | |
| 14985 | I'm A Stranger Here Myself | Bill Bryson | 1999 | American | English | |
| 6604 | I Wonder As I Wander | Langston Hughes | 1956 | American | English | |
| 17155 | If They Come In The Morning | Angela Davies | 1971 | Unknown | English | |
| 683 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Hunter S. Thompson | 1971 | American | English | |
| 13941 | My Traitor's Heart | Rian Malan | 1990 | South African | English |