{"product_id":"the-best-american-travel-writing-2012-paperback","title":"The Best American Travel Writing 2012 - 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\u003eJason Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam T. Vollmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series(R)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst, Best, and Best-Selling\u003cp\u003eThe Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2012 includes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBryan Curtis, Lynn Freed, J. Malcolm Garcia, Peter Gwin, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePico Iyer, Mark Jenkins, Dimiter Kenarov, Robin Kirk, \u003cp\u003eKimberly Meyer, Paul Theroux, and others\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when today's most brilliant writers journey to the planet's most astonishing, forgotten, and dangerous corners?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePost-Apocalyptic Travel: \u003c\/b\u003e A journey into Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone, a strange and teeming Eden where irradiated wildlife thrives in humanity's absence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary Journalism: \u003c\/b\u003e From the scribes of Timbuktu facing down al Qaeda to the brave citizens of Sicily standing up to the Mafia, these stories uncover cultures at a crossroads.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExtreme Exploration: \u003c\/b\u003e Descend into the world's largest cave in Vietnam and follow in the ski tracks of Roald Amundsen across Norway's deadly Hardangervidda plateau.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmerican Landscapes: \u003c\/b\u003e An unflinching walk along the US-Mexico border, a pilgrimage to the \"Holy City\" of the Wichitas, and a ride on the rails with America's freight train hoppers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series(r)\u003cbr\u003eFirst, Best, and Best-Selling \u003cbr\u003eThe Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected and most popular of its kind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Travel Writing 2012\u003c\/i\u003e includes \u003cbr\u003eBryan Curtis, Lynn Freed, J. Malcolm Garcia, Peter Gwin, \u003cbr\u003ePico Iyer, Mark Jenkins, Dimiter Kenarov, Robin Kirk, \u003cbr\u003eKimberly Meyer, Paul Theroux, and others \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[INSERT AUTHOR PHOTO] WILLIAM T. VOLLMANN, editor, is the author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eEurope Central\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Award. He has also written three collections of stories, a memoir, and six works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eRising Up and Rising Down\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is the recipient of a Whiting Writers Award, the PEN Center USA West Award, and the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. \u003cbr\u003eLook for the other best-selling titles in the Best American series: \u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN COMICS\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52854446424288,"sku":"9780547808970","price":21.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/R86LsuqGUU9780547808970.webp?v=1781239687","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-best-american-travel-writing-2012-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}