Perfect Portrayals of Places Ive Been

Discover the best books with perfect portrayals of places you've visited. Explore vivid literary depictions that capture the essence of your favorite destinations.

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The Bookseller of Kabul

by Asne Seierstad

This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of …
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The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and …
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A Thousand Days in Venice

by Marlena De Blasi

De Blasi, a chef and food writer from St. Louis, begins a whirlwind romance with a man in Venice.
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Left to Tell

by Immaculée Ilibagiza

Presents the true story of a woman who endures the murder of her family as a result of genocide in Rwanda and turns to prayer …
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Bad Land

by Jonathan Raban

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • Startlingly observed, beautifully written, this book is a contemporary classic of the American West. • …
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Love Thy Neighbor

by Peter Maass

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Peter Maass went to the Balkans as a reporter at the height of the nightmarish war there, …
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A Long Way Gone

 

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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

by Alexandra Fuller

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A worthy heir to Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham, Alexandra Fuller shares visceral memories of her childhood in Africa, and …
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King Leopold's Ghost

by Adam Hochschild

Documents the plundering of the territory.
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A Fine Balance

 

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Rules of the wild

 

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