Going Places

A Reader's Guide to Travel Narrative

AvRobert Burgin

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Successfully navigate the rich world of travel narratives and identify fiction and nonfiction read-alikes with this detailed and expertly constructed guide.Just as savvy travelers make use of guidebooks to help navigate the hundreds of countries around the globe, smart librarians need a guidebook that makes sense of the world of travel narratives. Going Places: A Reader's Guide to Travel Narratives meets that demand, helping librarians assist patrons in finding the nonfiction books that most interest them. It will also serve to help users better understand the genre and their own reading interests.The book examines the subgenres of the travel narrative genre in its seven chapters, categorizing and describing approximately 600 titles according to genres and broad reading interests, and identifying hundreds of other fiction and nonfiction titles as read-alikes and related reads by shared key topics. The author has also identified award-winning titles and spotlighted further resources on travel lit, making this work an ideal guide for readers' advisors as well a book general readers will enjoy browsing.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-08
Mått:178 x 254 x 37 mm
Vikt:1 219 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Real Stories
Antal sidor:604
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781598849721

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Robert Burgin, PhD, is a consultant to libraries and a former professor at North Carolina Central University's School of Library and Information Sciences.

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Another must-have for readers' advisors. . . . The excellent definitions and annotations will help librarians and readers understand and find books on this popular subject.

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Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1—A Sense of PlaceDefinition of "A Sense of Place"Appeal of "A Sense of Place"Organization of the ChapterClassicsThe Beauty of the PlaceLandscapes and PeopleUrban LandscapesAppreciating NatureEndangered PlacesConsider Starting WithFiction Read-AlikesNotesReferencesChapter 2—QuestsDefinition of "Quests"Appeal of "Quests"Organization of the ChapterClassicsIn Search of FoodIn Search of HistoryIn Search of LegendsIn Search of a ConceptIn the Footsteps of…Consider Starting With…Fiction Read-AlikesNotesReferencesChapter 3—The JourneyDefinition of "The Journey"pApeal of "The Journey"Organization of the ChapterClassicsHealing OdysseysDiscovering One's Self"The Past Is a Foreign Country"Reflective JourneysReturn TripsFamily TravelConsider Starting With…Fiction Read-AlikesNoteChapter 4—Getting There Is Half the FunDefinition of "Getting There Is Half the Fun"Appeal of "Getting There Is Half the Fun"Organization of the ChapterClassicsOn FootOn the RailsOn the RoadOn Two WheelsConsider Starting With…Fiction Read-AlikesChapter 5—The Expatriate LifeDefinition of "The Expatriate Life"Appeal of "The Expatriate Life"Organization of the ChapterClassicsA Year or Two in…Living AbroadLiving with OthersConsider Starting With…Fiction Read-AlikesNotesReferenceChapter 6—Travel HumorDefinition of "Travel Humor"Appeal of "Travel Humor"Organization of the ChapterClassicsWit and WisdomCrazy IdeasConsider Starting With…Fiction Read-AlikesNoteReferenceChapter 7—Travel AdventureDefinition of "Travel Adventure"Appeal of "Travel Adventure"Organization of the ChapterClassicsThrill SeekersUnexpected AdventuresThey Were HeroesConsider Starting With…Fiction Read-AlikesNotesReferencesAppendix A: Travel Narrative Book AwardsAuthor-Title IndexPlace IndexSubject Index