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A Woman's World: True Life Stories of World Travel
 
 

A Woman's World: True Life Stories of World Travel (Paperback)

~ Marybeth Bond (Editor) "FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, ACROSS THREE-QUARTERS OF INDIA, I HAD lugged five pounds of almonds..." (more)
Key Phrases: bivvy sack, woman traveler, outdoor trips, New York, Don Manuel, Little Diomede (more...)
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This book brings together more than fifty contemporary voices: women like Pam Houston, Gretel Ehrlich, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, and Robyn Davidson tell their wide-ranging tales and share their humor and courage. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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This illustrated collection of inspirational travel and adventure tales includes stories by Gretel Ehrlich, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Helen Thayer, Mary Morris, and more. Readers ride across the steppes of Mongolia on horseback with Lynn Ferrin; experience a spiritual awakening with Jean Shinoda Bolen at Chartres Cathedral; raft a wild jungle river in Borneo with a menopausal Tracy Johnston; and join Pam Houston as she weathers a blizzard while camping in the Utah mountains. Spanning the generations with travel stories about the rewards of risk taking and making dreams a reality, A Woman's World is the winner of the Lowell Thomas Gold Medal for Best Travel Book.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Travelers' Tales; 2 Sub edition (March 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1885211953
  • ISBN-13: 978-1885211958
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128,872 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Heading Off to the Wild Blue Yonder, May 6, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: A Woman's World (Paperback)
After having read numerous outstanding books from the "Travelers' Tales" series, I had extremely high expectations of "A Woman's World." Fortunately, this book may perhaps be the best one in the seies. It begins with an essay written by a woman travelling through India, and every other essay after that takes place in an equally exotic locale. Throughout the book the reader encounters various women who are involved in pursuits such as mountain climbing, fighting off unwanted men, mid-life crisises, and spiritual awakenings. The stories are written not only by professinal journalists and novelists, but also by the "average" woman.

Without a doubt, there is no shortage of variety in this book. It is an eclectic collection of moving essays that will inspire any woman to pack up her bags and head off to the wild blue yonder.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Step out of your comfort zone, May 12, 2001
By S. Brockhaus (Arlington, Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Woman's World (Paperback)
Ride a horse through China. Trek in Nepal. Ride on the back of a motorcycle from California to Northeast Canada. These women are adventurous... yet are normal women with real fears. After reading this book you'll have the courage to be more independent and challenge-seeking. The stories range from the thrill-seekers (think African safari) to conservative travellers (such as going to Gatlinburg for a weekend with the girls)...but illustrates that stepping out of your comfort zone means different things to different women. It's the effort that counts.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Armchair Travel, June 29, 1999
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This review is from: A Woman's World (Paperback)
I cannot begin to describe the kind of armchair travel this book put me through. I felt like I was traveling places not knowing where I would end up next. At the turn of a page where would I land? It was sensational. I plan to read many more travel books because of this one. Because I am only thirteen I also plan to see where on this wonderful globe my heart takes me. It's because of this book that I have such hopes and dreams.
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