A collection of travelogues and essays features Simon Winchester's account of a midnight drive through Romania, Tim Cahill's journey to the remote village of Roraima, Venezuela, and other works by Peter Mayle, Isabel Allende, and Po Bronson.

Death in Venice, by Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann, is one of the most popular and widely taught works of German literature. It is also a complex work of art that challenges its readers. This reference is a convenient guide to the novella. In addition to providing a plot summary, the volume helps students and general readers discover the literary and intellectual qualities of Mann's famous story. The guide alsos surveys Mann's life and works, compares Death in Venice to Mann's other fiction, as well as to works by other writers, summarizes the events Mann relates, and discusses the genesis, editions, and English translations of his novella. Mann's literary and non-literary influences are considered, along with his narrative style, and the historical, cultural, and sociological factors surrounding Death in Venice. The guide also explains how the issues Mann treated remain current today, and reviews the critical and scholarly reception of his text.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book documents the impulses that drive Elisabeth Eaves' insatiable hunger for the rush of the unfamiliar. She is both restless vagabond and astute observer as she crisscrosses five continents, chasing the exotic in both culture and romance. She loses herself in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, rekindles old love and new passion in Cairo, and finds an intinerant brotherhood of raucous men in the land Down Under. Like the random possessions she leaves in her wake, from Australia to Yemen, she also leaves behind a string of lovers. But this is about more than just sensual conquest; it is also a journey of self-discovery, in which her pursuit ultimately guides her home - back cover.

Have you been yearning to travel and see the world but are limited on funds and resources? Have you ever considered taking time away from your day to-day life to obtain real life experiences through travel that will help you grow both personally and professionally? Have you always dreamed of sipping hot chocolate under the Eiffel Tower in Paris or posing for a great photo in front of the Taj Mahal in India? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is the book for you! Wanderlust: For The Young, Broke Professional was written by a young woman who has dedicated her life to seeing as much as the world as possible and in this book she lets you in on some of her secrets on how she has been able to do so. Fed up with the daunting task of working a 9-to-5 in a career that didnt fulfill her personal or professional growth, Deidre decided to take a break from it all to travel and explore the world. Thats how Wanderlust was born. Whether you are a college student, recent graduate, or working on a full-time job, this book offers resources to help you save money, manage your time to prioritize travel, and plan the trip of your dreams. If you are tired of just dreaming about or talking about traveling more- hurry and get to reading! Wanderlust: For the Young, Broke Professional, will inspire you to go beyond your comfort zone to learn a new language, mix and mingle with locals from different countries and explore the beauty of different cities. You can choose to volunteer your time abroad, go work internationally, or simply vacation somewhere new and exotic- whatever the case, this book will help you get there.

Since leaving home for Europe alone at age seventeen, Karen Gershowitz has traveled to more than ninety countries. In pursuit of her passion for travel, she lost and gained friends and lovers and made a radical career change. She learned courage and risk taking and succeeded at things she didn’t think she could do: She climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. She visited remote areas of Indonesia on her own and became a translator, though only fluent in English. She conquered her fear of falling while on an elephant trek in Thailand. And she made friends across the globe, including a Japanese family who taught her to make sushi and a West Berliner who gave her an insider’s look at the city shortly after the wall came down. An example that will inspire armchair travelers to become explorers and embolden everyone to be more courageous, Travel Mania is a vivid story of how one woman found her strength, power, and passion. Travel is Karen’s addiction—and she doesn’t want treatment.