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Description: The Tao of Travel : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780141044262 : 0141044268 : 05 Apr 2012 : A compendium of travel writing from a master traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, it celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped the author, as a reader and a traveller. The Book Depository The Tao of Travel by Paul Theroux - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

 

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Author: Colin Edwards

Rating: 5

Review: A thoroughly interesting read. Great for those little moments that some of us always carry a book for ... waiting for dinner time in a holiday hotel ... waiting at a doctor, dentist, airport ... dining alone in a public place ... relaxing in hospital ... or anywhere else. During a tedious journey ... sheltering from rain ... when insomnia strikes ... or, whenever. A great book to dip into as and when.

 

Author: Steven Hartley

Rating: 2

Review: Disappointing for Paul I thought. I want his thoughts and views. I didn't find enough in this book.

 

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