"A book to be plundered and raided." --
New York Times Book Review "A portal into a world of timeless travel literature curated by one of the greatest travel writers of our day." --
USA Today Paul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe in this collection of the best writing from the books that have shaped him as a reader and a traveler. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence,
The Tao of Travel contains excerpts from the best of Theroux's own work interspersed with selections from travelers both familiar and unexpected:
Vladimir Nabokov Eudora Welty
Evelyn Waugh James Baldwin
Charles Dickens Pico Iyer
Henry David Thoreau Anton Chekhov
Mark Twain John McPhee
Freya Stark Ernest Hemingway
Graham Greene and many others"Dazzling . . . Like someone panning for gold, Theroux reread hundreds of travel classics and modern works, shaking out the nuggets." --
San Francisco ChronicleAbout the AuthorPAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include
A Dead Hand and
The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and
Dark Star Safari. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.