Book Reviews Archive
Mac Nelson’s “Twenty West: The Great Road Across America”
US20 stretches coast-to-coast, 3,300 miles from Boston, Massachusetts to Newport, Oregon. That makes it the United States’ longest road and, according to Mac Nelson, America’s Great Road.
Twenty West: The Great Road Across America tells the story of a road that played its part in the history and development of American society and culture.
The Unconventional Guide to Working for Yourself (E-Book Review)
Chris Guillebeau has just released The Unconventional Guide to Working for Yourself, the second ebook in his series of Unconventional Guides (his first was a guide to discount airfares I reviewed last month).
In the new guide, he shares how you can set up a small online business to earn at least $200 a month.
About Chris: If you’ve ever dreamed of travelling long-term while living off a small perpetual income, you need to know this about Chris: he’s on a mission to visit every country in the world over the next five years, and has visited 100 so far. He doesn’t have a “real job”, but he’s been working as an online entrepreneur for 10 years. He speaks with a voice of experience, not only as an online entrepreneur, but also as a traveller.
The Unconventional Guide to Discount Airfare (E-Book Review)
In the last 6 years, Chris Guillebeau has traveled to 83 countries. Sound expensive? It’s not as bad as you’d think.
On average, Chris paid only $342 for each of his flights.
In his new e-book, The Unconventional Guide to Discount Airfare, Chris shares the strategies and tactics which have allowed him to travel so much for so little.
Midnight In Rome: Book Review and Interview with Michael Gyulai
At 22, Michael Gyulai graduated from college and moved to Rome with a simple goal: "To really live there. To understand the place like a local." Midnight in Rome, a memoir about the time he spent in Rome, is an engaging exploration of just how difficult it can be for travellers to immerse themselves in a foreign culture.
The Traditional Shops & Restaurants of London: An Alternative London Travel Guide
A while ago, I was sent a copy of The Traditional Shops & Restaurants of London, a book which celebrates the city’s rich heritage and offers a refreshing perspective of contemporary London. Eugenia Bell, the author, has selected a broad range of establishments which evoke historical London in the modern age. She doesn’t simply applaud old business for being old; rather, she applauds those that operate their business in an old-fashioned way. In her words, they are “establishments that celebrate their history less for the tourists it may attract and more for the sheer pleasure of making and selling things in traditional ways.”
