If life is a book or a movie and you love to travel, log on to A Traveler's Library for a selection of unique books and movies that play eye-opener while you break new ground as the intrepid traveller
If life is a book or a movie and you love to travel, log on to A Traveler's Library for a selection of unique books and movies that play eye-opener while you break new ground as the intrepid traveller
There's only so much that a travel guide will tell you. If you prefer to watch travel movies or read literature about a spot while making your own memories, A Traveler's Library is where you should head to. The site helps you find books and movies to enrich your travels and is spearheaded by 40 year-old freelance writer and Arizona resident Vera Marie Badertscher, who "travels when she can and reads all the time, partners with guests and readers to match up places and books".
The site's most recent posts are a great place to kick start your online trip. The one that caught our eye was a National Geographic film, The First Grader, a true story based in Kenya about Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge, an 84-year-old illiterate war veteran who survived colonial war and torture. Interspersed within the flashback narrative are the histories of nations and the brutality of its colonial rulers.
Similarly, if France is on your itinerary, and you are curious to learn about its history and culture, Badertscher suggests the Suite Fran aise by Russian immigrant Ir ne N ufffdmirovsky. The book talks of life in France during the German occupation of World War II, through Jewish girl N ufffdmirovsky, who was forced to wear a yellow star and live in segregation and ultimately, she was killed in Auschwitz without being able to finish writing her story. Her daughter discovered this rough draft and published it.
If all this serious stuff has got you in a grim mood, fret not. There's plenty of light, racy reading to choose from. Pick up How to Cook a Crocodile by Bonnie L Black ufffd a humorouos autobiographical memoir interspersed with recipes that describe Black's entry into equatorial Africa as a 50 year-old, after quitting her job as a high-class caterer in Manhattan for a Peace Corps assignment.
The site also provides cool trivia as well as the information on the best places to buy books in a city. Paris' St Germaine district comes in for special mention. If you are searching for a good bargain it also has offers on books based on random draws, so if you are searching for a book on a Navajo artist, you can strike gold here. Happy browsing!
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