Armchair Travel
A list created by Adult Services Librarian Richard. Many of us have been cooped up in our homes for weeks. Dreams of warm weather seemed far off in the distance. Perhaps a journey of self-reflection? How does a road trip with your best friend sound? Or maybe a romantic vacation with your significant other? We have just the right book to help you plan the perfect vacation.
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Road Trips: a guide to travel, adventure, and choosing your own pathAuthor: Jen CK Jacobs
Road Trips is the ultimate guide to inspire wanderlust and spark new adventures. From coming-of-age solo journeys to romantic weekend getaways, friend-filled road trips, and more, Road Trips features eight travel stories packed with photos and personal experiences that bring the adventures of the road to life. Inspiring and practical, this book also has key tips for enhancing every part of your trip, from getting out the door (with essential tips on packing and eating on the road--including recipes for road snacks) to taking in new experiences (with creative ideas for journaling and photographing) and bringing experiences from the road back home (through creative collecting). We are all drawn to adventure. Whether you're a road warrior or you have a hard time getting out the door, Road Trips is the perfect way to inspire a life of travel. Available Format: book |
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On The RoadAuthor: Jack Kerouac
On the Road chronicles Jack Kerouac's years traveling the North American continent with his friend Neal Cassady, "a sideburned hero of the snowy West." As "Sal Paradise" and "Dean Moriarty," the two roam the country in a quest for self-knowledge and experience. Kerouac's love of America, his compassion for humanity, and his sense of language as jazz combine to make On the Road an inspirational work of lasting importance. Kerouac's classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be "Beat" and has inspired every generation since its initial publication more than fifty years ago. Available Formats: book, DVD, Overdrive audiobook, |
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest TrailAuthor: Cheryl Strayed
At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and she would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her. Available Formats: book, Playaway audiobook, DVD, Blu-ray, Overdrive ebook |
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A Walk in the WoodsAuthor: Bill Bryson
Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings. Available Formats: book, DVD, Hoopla movie |
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Eyewitness Travel GuidesHere are just a few of the many guides we have to help you plan your getaway when this is all over.
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Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to BearAuthor: Max Lucado
Weary travelers. You've seen them -- everything they own crammed into their luggage. Staggering through terminals and hotel lobbies with overstuffed suitcases, trunks, duffels, and backpacks. Backs ache. Feet burn. Eyelids droop. We've all seen people like that. At times, we are people like that -- if not with our physical luggage, then at least with our spiritual load. We all lug loads we were never intended to carry. Fear. Worry. Discontent. No wonder we get so weary. We're worn out from carrying that excess baggage. Wouldn't it be nice to lose some of those bags? Available Formats: book |
