Overview

Successfully navigate the rich world of travel narratives and identify fiction and nonfiction read-alikes with this detailed and expertly constructed guide. Just as savvy travelers make use of guidebooks to help navigate the hundreds of countries around the globe, smart librarians need a guidebook that makes sense of the world of travel narratives. Going Places: A Reader's Guide to Travel Narratives meets that demand, helping librarians assist patrons in finding the nonfiction books that most interest them. It will also serve to help users better understand the genre and their own reading interests. The book examines the subgenres of the travel narrative genre in its seven chapters, categorizing and describing approximately 600 titles according to genres and broad reading interests, and identifying hundreds of other fiction and nonfiction titles as read-alikes and related reads by shared key topics. The author has also identified award-winning titles and spotlighted further resources on travel lit, making this work an ideal guide for readers' advisors as well a book general readers will enjoy browsing.

Full Product Details

Author:   Robert Burgin
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.219kg
ISBN:  

9781598849721

ISBN 10:   1598849727
Pages:   604
Publication Date:   08 January 2013
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Series Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1—A Sense of Place Definition of ""A Sense of Place"" Appeal of ""A Sense of Place"" Organization of the Chapter Classics The Beauty of the Place Landscapes and People Urban Landscapes Appreciating Nature Endangered Places Consider Starting With Fiction Read-Alikes Notes References Chapter 2—Quests Definition of ""Quests"" Appeal of ""Quests"" Organization of the Chapter Classics In Search of Food In Search of History In Search of Legends In Search of a Concept In the Footsteps of… Consider Starting With… Fiction Read-Alikes Notes References Chapter 3—The Journey Definition of ""The Journey"" pApeal of ""The Journey"" Organization of the Chapter Classics Healing Odysseys Discovering One's Self ""The Past Is a Foreign Country"" Reflective Journeys Return Trips Family Travel Consider Starting With… Fiction Read-Alikes Note Chapter 4—Getting There Is Half the Fun Definition of ""Getting There Is Half the Fun"" Appeal of ""Getting There Is Half the Fun"" Organization of the Chapter Classics On Foot On the Rails On the Road On Two Wheels Consider Starting With… Fiction Read-Alikes Chapter 5—The Expatriate Life Definition of ""The Expatriate Life"" Appeal of ""The Expatriate Life"" Organization of the Chapter Classics A Year or Two in… Living Abroad Living with Others Consider Starting With… Fiction Read-Alikes Notes Reference Chapter 6—Travel Humor Definition of ""Travel Humor"" Appeal of ""Travel Humor"" Organization of the Chapter Classics Wit and Wisdom Crazy Ideas Consider Starting With… Fiction Read-Alikes Note Reference Chapter 7—Travel Adventure Definition of ""Travel Adventure"" Appeal of ""Travel Adventure"" Organization of the Chapter Classics Thrill Seekers Unexpected Adventures They Were Heroes Consider Starting With… Fiction Read-Alikes Notes References Appendix A: Travel Narrative Book Awards Author-Title Index Place Index Subject Index"

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Another must-have for readers' advisors... The excellent definitions and annotations will help librarians and readers understand and find books on this popular subject. - Booklist

<p> Another must-have for readers' advisors. . . . The excellent definitions and annotations will help librarians and readers understand and find books on this popular subject. <p> - <p>Booklist

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Robert Burgin, PhD, is a consultant to libraries and a former professor at North Carolina Central University's School of Library and Information Sciences.

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