Book cover for Lonely Planet an Innocent Abroad: Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers by John Berendt, Dave Eggers, Richard Ford, Pico Iyer, Alexander McCall Smith and Jane Smiley

Lonely Planet an Innocent Abroad

Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers

John Berendt
Dave Eggers
Richard Ford
Pico Iyer
Alexander McCall Smith
Jane Smiley
2014 Released
320 Pages
5-7 Hours
★ 3.58 533 ratings
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Lonely PlanetISBN 9781743603604
More than 20 well-known writers and celebrities share the travel experiences that shaped their personalities and changed their lives. Contributors include Dave Eggers, Richard Ford, Pico Iyer, John Berendt, Alexander McCall Smith and Jane Smiley.

About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

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'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times

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John Berendt

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Richard Ford

Richard Ford is the author of The Sportswriter; Independence Day, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award; The Lay of the Land; and the New York Times bestseller Canada. His short story collections include the bestseller Let Me Be Frank With You, Sorry for Your Trouble, Rock Springs and A Multitude of Sins, which contain many widely anthologized stories. He lives in New Orleans with his wife Kristina Ford.

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