Travel & Leisure

Affair With Africa: Expeditions and Adventures Across a Continent by Kistner, Alzada Carlisle. Narrated by Herbert, C. M. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2006. From the Publisher: "In June 1960, Alzada Kistner and her husband David, an entomologist, left their eighteen-month-old daughter in the care of relatives and began what was to be a four-month scientific expedition in the Belgian Congo. Three weeks after their arrival, the country was gripped by a violent revolution, trapping the Kistners in its midst. Despite having to face numerous life-threatening situations, the Kistners were not to be dissuaded. An emergency airlift by the U.S. Air Force brought them to safety in Kenya, where they continued their field work. Thus began three decades of adventures in science. In An Affair with Africa, Alzada Kistner describes her family’s African experience during the five expeditions they took, beginning with the trip to the Belgian Congo in 1960 and ending in 1973 with a nine-month excursion across southern Africa. From hunching over columns of ants for hours on end while seven months pregnant to eating dinner next to Idi Amin, Kistner provides a lively and revealing account of the human side of scientific discovery."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Art of Fiction: [A Guide for Writers and Readers] by Rand, Ayn.; Boeckmann, Tore. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2008. From the Publisher: "In The Art of Fiction, Ayn Rand, the legendary author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, discusses how a writer combines abstract ideas with concrete action and description to achieve a unity of theme, plot, characterization, and style."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Children of Jihad: A Young American's Journey Among the Youth of the Middle East by Cohen, Jared. Narrated by Collins, Jason. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2007. From the Publisher: "Defying foreign government orders and interviewing terrorists face-to-face, a young American tours hostile lands to learn about Middle Eastern youth—and uncovers a subculture that defies every stereotype. The result is a portrait of paradox that probes much deeper than any journalist or pundit ever could."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Cloud Forest: a Chronicle of the South American Wilderness by Matthiessen, Peter. Narrated by Rudnicki, Stefan Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "For twenty thousand miles, Peter Matthiessen crisscrossed the South American wilderness, traveling from the Amazonian rain forests to Machu Picchu high in the Andes, down to the edge of the world at Tierra del Fuego and back. In the course of his journey he followed the trails of old explorers, encountered river bandits, wild tribesmen, and the evidence of ancient ruins, and discovered a fossilized snout of a giant unknown crocodilian hidden in the depths of the jungle on the wild mountain rivers of Peru. "... Show More View Details | Order Now

Following the Equator: a Journey Around the World by Twain, Mark. Narrated by Kevin, Michael. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "Bound on a lecturing trip around the world, Mark Twain turns his keen satiric eye to foreign lands in Following the Equator. This vivid chronicle of a sea voyage on the Pacific Ocean displays Twain's eye for the unusual, his wide-ranging curiosity, and his delight in embellishing the facts. The personalities of the ship's crew and passengers, the poetry of Australian place-names, the success of women's suffrage in New Zealand, an account of the Sepoy Mutiny, and reflections on the Boer War as an expression of imperialistic morality, among other topics, are the focus of his wry humor and redoubtable powers of observation. Following the Equator is an evocative and highly unique American portrait of nineteenth-century travel and customs."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Getting Stoned With Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu by Troost, J. Maarten. Narrated by Vance, Simon. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2007. From the Publisher: "With <i>The Sex Lives of Cannibals</i>, J. Maarten Troost established himself as one of the most engaging and original travel writers around. <i>Getting Stoned with Savages</i> again reveals his wry wit and infectious joy of discovery in a hilarious account of life in the farthest reaches of the world. "... Show More View Details | Order Now

Gullible's Travels: The Adventures of a Bad Taste Tourist by Peters, Cash. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. From the Publisher: "For years, British journalist Cash Peters trekked around Europe and America for the BBC and for his hilarious and hugely popular public radio series, <i>The Bad Taste Tours</i>. Join Peters on this outrageous behind-the-scenes look at some of the more ridiculous journeys and adventures of his career."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Harbor Hill: Portrait of a House by Wilson, Richard Guy. Narrated by Hillgartner, Malcolm. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "A ""palace"" ruled by a ""queen,"" Harbor Hill in Roslyn, Long Island, was commissioned by the beautiful and imperious Katherine Duer Mackay, wife of one of the country's wealthiest men, to be an estate almost without equal in the entire country. The mansion, along with its magnificent furnishings, art, gardens, and the owners' hubris, striving, and ultimate failure are the center of this saga. An extravagant product of the desire for social acceptance, the portrait covers old versus new wealth, religious differences over the building of a church, and art collecting, as well as the many people involved, from the architects, builders, and workers to the servants and staff who ran the house and gardens. Harbor Hill's story includes elements of farce and tragedy; in a sense it is an American portrait."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Hillinger's California: Stories from All 58 Counties by Hillinger, Charles. Narrated by Riggenbach, Jeff. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Bayard, Pierre.; Mehlman, Jeffrey. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2008. View Details | Order Now

In Search of Captain Zero: a Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road by Weisbecker, A. C. Narrated by Barrett, Joe. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2008. From the Publisher: "In 1996, Allan Weisbecker sold his home and his possessions, loaded his dog and surfboards into his truck, and set off in search of his longtime friend and surfing companion, Christopher, who had vanished into the depths of Central America. In this rollicking memoir of his quest from Mexico to Costa Rica to unravel the circumstances of Christopher's disappearance, Weisbecker intimately describes the people he befriended, the bandits he evaded, and the waves he caught and lost en route to finding his friend. Along the way, he shares hilarious stories of his adventures with Christopher in their carefree youth as globetrotting, pot-dealing beach bums. A tale of lost innocence and enduring friendship, In Search of Captain Zero is a trip unlike any other."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Let's Go to the Beach: a History of Sun and Fun By the Sea by Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth. Narrated by Fields, Anna. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "Did you know that women once wore corsets under their bathing suits? Or that “semi-drowning”—the strip and plunge practice—was thought to be good for one’s health? Or that Pudgy Stockton, the body-building queen of Muscle Beach, California, opened the country’s first gym for women? From the bathhouses of the ancient Greeks to Venice Beach and Coney Island, Let’s Go to the Beach takes a multifaceted and well-researched look at beaches and their attendant customs. The text explores such historical transformations as the evolution of the waterways from places of commerce to venues of health and recreation, as well as the bathing suit's revealing journey from full-body cover-up to string bikini. Information about environmental concerns (including beach safety and preservation), along with quirky facts and trivia, round out this intriguing volume."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps by Kooser, Ted. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "Ted Kooser describes with exquisite detail and humor the place he calls home in the rolling hills of southeastern Nebraska, an area known as the Bohemian Alps. Nothing is too big or too small for his attention, including memories of his grandmother’s cooking. And Kooser reminds us that the closing of local schools, thoughtless county weed control, and irresponsible housing development destroy more than just the view. What makes life meaningful for Kooser are the ways in which his neighbors care for one another and how an afternoon walking with an old dog, baking a pie, or decorating the house for Christmas can summon memories of his Iowa childhood. This writer sees the extraordinary within the ordinary, the deep beneath the shallow, the abiding wisdom in the pithy Bohemian proverbs that are woven into his essays."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Lost on Planet China: the Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid by Troost, J. Maarten. Narrated by Vance, Simon. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2008. From the Publisher: "Troost charmed listeners with his humorous tales of wandering the remote islands of the South Pacific in The Sex Lives of Cannibals and Getting Stoned with Savages. When the travel bug bit again, he took on the world’s most populous and intriguing nation.<p>As Troost relates his gonzo adventure—dodging deadly drivers in Shanghai, eating yak in Tibet, deciphering restaurant menus (offering local favorites such as cattle penis with garlic), and visiting with Chairman Mao (still dead)—he reveals a vast, complex country on the brink of transformation that will shape the way we all work, live, and think. This insightful, hilarious narrative brings China to life as you’ve never seen it before."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Sex Lives of Cannibals by Troost, J. Maarten. Narrated by Vance, Simon. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2007. From the Publisher: "At age twenty-six, Maarten Troost decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to a remote South Pacific island. He should have known better. Falling into one misadventure after another, Troost tells the laugh-out-loud true story of a harrowing and hilarious two-year odyssey in the “worst place on earth.”"... Show More View Details | Order Now

Sparring With Charlie: [Motorbiking Down the Ho Chi Minh Trail] by Hunt, Christopher. Narrated by Parker, Tom. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2008. From the Publisher: "When Christopher Hunt set off in search of Vietnam’s notorious Ho Chi Minh Trail, he hardly expected to end up on a rickety, Russian-made motorcycle navigating 5,000 kilometers of paths rarely traveled by tourists and on roads missing from maps.<p>Hunt left the United States expecting to explore the 1,700-kilometer highway that was once the supply route for the North Vietnamese Army. He soon found himself roaming the Vietnamese countryside in need of help and direction. In the process, he found that being an American in Vietnam conjured constant reminders of the past and encountered a country and a people poised precariously between the ancient and the modern.<p>With adventure, wit, and an eye for the absurd, Hunt goes beyond the newspaper headlines and myths about Vietnam to capture the color and complexity of Vietnam today."... Show More View Details | Order Now

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