Travel Writing I Plan to Read in 2006

A Listmania! list by Roger Francis Cook (Datchet, Berkshire United Kingdom)
 
On the Road (Penguin Modern Classics)
1.  On the Road (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jack Kerouac
The list author says:
  "The best gift I got on my 21st birthday.  I hope when I read it again I'll be a step closer to being as cool as Kerouac."
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Them: Adventures with Extremists
2.  Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson
The list author says:
  "A buddy has been telling me to read this for so long, and I'm finally getting around to pulling out a copy."
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A Walk In The Woods
3.  A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson
The list author says:
  "I saw a old friend recently and the first thing she said was I should read this because it reminded her of me."
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Bound for Glory (Penguin Modern Classics)
4.  Bound for Glory (Penguin Modern Classics) by Woody Guthrie
The list author says:
  "Bob Dylan said this was more important than ON THE ROAD to him."
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To the White Sea
5.  To the White Sea by James Dickey
The list author says:
  "The Coen Brothers and Danny Boyle haven't been able to adapt this for the screen.  It must be something special."
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The Dharma Bums (Penguin Modern Classics)
6.  The Dharma Bums (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jack Kerouac
The list author says:
  "Like loads of books I have read the first page about 20 times, but something happens and I don't carry on."
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Yes Man
7.  Yes Man by Danny Wallace
The list author says:
  "I should Say Yes when I say No, and I should say No when Yes.  Hopefully this will help."
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Lonesome Traveler (Penguin Modern Classics)
8.  Lonesome Traveler (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jack Kerouac
The list author says:
  "It's difficult not to make this a reading list for Keroac in my attempt to be as interesting as the beats."
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
9.  The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson
The list author says:
  "I think I could like Jonson and the quasi-sci-fi travels"
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Big Sur: Modern Classic (Flamingo modern classics)
10.  Big Sur: Modern Classic (Flamingo modern classics) by Jack Kerouac
The list author says:
  "Last one, I promise.  Maybe no so much of a travel novel, but interesting to see what happens when a man on the road tries to settle down."
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