The Best American Travel Writing 2009Acclaimed writer Simon Winchester brings his keen literary eye to this year's volume of the finest travel writing from the past year. \"Full of insights, humor, the exotic and distant, and the ordinary and near\" (Library Journal) this collection finds \"a perfect mix of exotic locale and elegant prose\" (Publishers Weekly).

and the legacy it left

“An exceedingly fine set of stories written specifically for this collection by some of the best sf authors writing today

or the wife of southern cinema's biggest star

she must betray them

and the healing power of Lighthouse Beach

lies and secrets from author Megan Bannen

and a harem of beautiful brown girls on board his dashing little ships

The Old Patagonian Express

Mia Morrissey fled to Mexico to escape the government marrying her to someone she did not love

she recounts the accidental death of her infant brother

“One of the most intriguing female protagonists to appear in children’s books since the advent of Harriet the Spy

“Like a woman