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Henry Rollins -
USA
6

Henry Rollins

Is this book any good for those who are not into hardcore punk?

Xiao Peng's
Italy
4

Xiaopeng

If this book isn't badly written, then why is it still bad?

Dennis Gastmann's
Italy
7.3

Dennis Gastmann

Should travel writers deliberately look for interesting stories or just go with the flow?

Joachim Fest's
Italy
5.3

Joachim Fest

Is it possible for a traveler to be too intellectual, and how could this impact his writing?

Johann Gottfried Seume's
Italy
8.5

Johann Gottfried Seume

Why is this book still so awesome after so many years?

Odorico da Pordenone's
China
6

Odoric of Pordenone

Was this a 14th-century fact finding mission or just another medieval mystery tale?

Heinrich Heine's
Germany
7

Heinrich Heine

Why do these travel stories from 19th century Germany remain so recommendable?

Jehan de Mandeville's
Iraq
5.3

Jean de Mandeville

Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that are at least partly untrue?

Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta's
Saudi Arabia
5.3

Ibn Battuta

Did conservative ethics turn this great adventure story into such a slow read?

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's
Italy
5.8

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Is this German classic really that awesome, or could it be just a bit overrated?

Marco Polo's
China
5.5

Marco Polo

Why is this one still so good today, even though a lot of it is untrue?

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