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These sophisticated essays by the award-winning New Yorker writer all focus on some form of journey, whether visiting a taxidermist convention in Illinois, scaling Mount Fuji, commenting on sidewalk vendors in Bangkok, or soaking in a Hungarian spa. Orlean has a unique point of view, one which led her earlier books (The Bullfighter Checks Her Make-Up, Saturday Night, The Orchid Thief) to the best-seller lists.![]()