Episode 11: A Book That Takes You Somewhere
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Mike and Jess talk about traveling anywhere at any time with the right book. They share some of their favorite selections for June's category and the authors that have inspired their travels -- in mind or body. Books mentioned in this episode: The Great Gatsby  The Return of the King  The Way of Kings  Console Wars  Crossing to Safety  How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark  Balkan Ghosts  Eastward to Tartary  The Coming Anarchy  An Empire Wilderness  The Ends of the Earth  Into the Wild  Into Thin Air  Eiger Dreams  At Home in the World  The Lost Continent   Neither Here nor There  Turn Right at Machu Picchu
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