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As I prepared for my trip around the world, I pored through a ton of travel books. I've listed as many of them here as I could recall. In addition, I've listed all of the books I've been reading while on the road. Since many of them were acquired by swapping books with other backpackers, the selections can be pretty random sometimes. It's not always great literature, or even things I'd normally read, but it's all been an entertaining distraction at the worst, and thoughtful new reading at best. Enjoy!

Before Leaving

• Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts
• The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World by Rough Guides
• The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World by Edward Hasbrouck
• The World Awaits: How to Travel Far and Well by Paul Otteson
• The Rough Guide to Weather by Rough Guides
• The Rough Guide to The Universe by Rough Guides
• Six Months in the Sandwich Islands by Isabella L. Bird
• John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Complete in Ten Volumes by John L. Stoddard

On The Road

• Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
• Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
• Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener
• The Broker by John Grisham
• The X-Files: Ground Zero by Kevin J. Anderson and Chris Carter
• Prey (Aliens vs. Predator, Book 1) by Steve Perry and Stephani Perry
• The System of the World by Neal Stephenson
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
• Eon by Greg Bear
• Big Sur by Jack Kerouac
• The Confusion by Neal Stephenson
• Man and Wife by Tony Parsons
• Stories We Could Tell by Tony Parsons
• Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
• Skeleton Canyon by J.A. Jance
• A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
• Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi by Bob Woodward
• McSweeney's Issue 15 by McSweeney's
• The Scar by China Miéville
• The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson
• Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) by Neal Stephenson
• More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
• Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• One For The Money by Janet Evanovich
• Three To Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
• Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
• Utterly Monkey by Nick Laird
• The Frighteners by Michael Jahn
• Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie
• The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
• Wolves Eat Dogs by Martin Cruz Smith
• The Founder by Christopher B. Rowley
• The Takers by Jerry AhernTerrible.
• V: The Chicago Conversion by George W. Proctor It was 50 cents to buy it, so don't give me any grief.
• V: The Texas Run by George W. Proctor
• Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
• Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• Needful Things by Stephen King
• The Penguin Novels by Andrey Kurkov
• Fong and the Indians by Paul Theroux
• Black House by Stephen King
• Cell by Stephen King
• Chromosome 6 by Robin Cook
• Abduction by Robin Cook
• Trading In Danger (Book One of Vatta's War) by Elizabeth Moon
• The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
• Poirot: The Complete Battle of Hastings, Vol. II by Agatha Christie
• Fever by Robin Cook

Guidebooks

• Moon Handbooks Fiji by Moon Handbooks
• Footprint New Zealand by Footprint Books
• Rough Guide New Zealand by Rough Guides
• Moon Handbooks Australia by Moon Handbooks
• The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei by Rough Guides
• The Rough Guide to Indonesia by Rough Guides
• Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma) by Lonely Planet
• The Rough Guide to Thailand by Rough Guides
• The Rough Guide to Vietnam by Rough Guides
• Lonely Planet China by Lonely Planet
• The Trans-Siberian Handbook: Guide to the World's Longest Railway Journey by Trailblazer Publications
• The Rough Guide to Europe by Rough Guides
• Budapest: A Critical Guide by András Török
• Joe Pauker's Get Lost! the Cool Guide to Amsterdam by Joe Pauker
• Lonely Planet Best of London by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Best of Paris by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Dubai by Lonely Planet
• Berlin Everyman MapGuide by Everyman MapGuides I wasn't a big fan of this book. Nice maps, but skimpy information on the city.
• Lonely Planet Turkey by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Best of Tokyo by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet India by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Nepal by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Dubai by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Arabian Peninsula by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Middle East by Lonely Planet
• The Rough Guide to Jordan by Rough Guides
• Footprint Egypt by Footprint Travel Guides
• Lonely Planet Cape Town City Guide by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Peru by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Brazil by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Argentina by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Best of Buenos Aires by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Guatemala by Lonely Planet
• Latin American Spanish: Lonely Planet Phrasebook by Lonely Planet
• Lonely Planet Antarctica by Lonely Planet

Travel Humor

• In A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
• A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
• Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson
• The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson
• Made in America by Bill Bryson
• I'm a Stranger Here Myself : Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away by Bill Bryson
• Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
• Pass the Butterworms: Remote Journeys Oddly Rendered by Tim Cahill
• Road Fever by Tim Cahill
• A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg by Tim Cahill
• Jaguars Ripped My Flesh by Tim Cahill
• Pecked to Death by Ducks by Tim Cahill
• Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine
• Dave Barry Does Japan by Dave Barry
• Adventures of a Continental Drifter: An Around-the-World Excursion into Weirdness, Danger, Lust, and the Perils of Street Food by Elliott Hester
• Plane Insanity: A Flight Attendant's Tales of Sex, Rage, and Queasiness at 30,000 Feet by Elliott Hester