Best Books for Wanderers (63 books)

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Books for when you're feeling restless and want to drift endlessly from place to place. As Modest Mouse sings, "I like songs about drifters, books about the same. They both seem to make me feel a little less insane".

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1	Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,216,633 ratings score: 1,481, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	On the Road by Jack Kerouac 3.61 avg rating — 457,106 ratings score: 1,273, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,585,501 ratings score: 985, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 4.07 avg rating — 455,037 ratings score: 898, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey 4.18 avg rating — 55,835 ratings score: 790, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Wandering by Hermann Hesse 4.05 avg rating — 2,792 ratings score: 697, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck 4.08 avg rating — 111,119 ratings score: 665, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit 3.89 avg rating — 6,581 ratings score: 584, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Candide by Voltaire 3.76 avg rating — 308,251 ratings score: 580, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac 3.93 avg rating — 103,406 ratings score: 497, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift 3.59 avg rating — 303,663 ratings score: 478, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Walking by Henry David Thoreau 3.72 avg rating — 11,568 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 11,976 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Two Week Traveller (Matthew Lightfoot Travel Books) by Matthew Lightfoot (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Out of the Cage (Matthew Lightfoot Travel Books) by Matthew Lightfoot (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson 4.06 avg rating — 386,475 ratings score: 390, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Art of Part Time Travel (Matthew Lightfoot Travel Books) by Matthew Lightfoot (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Idle Traveller: The Art of Slow Travel by Dan Kieran 3.64 avg rating — 836 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Motoring with Mohammed: Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea (Vintage Departures) by Eric Hansen 3.99 avg rating — 1,656 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents by Jim Malusa 3.68 avg rating — 570 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts 3.94 avg rating — 28,720 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Dove: An Extraordinary Around-the-World Adventure―The Solo Voyage of Five Years and 33,000 Miles by Robin Lee Graham 4.25 avg rating — 4,432 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	A Year in Provence (Provence, #1) by Peter Mayle 4.01 avg rating — 84,908 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Waiting for the Dalai Lama: Stories from All Sides of the Tibetan Debate by Annelie Rozeboom (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Paris Scratch by Bart Plantenga (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Acid Diary by Daniel S. William Fletcher (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Living High: An Unconventional Autobiography by June Burn 4.35 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Wanderess by Roman Payne (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 332 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Uncorked : My year in Provence studying pétanque, discovering Chagall, drinking pastis, and mangling French by Paul Shore (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 509 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan by Will Ferguson 3.97 avg rating — 6,272 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson 3.93 avg rating — 18,149 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Walking With Saint James: 31 Meditations for Pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago by Zebulun Mattos 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	NY Sin Phoney in Face Flat Minor* by Bart Plantenga (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: in search for The Great Perhaps by Charlotte Eriksson (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 282 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald 4.22 avg rating — 18,562 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America by Mike McIntyre (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 3,398 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Neon Pilgrim by Lisa Dempster (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 340 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Vägen till Klockrike by Harry Martinson 3.84 avg rating — 740 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Yellow on the Broom by Betsy Whyte 4.10 avg rating — 271 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	One Foot in Laos by Dervla Murphy 3.69 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Asia Overland: Tales of Travel on the Trans-Siberian & Silk Road by Bijan Omrani (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets by Lars Eighner 3.76 avg rating — 831 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Finding Hildasay: How one man walked the UK's coastline and found hope and happiness by Christian Lewis 4.31 avg rating — 3,081 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Places in Between by Rory Stewart 3.99 avg rating — 21,389 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 39,143 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Man in Seat 11B by Andrew James Pritchard (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Julio Cortázar: Rayuela by Robert Brody 4.37 avg rating — 8,166 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Way of the Snow Crane by Andrew James Pritchard (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Setting Mekong Sun by Andrew James Pritchard (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson 3.73 avg rating — 39,421 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson 3.81 avg rating — 65,588 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson 3.85 avg rating — 80,188 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher, #11) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 106,131 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 103,306 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Worth Dying For (Jack Reacher, #15) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 106,138 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, #13) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 119,200 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 107,363 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, #5) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 110,798 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Enemy (Jack Reacher, #8) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 149,902 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Past Tense (Jack Reacher, #23) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 80,414 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher, #22) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 92,026 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Knight's Acre (Suffolk, #1) by Norah Lofts 4.06 avg rating — 457 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Suffolk Trilogy: Knight's Acre / The Homecoming / The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #1-3) by Norah Lofts 4.40 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars