Around the World discussion

I am really looking forward to joining this challenge for my second year. Following is my preliminary list for 2014. It is sure to evolve as more treasures are discovered throughout the year.

Afghanistan: And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini
Australia: The Songlines Bruce Chatwin
Austria: The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer Anne Marie O'Connor
Bhutan: Married to Bhutan Linda Leaming
Botswana: Twenty Chickens For A Saddle Robyn Scott
Brazil: The War of the Saints Jorge Amado
Cambodia: Temple of a Thousand Faces John Shors
China: The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan
Cuba: Cuba Diaries: An American Housewife in Havana Isadora Tattlin
Egypt: Sipping from the Nile: My Exodus From Egypt Jean Nagger
France: Bohemian Paris: Picasso, Modigliani, Matisse and the Birth of Modern Art Dan Franck
Great Britain: The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession Andrea Wulf
Greece: My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell
India: City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi William Dalrymple
3. Indonesia: The Ten Thousand Things Maria Dermout
Iraq: Baghdad Sketches Freya Stark
Iran: Censoring an Iranian Love Story Shahriar Mandanipour
5. Italy: Under the Tuscan Sun Frances Mayes
Japan: Snow Country Yasunari Kawabata
Jordan: Married to a Bedouin Margueritte Van Geldermalsen
Kenya: West with the Night Beryl Markham
2. Lebanon: The Locust and the Bird: My Mother's Story Hanan Al-Shaykh
Libya: In the Country of Men Hisham Matar
Madagascar: Madagascar: The Eighth Continent Peter Tyson
1. Mali: Timbuctoo Tahir Shah
8. Mexico: On Mexican Time: A New Life In San Miguel Tony Cohan
Mongolia: Hearing Birds Fly: A Nomadic Year in Mongolia Louisa Waugh
6. Myanmar: The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma Thant Myint-U
Nepal: Sold Patricia McCormick
7. Pakistan: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai
Papua New Guinea: Four Corners: A Journey into the Heart of Papua New Guinea Kira Salak
Puerto Rico: Conquistadora Esmeralda Santiago
Russia: The House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhood Eugenie Fraser
Saudi Arabia: Arabian Sands Wilfred Thesiger
Sierra Leone: Chasing the Devil: The Search for Africa's Fighting Spirit Tim Butcher
Slovakia: The Luck of the Weissensteiners Christoph Fischer
Spain: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning Laurie Lee
Tanzania: Paradise Abdulrazak Gurnah
Thailand: The English Governess at the Siamese Court: The True Story Behind 'The King and I' Anna Harriette Leonowens OR Anna and the King of Siam Margaret Landon
Tibet: To a Mountain in TibetColin Thubron
Togo: The Village of Waiting George Packer
United Arab Emirates: The Sand Fish: A Novel from Dubai Maha Gargash
United States: The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm's Way Alice Walker
Uzbekistan: Moon Over Samarqand Mohamed Mansi Qandil
Vietnam: The Lotus Eaters Tajana Soli
Yemen: Motoring with Mohammed: Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea Eric Hansen

Regions

Carribean: The Traveller's Tree: A Journey Through the Caribbean Islands Patrick Leigh Fermor
Europe: A Time of Gifts Patrick Leigh Fermor
Europe: Between the Woods and the Water Patrick Leigh Fermor
Europe: The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain
4. Middle East: A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East David Fromkin
Middle East: The Road to Oxiana Robert Byron

Indeed, that Botswana title stood out :-)

... interesting... *hides her chickens and investigates*

You have some interesting books on your list! Looking forward to your reviews:)

Hey thanks, Judy! Nice to hear from you again. Just discovered your message. What a winter we are having in Michigan, right? At least it makes for lots of reading time. Thank and knitting which I've taken up again. Just need to figure our how to read and knit! I'm intrigued by the Botswana book too!

It grabbed my attention right away, too, Rusalka. It just arrived yesterday, too. I will keep you posted.

Thanks, Suzanne. I learned a lot from reading others reviews last year. I just have to be disciplined and keep up with them!

Glad you liked it, too, An. I have a hard time passing up unusual titles. Hope the book lives up to it!

WanderShopper wrote: "It grabbed my attention right away, too, Rusalka. It just arrived yesterday, too. I will keep you posted."

Look forward to it!