John Fante (8 April 1909 – 8 May 1983) was an American novelist, writer, and screenwriter. His semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust is his most famous work

Sidney Sheldon was an award-winning writer, director and producer. His career included Broadway plays, motion pictures, as well as television work.

Besides enjoying the sections about places I’ve been to there are several other places that I either always wanted to go to, or discovered in this book.

1,000 Perfect Weekends: Great Getaways Around the Globe is another addition in the National Geographic Society books to inspire and educate.

Ken Kesey was a novelist and essayist whose successful stories made him a countercultural figure, he is remembered for his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Hal Borland (14 May, 1900 – 22 February, 1978) was an American author, mostly focusing on non-fiction books and articles about nature and the outdoors.