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The Road Within: True Stories of Transformation and the Soul
"This very different kind of travel book is an inspiring and wise guide to the journeys of the soul."
—Body Mind Spirit Magazine
Whether you're on a routine business trip to Akron, Ohio or participating in a trek to an unexplored region of Venezuela, traveling can alter your life in profound ways. The Road Within, a collection of worldwide essays by more than forty writers, explores how travel can affect people spiritually, change their views of the world, and even move them toward living their lives differently. Winner of the Independent Publishers Best Travel Book, The Road Within is a travel book unlike any other. From Cairo to Bosnia and from Mexico to Alabama, the writers in The Road Within collection traverse the world. One essayist has a near-death experience, another enjoys an unusual romantic shipboard encounter, yet another finds solace in a French vegetable garden. All discover that wondrous things can await you on a journey. Join these gifted writers as they step outside of their everyday lives and routines to try something different.