With many of us “sheltering at home” for the next few weeks, I wanted to share some terrific books to take your mind off the troubles we are facing…this Wednesday Bookmobile offers books on travel, food, history, pulp fiction and more!

Let’s get started with a bit of “wanderlust” – a journey to the “roof of the world!”

Traveling To Lhasa, Tibet By Train!

Paul Theroux’s classic travel book “Riding The Iron Rooster” takes you on a fascinating journey from London to China – a journey that took him a year to complete!

He’s one of our great Travel Writers, and here are several of his greatest works. Read more about this fascinating trip to the “roof of the world” by clicking on my story here:

https://johnrieber.com/2017/05/09/a-train-to-the-roof-of-the-world-fascinating-paul-theroux-book-incredible-tibetan-pictures/

Want some “Pulp Fiction?”

Raymond Chandler wrote some of the great pulp crime thrillers ever: from “The Big Sleep” to “Farewell My Lovely” and more!

Chandler had an immense stylistic influence on American popular literature. He is considered to be a founder of the hard-boiled school of detective fiction, along with Dashiell Hammett and James M. Cain.

Let’s take a look at his work, and some of his most memorable lines, beginning with his debut novel…

“Dead men are heavier than broken hearts”
– The Big Sleep

Dig in to these terrific novels by clicking here:

https://johnrieber.com/2019/05/15/raymond-chandlers-iconic-book-noir-wednesday-bookmobile-recites-detective-philip-marlowes-best-lines-classic-mary-tyler-moore-scene/

A friend of mine, Robbie Cheadle, has written several terrific books, but this one had a very personal meaning for her:

Imagine living during wartime – in this case World War II, in a town outside London – an experience that has been vividly brought to life by a terrific Blogger, Robbie Cheadle and her Mother, Elsie Hancy Eaton – who lived through it!

This is a great memoir about a world where everyday people had to deal with a once-in-a-lifetime crisis…read about it here:

https://johnrieber.com/2019/04/10/while-the-bombs-fell-wednesdays-bookmobile-experiences-life-in-wartime-bravo-robbie-cheadle-and-elsie-hancy-eaton/

Robbie’s memoir includes recipes from that era, and I vow to try them…and speaking of food throughout history:

“Food In History”, by Reay Tannahill

Here is what a reader said about this terrific, comprehensive look at food:

“‘Food in History’ is an excellent introduction to a piece of human history that is probably so obviously important it’s not widely researched: the crucial part that food played and plays in human society.”

And crucial it is, but every time you wonder who exactly came up with the idea of cracking open an Oyster and eating it raw, then this is the book for you!

Click here to see more:

https://johnrieber.com/2019/05/22/bite-down-on-food-in-history-wednesdays-bookmobile-has-the-story-of-how-we-eat/

Finally, if you just want a terrific escape, here is a terrific new novel from another blogging friend of mine:

“Marriage Unarranged!”

I’ve met many great blogging friends online, and am always excited for their success.

Ritu has just published a terrific novel that takes you on a journey of self-discovery. It’s a great book and will take your mind off the problems in the world right now – click here to see more!

https://johnrieber.com/2020/03/04/chickpea-lit-terrific-novel-marriage-unarranged-author-ritu-bhathals-terrific-chickpea-curry-book-wednesdays-bookmobile-searches-for-love/

Remember, these are available on iBooks, kindle, etc so no need to have something shipped to you – the key is, take this downtime to let a great Authors open your mind to new adventures!

More options coming next week!

If you like these stories, why not sign up to receive emails whenever I post? It’s easy to do, I do NOT collect any information about you at all, there are absolutely NO ads of any kind, just stories about movies, music, books, food, travel and pop culture…

You can sign up by clicking on my blog here and see the note on the right!

https://johnrieber.com

Sign up for a daily hit of social media, and stay calm and curl up with a good book!

Categories: Art, Books / Media, cookbooks, Exotic Travel, Food, food blog, Memoirs, Pop Culture, Talent/Celebrities, Travel, Travel Adventures, Travel Memoir, Wacky Food

Tags: #foodinhistory, #sexinhistory, Adventure Travel, adventure travel china, adventure travels, adventurous travel, Africa, africa memoir, Africa safari, Africa travel, Africa travel guide, Africa vacations, african wilderness, Asia by train, asia travel adventure, asian adventure travel, Asian lifestyle, Author Paul Theroux, Author Roberta Eaton Cheadle, best books about food, best nonfiction books, best Paris destinations, best train books, best train travel, best travel, best travel adventures, best travel books, best travel destination, best travel memoirs, best travel stories, best travel vacation, best travel writer, best travel writing, best travels books, books about food, books about food history, books about travel, Cannibals, cheap train travel, cheeseburger, Chefs, China, china travel, china travel guides, classic train travel, colorful Tokyo, Cookbooks, crazy tokyo attractions, crazy tokyo bars, Crazy travel stories, daily calorie guide, danger travel, dangerous travel, deep south, dining in history, eastern star, Eastern Star train, Eastern Star travel, eating through history, Food, food history, food in history, food in history revealed, food memoir, food throughout history, Ghost Train, Ghost train to hte eastern star, Ghost Train to the Eastern Bazaar, History of food, Lhasa Tibet, Lhasa Tibet train travel, London, London travel, Marriage Unarranged, Marriage Unarranged novel, mega foods, memoirs, non-fiction travel books, nonfiction books, nonfiction journals, nonfiction works, Paul Theroux, Reay Tannahill the History Of Food, Reay Tannahill The History of Sex, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, safari book, Siberia, Siberian travel, South Pacific, The History of Food, The History Of Food book, the history of sex, the history of sex book, the mediterranean diet, The Mosquito Coast, The Pacific ocean, The Pillars Of Hercules, The Red Rooster, The Red Rooster trains, the rooftop of the world, Theroux, Tibet, Tibet travel, train adventures, train travel, travel, travel memoir, Travel writer Paul Theroux, travellling Africa, unique food, unique train travel, wednesday bookmobile, weekly wednesday bookmobile, weekly Wednesday bookmobile series, world's best travel, world's best travel adventures, world's best travel writing travel writing