{"product_id":"travel-tales-michael-brein-9798223969372","title":"Travel Tales: The Best of 10,000 Stories Vol 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTravel Tales: The Best of 10,000 Stories Vol 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo collection of 10,000 or so travel stories, vignettes, or parts thereof that were shared with me by nearly 2,000 world travelers whom I've interviewed across the Globe over five decades would ever be complete without gathering into one place simply the best of the best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eVol\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e, (Chapters 1 thru 6) travelers' tales include the numerous incredible accounts of the \u003cem\u003enormal\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the \u003cem\u003eparanormal\u003c\/em\u003e including ghosts, wizards, haunted hotels, premonitions, synchronicities, supernatural encounters, UFOS, and aliens as well as mystical legends that people report they've experienced throughout their travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cstrong\u003e Vol 2, \u003c\/strong\u003e(Chapters 7 thru 14) travelers' tales continue with numerous safety and security issues garnered from this worldwide sample of travelers' experiences including occasional kidnapping attempts, sexual harassment and assaults, and all sorts of other unpleasant episodes that may be matters of life and death for the unlucky few among inveterate as well as novice travelers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn my \u003cem\u003eTrue Travel Tales\u003c\/em\u003e two-book series you will find travelers' tales shared with me regarding their myriad travel encounters in hotels, on ships, planes, and trains, as well as in towns, pubs, restaurants, museums, historic battlefields, and even campgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Story Sampler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fictional movie character, \u003cem\u003eForrest Gump\u003c\/em\u003e (in the movie of the same name) once said in a classic movie scene his famous quote, \"My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best of the Best of 10,000\u003c\/em\u003e or so stories included in the two-book series (both \u003cstrong\u003eVols\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e) is basically divided into a variety of categories (chapters) all sampling what I feel are the most entertaining, informative, and interesting of all the stories that I've gathered from among the nearly 2,000 world travelers whom I've managed to interview traveling around the world over five decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, in the end, you are the final judge of which to you are truly the best of the travel tales that I've presented to you in this two-book series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, be it as it may, even as everyone's tastes and likes are different, consider at least this collection of my best of the best to be a reasonable sample of travel stories that stand out for one good reason or another --\u003cem\u003e at least to me!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat to do? If any of the stories in \u003cem\u003eTravel Tales: The Best of 10,000\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eStories Vols 1 or 2\u003c\/em\u003e interest you in particular, you may want to read more of that same genre of stories in other books in my \u003cem\u003eTrue Travel Tales\u003c\/em\u003e continuing book series that capture your attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease be sure to search out and have a look-see among my variety of growing titles for more of those stories that grabbed your interest and attention in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, if you liked \u003cstrong\u003eVol 1\u003c\/strong\u003e in my two-book series, you may also very well enjoy \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTravel Tales: The Best of 10,000 Stories Vol 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Brein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798223969372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Brein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Michael Brein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442859094271,"sku":"9798223969372","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cd69139-0bbe-4f66-b170-38387d5f8163.jpg?v=1777200264","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/travel-tales-michael-brein-9798223969372","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}