New Yorker writer and author of The Library Book takes readers on a series of remarkable journeys in this uniquely witty, sophisticated, and far-flung travel book.

In this irresistible collection of adventures far and near, Orlean conducts a tour of the world via its subcultures, from the heart of the African music scene in Paris to the World Taxidermy Championships in Springfield, Illinois -- and even into her own apartment, where she imagines a very famous houseguest taking advantage of her hospitality.

With Orlean as guide, lucky readers partake in all manner of armchair activity. They will climb Mt. Fuji and experience a hike most intrepid Japanese have never attempted; play ball with Cuba's Little Leaguers, promising young athletes born in a country where baseball and politics are inextricably intertwined; trawl Icelandic waters with Keiko, everyone's favorite whale as he tries to make it on his own; stay awhile in Midland, Texas, hometown of George W. Bush, a place where oil time is the only time that matters; explore the halls of a New York City school so troubled it's known as "Horror High"; and stalk caged tigers in Jackson, New Jersey, a suburban town with one of the highest concentrations of tigers per square mile anywhere in the world.

Vivid, humorous, unconventional, and incomparably entertaining, Susan Orlean's writings for The New Yorker have delighted readers for over a decade. My Kind of Place is an inimitable treat by one of America's premier literary journalists.

• We started tracking this book on February 3, 2011.
• This book was $9.66 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 126 times in the past 5,327 days.
• The current price of this book is $4.99 last checked one day ago.
• The lowest price to date was $4.99 last reached on September 2, 2025.
• This book has been $4.99 one time since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $14.99 last reached on February 10, 2025.
• This book has been $14.99 17 times since we started tracking it.
• This book is currently at its lowest price since we started tracking it.

• TravelReference
• TravelTravel Writing

• Publication Date: September 28, 2004
• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 304 Pages
• File Size: 12 KB