EARTH

Polar bears in the Arctic, held at gunpoint in West Africa, abandonment in the Colombian jungle, shmoozing with penguins in Antarctica, a daring escape between fighting factions in Lebanon: Stephen Fenech has survived them all, and having set foot on all the sovereign nations in the world he has a lot of mileage on him. Earth: Been there, Done that, Got the T-shirt is a must-read for anyone whose considered hoisting a backpack and setting out for the open road. Book 2: Missing Pieces to the Global Puzzle continues the story of his misadventures after his three-year trip around the globe. It will put you in the scene, down an unbeaten and often precarious path. Care to ride shotgun?