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“barry hoffner”

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  • Belonging to the World

    A Journey from Grief to Connection in Every Country on Earth

    by Barry Hoffner ...
    Readers' Choice Book Awards Bronze Winner, Adult NonfictionBookFest 2026 First-Place Award Winner, Self-Discovery & Travel Journals2026 Nonfiction Book Awards Silver Winner2026 Finalist for Author of the Year, International Impact Book Awards2026 Indie Reader Discovery Award Winner, Best Travel Book2026 Gold Winner, Independent Publisher Book Awards, Travel-E... ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Belonging to the World

    A Journey from Grief to Connection in Every Country on Earth

    by Barry Hoffner ...
    Narrated by David Bryant ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 34 min

    Readers' Choice Book Awards Bronze Winner, Adult NonfictionSome journeys we choose. Others choose us.In the aftermath of tragedy, Barry Hoffner wanted to feel the pulse of the world again. The whole world.When Barry Hoffner lost his wife and travel partner, Jackie, in a sudden tragedy, his grief was a black hole that consumed everything. But amid the quiet wreckage of loss, something unexpected ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The World's Most Travelled Man

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    From the winner of the National Book Award and the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers of our time—“Andrew Solomon’s magisterial Far and Away collects a quarter-century of soul-shaking essays” (Vanity Fair). Travel narrative and global cultures come alive in this extraordinary collection.Far and Away chronicles Andrew Solomon’s writings about places ... Read more

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  • Man at the Airport

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    by Albert Podell ...
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