Brief and awkward tour of the end of the Earth / Jason Anthony --
Lost in space / Rick Bass --
High in hell / Kevin Fedarko --
Kielbasa too far / Ian Frazier --
Lost in America / Steve Friedman --
Long day's journey into dinner / Elizabeth Gilbert --
Boys of Saigon / David Halberstam --
Hutong Karma / Peter Hessler --
Miles from nowhere / Edward Hoagland --
Birth of a nation? / Ian Parker --
Long way home / Nando Parrado --
Do not disturb / Ann Patchett --
Magic mountain / Matthew Power --
Streets of sorrow / David Rakoff --
Incredible Buddha boy / George Saunders --
Brazil's untamed heart / Gary Shteyngart --
Circle of fire / Andrew Solomon --
Lonely planet guide to my apartment / Jonathan Stern --
Fantasy Island / Cynthia Zarin.