Top explorer books

Giles Whittell, leader writer for the London Times and author of Extreme Continental: Blowing Hot and Cold Through Central Asia, recently named his top explorer books.Number One on Whitell's list: The Travels of Ibn Battuta by Ibn BattutaThe great Uzbek shows just what the East thought of the West in the 14th century.Read about all six titles on the list.--Marshal Zeringue