The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page." This quote, by St Augustine, can be found on the leading flap of The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World.

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this book is a tour through 230 countries to guide the reader around the world in pictures and descriptive entries about each country.

Published by Lonely Planet, this full-color 448 page travel book is a coffee table must for any world traveler or armchair traveler. At just shy of 5 pounds (4.7 pounds) this is not the kind of book you want to toss into your backpack, but it is a good looking companion to any traveler's library.