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* '''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0006382274?ie=UTF8&tag=hitchwiki07-21&linkCode=as2&camp=2506&creative=9310&creativeASIN=0006382274 Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Europe]''' by Ken Welsh: outdated but contains great information for Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and the "Communist countries." Was the inspiration for the title of Douglas Adams' ''Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. In English.* '''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1844033821?ie=UTF8&tag=hitchwiki07-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1844033821 No Such Thing as a Free Ride?]''' A Collection of Hitchers' Tales. Compiled by Simon and Tom Sykes (Great Britain: Cassell Illustrated, 2005). A 192 pg. compilation of hitch-hiking lore and experience, contributed by more than a hundred, from both sides of the experience, mainly British. A great sampling. In English.* '''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1418429643?ie=UTF8&tag=hitchwiki07-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1418429643 Derelict Days... Sixty years on the Roadside Path to Enlightenment]''' by [[Irv Thomas]]. (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2004). Personal tales from across a 60-year span of American (and some European) hitch-hiking, in a 226-page text. Mostly written at the time of each adventure, these highlight the consciousness-raising aspect of the experience. Included is a newspaper account of the earliest American hitch-hiker on record (1916). In English.* '''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0006ES18I?ie=UTF8&tag=hitchwiki07-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=B0006ES18I The Hitchhiking Grandmother]''' by Grace Small, as told to Ruth Barton Davis (Forest Grove, OR: Pilgrim Way Press, 1990). Quite remarkable life story of a 46-year old woman who took up hitch-hiking in 1941, indulging her adventurous spirit thusly for some 25 years, both in the US and Europe. The 200-page book is cheaply obtainable on bookfinder.com. In English.* '''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1862543623?ie=UTF8&tag=hitchwiki07-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=1862543623 Hitching: tales from the byways and superhighways]''', by Kirsty Brooks. A collection of stories by hitchhikers, mostly Australians, hitching in Australia, the US, Europe and some random places. Some interesting stories. In English.

* '''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0970910134?ie=UTF8&tag=hitchwiki07-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=0970910134 Off the map]''' - A punk rock vision quest told in the tradition of the anarchist travel story, Off the Map is narrated by two young women as they discard their maps, fears, and anything resembling a plan, and set off on the winds of the world. This story is told with genuine hope, and a voice that never loses its connection with the mysteries of life. [http://www.crimethinc.com/books/otm.html OTM].* '''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/098434540X?ie=UTF8&tag=hitchwiki07-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=098434540X Norton's Ghost]''' (2010) - A novel rooted heavily in homelessness and hitchhiking. His world thrown into doubt with the death of his father, Kyle Dearmond takes to hitchhiking, where he finds meaning, friends, and a new direction despite the chaos of the wandering road. [http://nortonsghost.com/the-book/ Website]. The book is also available under a Creative Commons by-nc-nd License. [http://rcanepa.net/downloads/R_Canepa_-_Nortons_Ghost.pdf Download]