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A Walk in the Woods
By Bill Bryson
Travel, Essays & Travelogues, Humor, Form, Essays, Nature, Environmental Conservation & Protection | 304 pages
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The classic chronicle of a “terribly misguided and terribly funny” (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body
“The best way of escaping into nature.”—The New York Times
Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes—and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.
For a start there’s the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson’s acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America’s last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is a modern classic of travel literature.
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“The best way of escaping into nature.”—The New York Times
Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes—and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.
For a start there’s the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson’s acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America’s last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is a modern classic of travel literature.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
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Kathleen Macey
"The thoughts, the planning, the fears and intrepidation of even thinking about an anticipated hike. Anyone with a spirit of adventure has these thoughts…..even Explore’s more acclimatised customers!
The two main characters, Bill, determined if not a little apprehensive of such a mammoth project but a spirit of adventure and hopefully, achievement. Not the best organised person for such a challenge, but the kind of guy, despite the dangers out there, prepared to give it a go.
….and now Katz, renewing a long, and perhaps forgotten friendship decides, yes, he’ll give it a go, surely
“ a walk in the woods”. Ill prepared, mentally and physically, overweight , a bit gung-ho, but hey ho go for it.
Friendships on holidays, even with the best will in the world can be taxing, strained and downright irritating.
Some last, some don’t but as always the spirit of adventure prevails.
Not a trip I would undertake but plenty of ideas from Explore brochure to give me my sense of adventure and achievement."
The two main characters, Bill, determined if not a little apprehensive of such a mammoth project but a spirit of adventure and hopefully, achievement. Not the best organised person for such a challenge, but the kind of guy, despite the dangers out there, prepared to give it a go.
….and now Katz, renewing a long, and perhaps forgotten friendship decides, yes, he’ll give it a go, surely
“ a walk in the woods”. Ill prepared, mentally and physically, overweight , a bit gung-ho, but hey ho go for it.
Friendships on holidays, even with the best will in the world can be taxing, strained and downright irritating.
Some last, some don’t but as always the spirit of adventure prevails.
Not a trip I would undertake but plenty of ideas from Explore brochure to give me my sense of adventure and achievement."
