A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian TrailNEW 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. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE |
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... hand . " My hand was released and we booked into two rooms . We went off with our keys and agreed to meet in half an hour . My room was basic and battered - there were cigarette burns on every possible surface , including the toilet ...
... hand . " My hand was released and we booked into two rooms . We went off with our keys and agreed to meet in half an hour . My room was basic and battered - there were cigarette burns on every possible surface , including the toilet ...
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... hand for blood , and finally said , in a conversational tone : " How did you get around that tree back there ? " " What tree ? " " The fallen tree , back there . The one across the ledge . " I thought for a minute . " I don't remember ...
... hand for blood , and finally said , in a conversational tone : " How did you get around that tree back there ? " " What tree ? " " The fallen tree , back there . The one across the ledge . " I thought for a minute . " I don't remember ...
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... hand . Once I turned on my headlamp to find a packmouse on top of my sleeping bag , high up on my chest , not six ... hands and knees , as if trying to pass for a mouse himself , enlivening the dark with a flying flashlight beam and ...
... hand . Once I turned on my headlamp to find a packmouse on top of my sleeping bag , high up on my chest , not six ... hands and knees , as if trying to pass for a mouse himself , enlivening the dark with a flying flashlight beam and ...
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