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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... tent side . Imagine the hot flood of adrena- line , that unwelcome tingling in the back of your arms , at the sudden rough bump of its snout against the foot of your tent , the alarming wild wobble of your frail shell as it roots ...
... tent side . Imagine the hot flood of adrena- line , that unwelcome tingling in the back of your arms , at the sudden rough bump of its snout against the foot of your tent , the alarming wild wobble of your frail shell as it roots ...
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... tent , " Katz said in a petulant tone . " Well , I'll put it up for you then . " You big soft flabby baby . Suddenly I was very tired . He sat on a log and watched me put up his tent . When I finished , he pushed in his pad and sleeping ...
... tent , " Katz said in a petulant tone . " Well , I'll put it up for you then . " You big soft flabby baby . Suddenly I was very tired . He sat on a log and watched me put up his tent . When I finished , he pushed in his pad and sleeping ...
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... tent . " She unblocked her ears and shook her head impatiently . " That's a three - season tent . " She indicated Katz's tent . " That's exactly the same tent . " She glanced at it again . " Whatever . How many miles did you do today ...
... tent . " She unblocked her ears and shook her head impatiently . " That's a three - season tent . " She indicated Katz's tent . " That's exactly the same tent . " She glanced at it again . " Whatever . How many miles did you do today ...
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson Limited preview - 2010 |
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson No preview available - 1999 |
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