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A Walk in the Woods

By Bill Bryson

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| Hardcover | 9780767902519

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Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail offers some of America's most breathtaking scenery. After living for many years in England, Bill Bryson moved back to the United States and decided to reacquaint himself with his country by taking to this uninterrupted "hiker's highway." BeforeContinue

Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail offers some of America's most breathtaking scenery. After living for many years in England, Bill Bryson moved back to the United States and decided to reacquaint himself with his country by taking to this uninterrupted "hiker's highway." Before long, Bryson and his infamous walking companion, Stephen Katz, are stocking up on insulated long johns, noodles and manuals for avoiding bear attacks as they prepare to set off on a walk that is both amusingly ill-conceived and surprisingly adventurous. John Muir, Henry David Thoreau, and Peter Jenkins never took a hike like this.

A Walk in the Woods showcases Bryson at the height of his comic powers. Meeting up with characters such as Beulah and her fearsome husband, "Bubba T. Flubba," readers risk snakebite and hantavirus to trudge through swollen rivers, traipse up mountainsteps, and develop a new reverence for cream sodas and hot showers. But Bryson also uses his acute powers of observation to conjure a poignant backdrop of silent forests and sparkling lakes, thereby making a gentle but unforgettable plea for the ecological treasures we are in danger of losing. Fresh, illuminating, and uproariously funny, A Walk in the Woods is travel writing at its very best.

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  • A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Book Review by Amy Coffin

    Bill Bryson is just an ordinary guy who happens to have a job as a writer. He stumbles through life with all its ups and downs just like the rest of us. The only difference is that Bryson writes about his experiences and loyal fans on several contine ... (read full critics)

    thebookhaven published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010

  • A Walk in the Woods

    Bill Bryson is just an ordinary guy who happens to have a job as a writer. He stumbles through life with all its ups and downs just like the rest of us. The only difference is that Bryson writes about his experiences and loyal fans on several contine ... (read full critics)

    thebookhaven published on Thu, 2 Sep 2010

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    This is the first Bryson book I ever read and it is my favorite. I recommend this book to everyone. This led me into reading every Bryson book i could get my hands on.

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    Dave Sanders said on Feb 13, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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    This is SCARY.

    I mean it. Bryson has been all over the world, but this hike on the Appalachian mountains is the scariest thing ever. WHY do people go out in the woods? How did he not DIE? Perfectly amusing, like everything Bryson writes, but bloody hell, I got tired just READING it.

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    Paola said on Feb 7, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • My advice: read "Neither Here Nor There" before this. You'll then be able to appreciate the reunion of Katz and Bryson twenty years after their split-up in Europe.

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    ary29 said on Oct 19, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Switching between civilization comfort and grubbiness hike, Bryson and Katz went through one third of Appalachian Trail. I love the last part, Katz spoke out how he suffered from trying not indulged in drinking, got lost in the woods, and finally reunited with Bryson. Home might be too a comfort for ... (continue)

    Switching between civilization comfort and grubbiness hike, Bryson and Katz went through one third of Appalachian Trail. I love the last part, Katz spoke out how he suffered from trying not indulged in drinking, got lost in the woods, and finally reunited with Bryson. Home might be too a comfort for us sometimes, let's go out to experience some flash air in woods.

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    Hemi said on Jul 12, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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