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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Mass Market Paperback – December 26, 2006

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Soon to be a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte.

The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way–and a couple of bears. Already a classic, A Walk in the Woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in).

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Bill Bryson has made a living out of traveling and then writing about it. In The Lost Continent he re-created the road trips of his childhood; in Neither Here nor There he retraced the route he followed as a young backpacker traversing Europe. When this American transplant to Britain decided to return home, he made a farewell walking tour of the British countryside and produced Notes from a Small Island. Once back on American soil and safely settled in New Hampshire, Bryson once again hears the siren call of the open road--only this time it's a trail. The Appalachian Trail, to be exact. In A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson tackles what is, for him, an entirely new subject: the American wilderness. Accompanied only by his old college buddy Stephen Katz, Bryson starts out one March morning in north Georgia, intending to walk the entire 2,100 miles to trail's end atop Maine's Mount Katahdin.

If nothing else, A Walk in the Woods is proof positive that the journey is the destination. As Bryson and Katz haul their out-of-shape, middle-aged butts over hill and dale, the reader is treated to both a very funny personal memoir and a delightful chronicle of the trail, the people who created it, and the places it passes through. Whether you plan to make a trip like this one yourself one day or only care to read about it, A Walk in the Woods is a great way to spend an afternoon. --Alix Wilber --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Returning to the U.S. after 20 years in England, Iowa native Bryson decided to reconnect with his mother country by hiking the length of the 2100-mile Appalachian Trail. Awed by merely the camping section of his local sporting goods store, he nevertheless plunges into the wilderness and emerges with a consistently comical account of a neophyte woodsman learning hard lessons about self-reliance. Bryson (The Lost Continent) carries himself in an irresistibly bewildered manner, accepting each new calamity with wonder and hilarity. He reviews the characters of the AT (as the trail is called), from a pack of incompetent Boy Scouts to a perpetually lost geezer named Chicken John. Most amusing is his cranky, crude and inestimable companion, Katz, a reformed substance abuser who once had single-handedly "become, in effect, Iowa's drug culture." The uneasy but always entertaining relationship between Bryson and Katz keeps their walk interesting, even during the flat stretches. Bryson completes the trail as planned, and he records the misadventure with insight and elegance. He is a popular author in Britain and his impeccably graceful and witty style deserves a large American audience as well.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Mass Market Paperback: 397 pages
Publisher: Anchor; 2nd edition (December 26, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307279464
ISBN-13: 978-0307279460
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.2 x 6.9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4,253 customer reviews)
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Read It Before You Hike It!

ByGerald Austin Stephens Jr.on October 14, 2016

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I'm a sexagenarian who, on a recent vacation, happened to walk out and back on the first three miles or so of the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail (Springer Mtn, GA) and, in a fit of exhilaration, decided then and there that I would, by golly, hike the AT before I died. I was even so foolish to announce this on social media, which provoked a flood of suggestions that, before making any rash decisions, I read Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods." And so I did. Having years ago read and enjoyed his "Notes from a Small Island," I was not surprised that "A Walk" kept me chuckling--sometimes laughing uproariously. Nor was I surprised by Bryson's skillful wordcraft--the man is a masterful phrase turner. And yet there's more. As I was joyfully entertained by his incisive sense of humor, I was simultaneously and seriously learning history, biology, geology (and several other -ologies) as well as being discomfitted by Bryson's documentation of our culture's dismissive practices regarding ecology. Bill Bryson is very witty, to be sure, but he's also very knowledgeable, does thorough research, and subsequently marshals and seamlessly expresses what he's learned. In other words, he's a very good teacher. I much recommend this book. And, yes, I'm still planning to hike the AT.

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whew! for that

ByJC Davenporton December 12, 2016

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I knew Bill Bryson was funny and I also knew he could be very meaningful. I did figure this would at least be funny. It is of course, but the bigger laugh out louds did seem to be more in the first half for me.

I wonder how Bill plans these things. He had a big bold and also naive plan to maybe hike the whole trail, announced it, spends tons of money on equipment, studies up . . . and then is happy to have a complete non hiker and wild card (Katz) go with him. Maybe he was planning for comedy all along . . .

Well he got it. And adventure. And although yes I did feel like they were wimping out the first shortcut they took – They both became hikers, walkers – going hundreds of miles that I never have.

I was personally insulted that he skipped Maryland – since I grew up about a mile from the trail there. He could have seen our mayonnaise jar shaped stone monument to George Washington (the first one we claim) and that might have put him in a better mood for Pennsylvania!! Being that this book is now 20 years old, I wonder if the PA Trail has improved, or if AT use has increased just because of this book. I hope the trees aren't all dead. Jeesh I need to get out more.

Despite some of the reviewers here labeling Bryson as a “liberal” I didn’t get that. Vulgar? Yes, got that. He comments in passing that the national dialog on the outdoors seems to be so polarized that the only two official positions seem to be over deification of nature or outright hostility to nature. That is so true. Has our discussion improved? No but hey our maps are better!! And we have cel phones and Fit Bits!

For me the sad/funny highlight of the book is when Bill is reading the park information sign in Shenandoah National Forest pointing out that the nearby hemlock trees are all dying from aphids that the park service can’t do anything about it - but “The good news, according to the board, was that the National Park Service hoped that some of the trees would stage a natural recovery over time. Well, whew! for that.”

Whew for that! I’m still laughing at that phrase! Whew for this book!

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Off to the Smoky Mountains

ByOkie1010on June 1, 2015

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A friend gave me this book a few years ago because he knew I loved hiking. I loved the book. Made me want to walk the Appalachian Trail, which I hope to start this summer. I've hiked and camped most of my life in Oklahoma, Texas, northern California, Colorado and Oregon, but I've never hiked in the Smoky Mountains. I recently bought this copy to send to a friend. He loved it, too, and he does not hike.

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A couple of laughs but that's it

ByLouise de Longteon September 7, 2015

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I read this straight after reading Cheryl Strayed's Wild which I absolutely loved. This book had a couple of laughs but on the whole I didn't really enjoy it. I wanted to read about their journey and the people they met on the trail. Instead over half of the book is American history which may suit a lot of people. But if I'd wanted to learn about that topic, I would have read a book about it. Found myself skipping through lots of pages. Disappointing ... at least for this reader.

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I love this story! Great book!Read more

Published 12 days ago by Greg

Great Read

Very entertaining learned about the Appalachian Trail which I found was amazing. The story of the two friends Katz & Bryson funny and loyal to each other.Read more

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Published 13 days ago by Amazon Customer

Good quick read about real life factors

Haven't finishing reading this book yet but the author is awesome, down to earth, keeps it real. Walks you though the adventure he took hiking and for he prepared and got...Read more

Published 14 days ago by dani

The Bard was the lucky one...

You don’t have to be a great big Shakespeare fan (I’m not) to have a good experience reading this book.Read more

Published 14 days ago by Richard Subber

Love it!

I am a beginner at backpacking and long to hike the AT. After reading this gem I may not be so sure about my accomplishing my dream but I certainly try.Read more

Published 15 days ago by SteveH369

OKay, not what I expected

I enjoyed this book, mainly the story of the walk, the interactions with others and the search for peace in
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Published 16 days ago by Marilyn

Delivered quickly; kudos to Bryson

Like that it was delivered quickly; have always loved Bryson and Walk In Woods is one of his best.Read more

Published 18 days ago by J. L. McPherson

As always, better than the movie

Bryson's humor is laugh-out-loud-in -the-middle-of-the-night delicious! His weaving of the natural and political history of the area covered by the AT, as well as other notable...Read more

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