Items related to A Walk In The Woods
In the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the world. Ahead lay almost 2,200 miles of remote mountain wilderness filled with bears, moose, bobcats, rattlesnakes, poisonous plants, disease-bearing tics, the occasional chuckling murderer and - perhaps most alarming of all - people whose favourite pastime is discussing the relative merits of the external-frame backpack. Facing savage weather, merciless insects, unreliable maps and a fickle companion whose profoundest wish was to go to a motel and watch The X-Files, Bryson gamely struggled through the wilderness to achieve a lifetime's ambition - not to die outdoors.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
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.
From the Publisher:
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
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherBlack Swan
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 178416111X
- ISBN 13 9781784161118
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages338
- Rating
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
A Walk In The Woods
Published by
Black Swan
(2010)
ISBN 10: 178416111X
ISBN 13: 9781784161118
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.9. Seller Inventory # G178416111XI5N00
Buy Used
US$ 6.29
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Walk In The Woods
Published by
Black Swan
(2010)
ISBN 10: 178416111X
ISBN 13: 9781784161118
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.9. Seller Inventory # G178416111XI3N00
Buy Used
US$ 6.29
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Walk In The Woods
Published by
Black Swan
(2010)
ISBN 10: 178416111X
ISBN 13: 9781784161118
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.9. Seller Inventory # G178416111XI5N00
Buy Used
US$ 6.29
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Walk In The Woods
Published by
Black Swan
(2010)
ISBN 10: 178416111X
ISBN 13: 9781784161118
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.9. Seller Inventory # G178416111XI4N00
Buy Used
US$ 6.29
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Walk In The Woods: The World's Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike
Published by
Black Swan
(2010)
ISBN 10: 178416111X
ISBN 13: 9781784161118
Used
Paperback
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR006964076
Buy Used
US$ 1.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Walk In The Woods: The World's Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike
Published by
Black Swan 30/07/2015
(2015)
ISBN 10: 178416111X
ISBN 13: 9781784161118
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 8
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Seller Inventory # 7719-9781784161118
Buy Used
US$ 3.17
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Walk In The Woods
Published by
Black Swan
(2010)
ISBN 10: 178416111X
ISBN 13: 9781784161118
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Fair. Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within 1.23. Seller Inventory # bk178416111Xxvz189zvxacp
Buy Used
US$ 8.89
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Walk In The Woods
Published by
Black Swan
(2010)
ISBN 10: 178416111X
ISBN 13: 9781784161118
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. 1715894812. 5/16/2024 9:26:52 PM. Seller Inventory # U9781784161118
Buy Used
US$ 4.24
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Walk In The Woods
Published by
Black Swan
(2015)
ISBN 10: 178416111X
ISBN 13: 9781784161118
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. All orders are dispatched the following working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we have over 500,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied. Seller Inventory # mon0003630976
Buy Used
US$ 3.92
Convert currency
Stock Image
A Walk In The Woods: The Worlds Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike
Published by
Black Swan
(2015)
ISBN 10: 178416111X
ISBN 13: 9781784161118
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Seller Inventory # CHL1411916
Buy Used
US$ 2.55
Convert currency