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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 .... (more)

Walk Across America, A

by Peter Jenkins

Twenty-five years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across America. This is the book he wrote about that journey -- a classic account of the reawakening of his faith in himself and his country. "I started out searching for myself and my country," Peter Jenkins writes, "and found both." In this timeless classic, Jenkins describes how disillusionment with society in the 1970s drove him out onto the... (more)

The Long Walk

by Stephen King

On the first day of May, one hundred teenage boys meet for an event known throughout the country as "The Long Walk." If you break the rules, you get three warnings. If you exceed your limit, what happens is absolutely terrifying.

The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit

by Shirley MacLaine

It has been nearly three decades since Shirley MacLaine commenced her brave and public commitment to chronicling her personal quest for spiritual understanding. In testament to the endurance and vitality of her message, each of her eight legendary bestsellers -- from Don't Fall Off the Mountain to My Lucky Stars -- continues today to attract, dazzle, and transform countless new readers. Now Shirley is back --... (more)

Walking Meditation: The Experience of Peace in Every Step

Walking Meditation: The Experience of Peace in Every Step

by Thich Nhat Hanh, Anh Huong Nguyen

What if every step you took deepened your connection with all of life and imprinted peace, joy, and serenity on the earth? With Walking Meditation, listeners enjoy the first comprehensive instructional program in this serene spiritual practice to help them walk with presence and peace of mind whether in nature or on a busy city street. Presented in a unique format that combines a book with a DVD and audio CD,... (more)

Planetwalker: How to Change Your World One Step at a Time

Planetwalker: How to Change Your World One Step at a Time

by John Francis

When the struggle to save oil-soaked birds and restore blackened beaches left him feeling frustrated and helpless, John Francis decided to take a more fundamental and personal standhe stopped using all forms of motorized transportation. Soon after embarking on this quest that would span two decades and two continents, the young man took a vow of silence that endured for 17 years. It began as a silent... (more)

Wainwright Pictoral Guides, Book 5: Northern Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

Wainwright Pictoral Guides, Book 5: Northern Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

by A. Wainwright

Reproductions of the author's original artwork.

Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (Wainwright Book Two)

Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (Wainwright Book Two)

by Wainwright

Originally compiled in the 1950s and early 1960s, the Wainwright walking guides are perhaps the most distinctive and unusual such guides ever devised. The result of painstaking and lengthy research by their namesake and author over a period of thirteen years, the guides have retained their original format and design to this day. The books contain intricate hand drawn sketches by the author, detailing routes of... (more)

Wainwright Pictoral Guides, Book 3: Central Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

Wainwright Pictoral Guides, Book 3: Central Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

by Alfred Wainwright

Reproductions of the author's original artwork.

North Western Fells (Wainwright Book Six)

North Western Fells (Wainwright Book Six)

by Wainwright

Originally compiled in the 1950s and early 1960s, the Wainwright walking guides are perhaps the most distinctive and unusual such guides ever devised. The result of painstaking and lengthy research by their namesake and author over a period of thirteen years, the guides have retained their original format and design to this day. The books contain intricate hand drawn sketches by the author, detailing routes of... (more)

Wainwright Pictoral Guides, Book 4: Southern Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

Wainwright Pictoral Guides, Book 4: Southern Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

by A. Wainwright

Reproductions of the author's original artworks.

Wainwright Pictoral Guides, Book 7: Western Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

Wainwright Pictoral Guides, Book 7: Western Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

by A. Wainwright

Reproductions of the author's original artworks.

Walking Dublin: 24 Original Walks in and Around Dublin

Walking Dublin: 24 Original Walks in and Around Dublin

by Pat Liddy

MILES AWAY: A WALK ACROSS FRANCE

by Miles Morland

"<A> humorous and effervescent memoir of reflection, revitalization and good wine." -- San Francisco Chronicle At age forty-five, Miles Morland left his high-paying job at the London office of a Wall Street firm and took a leap -- actually, a hike -- into the unknown. A self-described "middle-aged wreck," Miles set out with his wife, Guislaine, to walk across France, from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.... (more)

The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism

The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism

by Geoff Nicholson

A fascinating, definitive, and very personal rumination on the history, science, philosophy, art, and literature of walking, by a skilled cultural commentator . Geoff Nicholson, author of Bleeding London and Sex Collectors , turns his eye to the intellectual and cultural history of that most common of activities—walking. This simple, omnipresent activity has inspired numerous subcultures, literary and... (more)

Wainwright Pictoral Guides, Book 1: Eastern Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

Wainwright Pictoral Guides, Book 1: Eastern Fells, 50th Anniversary Edition (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells)

by A. Wainwright

Reproductions of the author's original artwork.

London Orbital

by Iain Sinclair

A brilliant voyage of discovery into the deeply unfashionable fringes of London. 'It isn't often that one reads a book and is convinced that it's an instant classic, but I'm sure that "London Orbital" will be read 50 years from now. This account of his walk around the M25 is on one level a journey into the heart of darkness, that terrain of golf courses, retail parks and industrial estates which is Blair's... (more)

The Roads to Sata: A 2000-Mile Walk Through Japan (Origami Classroom)

The Roads to Sata: A 2000-Mile Walk Through Japan (Origami Classroom)

by Alan Booth

ALAN BOOTH'S CLASSIC OF MODERN TRAVEL WRITING Traveling only along small back roads, Alan Booth traversed Japan's entire length on foot, from Soya at the country's northernmost tip, to Cape Sata in the extreme south, across three islands and some 2,000 miles of rural Japan. The Roads to Sata is his wry, witty, inimitable account of that prodigious trek. Although he was a city person-he was brought up in... (more)

Experience the California Coast: A Guide to Beaches and Parks in Northern California

Experience the California Coast: A Guide to Beaches and Parks in Northern California

by California Coastal Commission

The shoreline between California's Golden Gate and the Oregon border offers an endless variety of coastal attractions: soft white sand and coarse pebble beaches, forests of Sitka spruce and fields of California poppies, redwood glades and crashing surf, lighthouses and whales. This easy-to-use, up-to-date, comprehensive guidebook, packed with information on every page, tells you where to go in coastal northern... (more)

Running Blind

by Lee Child

Across the country women are being murdered by an extraordinarily clever killer who leaves no trace of evidence, no fatal wounds, no signs of struggle, and no clues to an apparent motive. All the victims have in common is one thing: they each knew Jack Reacher. It's "spectacular" ( Seattle Times ) and "swift and brutal" ( New York Times ). Plan to stay up long past bedtime and do some serious... (more)

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Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

by Bill Bryson

by Peter Jenkins

by Stephen King

by Shirley MacLaine

by Thich Nhat Hanh, Anh Huong Nguyen

by John Francis

by A. Wainwright

by Wainwright

by Alfred Wainwright

by Wainwright

by A. Wainwright

by A. Wainwright

by Pat Liddy

by Miles Morland

by Geoff Nicholson

by A. Wainwright

by Iain Sinclair

by Alan Booth

by California Coastal Commission

by Lee Child