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Bill Bryson and his friend Stephen Katz are two regular out of shape middle-aged guys who decide to hike the Appalachian Trail. They take several months to do it, hiking a little ways at a time, but make it across about 1000 miles of the US from Georgia to Maine.
As we travel with them along the way we learn a lot about the country, about hiking and about what it's like to take on the challenge of something that's really a bit bigger than you're capable of doing. Reading Bryson is an education i ...more
As we travel with them along the way we learn a lot about the country, about hiking and about what it's like to take on the challenge of something that's really a bit bigger than you're capable of doing. Reading Bryson is an education i ...more
Bill Bryson is such a hoot! I especially enjoyed the part of his trip where he got tired of walking and got a lift! Now THAT's my kind of guy ; )
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Bill Bryson offers a humorous account of his adventures walking the Appalachian Trail while describing the history of our national parks, strange habits of Americans in nature, and challenges we face in preserving wildlife while attempting to view it with or without the company of others. Although this was a satisfying read, he presented a sobering picture of the woods and their future. It's an entertaining book to listen to on a road trip, though there might be some language in it that you woul
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