Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 917.40443 EAN: 9780307279460 ISBN: 0307279464 Label: Anchor Manufacturer: Anchor Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 397 Publication Date: December 26, 2006 Publisher: Anchor Release Date: December 26, 2006 Sales Rank: 807 Studio: Anchor
Editorial Review:
Product DescriptionThe 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 entertaing 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).
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - A quick, entertaining stroll
The humor of Bryson's book, an account of an unathletic amateur attempting to hike the AT, is a welcome relief from the clannishness and superiority that distinguishes the modern cults of extreme athletic performance (and much of modern athletic writing). Some of the critics of Bryson's book have fixated on the fact that he did not finish the trail. Their petty outrage and derision only reinforce, in my mind, a concluding thought of Bryson's: numbers are a poor tool for measuring human experience. ... Read More
Rating: - A pleasant read if you can wade through the smug
I enjoy Mr. Bryson's craft of writing. His description of the trail, and his attempt at walking it capture the imagination. Never mind that he doesn't finish the trail; it's his story of his attempt. The descriptions are vivid. It's an inspirational read, and reignites my love of hiking and makes me want to attempt a long, put-off goal of x-country skiing a hut trip! My complaint is his constant snide remarks about his walking partner, others on the trail, the towns he visits, the simpletons who ... Read More
Rating: - Entertaining all the way thru...
This is the first book by Bryson I picked up and I could hardly put it down before finishing it. It flows very well, is full of historical facts and great imagery of Bryson's journey along the AT.
Rating: - Grammer mistakes galore!
I loved this book but I'll be darned if there wasn't at least one mistake in the translation to the kindle version every few pages. One or two misplaced commas I can deal with but not the thirty+ mistakes that I alone found. It became distracting after awhile and it is obvious no one proofreads these Kindle versions before they are uploaded for folks to buy.
C'mon Amazon, if you want this Kindle thing to succeed, you're going to have to at least give these things a once-over.
Rating: - Waste of time, Misleading, Huge disappointment.............
This guy is a looser! I applaud him for "attempting" the AT trail, but come on! He did not do even half of it. This book is for people who will never venture down a trail of any kind! I have done my fair share of mountaineering and hiking; I would never fathom writing about my failed attempt to "walk" a trail. If I was getting paid to "hike" something like the AT trail, I sure in the hell would finish it.
The only funny part for me was Mary Ellen! The more I read the more I agree with her opinion. She ... Read More
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- A pleasant read if you can wade through the smug
- Entertaining all the way thru...
- Waste of time, Misleading, Huge disappointment.............