It’s tricky to write a good book about something as everyday as walking or hiking, but this author pulls it off—despite a few uneven parts. It’s a charming and thoughtful look at travel just for the soul.
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This volume provides a history of walking, exploring the relationship between thinking and walking and between walking and culture. The author argues for the preservation of the time and space in which to walk in an ever more car-dependent and accelerated world.
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Wanderlust, Rebecca Solnit
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- Released
- 2001
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- Title
- Wanderlust
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Rebecca Solnit
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140286012
- ISBN13
- 9780140286014
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Nature, Travel, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Women's Biographies, Walking
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- This volume provides a history of walking, exploring the relationship between thinking and walking and between walking and culture. The author argues for the preservation of the time and space in which to walk in an ever more car-dependent and accelerated world.