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A Walk In The Woods: The World´s Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike
Bill Bryson
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Description for A Walk In The Woods: The World´s Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Bryson
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784161446
SKU
V9781784161446
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About Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work ... Read more
Reviews for A Walk In The Woods: The World´s Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike
Choke-on-your-coffee funny
Washington Post
This is a seriously funny book
Sue Townsend
The Sunday Times
Short of doing it yourself, the best way of escaping into nature is to read a book like A Walk in the Woods... Mr Bryson has met this challenge with zest and considerable humor... a funny ... Read more
Washington Post
This is a seriously funny book
Sue Townsend
The Sunday Times
Short of doing it yourself, the best way of escaping into nature is to read a book like A Walk in the Woods... Mr Bryson has met this challenge with zest and considerable humor... a funny ... Read more