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Carregando... A walk in the woods : rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (edição: 2007)de Bill Bryson
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Not the best, but still gave me a chuckle and a think. ( ) Con casi 3.500 km de longitud, el sendero de los Montes Apalaches es el camino pedestre más largo del mundo. Discurre por el Este de Norteamérica a lo largo de catorce estados, desde Maine hasta Georgia, y atraviesa algunos de los paisajes más indescriptiblemente bellos del continente. Sin apenas experiencia en senderismo, desafiando las adversidades meteorológicas y geográficas, y menoscabando el peligro de una fauna hostil (desde el improbable oso americano hasta el amenazado mejillón de agua dulce), el socarrón Bill Bryson decide emprender el camino acompañado únicamente de su ácida capacidad descriptiva, una mochila cargada de cosas inútiles y su tosco amigo Katz, cuya forma física es incluso más lamentable que la suya propia. Autor de numerosos títulos de éxito, Bryson demuestra en tono humorístico que la descripción naturalista y el retrato de costumbres pueden convivir perfectamente con la sátira, la militancia medioambiental y la crítica mordaz al sistema en el que vivimos. This was the first Bryson book I read, and I enjoyed every page. Living in Seoul at the time, I was aching for the woods, and this was a great remedy. Bryson's wit weren't lost as he talked about hiking the trail as a non-hiker. It gave me a great taste of the backcountry while surrounded by 18 million other residents. Considering my fondness for the outdoors and witty writing, and my fascination with Appalachia and the Smokies, I can't believe I never heard of this book until the book club at work announced it as our November read. What a fabulous travelogue! I love how thoroughly Bryson describes the history of the Appalachian Trail as well as it's rigors, topography, sights, sounds, smells, risks and rewards. And I laughed on just about every page. If you're into hiking and outdoors, this is a must-read humorous first person account of a wilderness hiking novice getting in over his head and discovering the rigors of exploring the Appalachian Trail. Just Bryson's amusing experiences learning about hiking gear is worth reading, as well as his poking fun at "city slicker" hikers in their fancy name brand gear. My husband and I vacationed in the Smokies last Fall and got to hike a tiny stretch of the AT (not nearly as much as we wanted, due to it already being so icy and slick in early November). So, this travelogue brought back fond memories of that trip, and particular designations around the national park.
Bryson's breezy, self-mocking tone may turn off readers who hanker for another ''Into Thin Air'' or ''Seven Years in Tibet.'' Others, however, may find themselves turning the pages with increasing amusement and anticipation as they discover that they're in the hands of a satirist of the first rank, one who writes (and walks) with Chaucerian brio. [Bryson] was often exhausted, his ''brain like a balloon tethered with string, accompanying but not actually part of the body below.'' The reader, by contrast, is rarely anything but exhilarated. And you don't have to take a step. Está contido emTem a adaptaçãoÉ resumida em
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HTML: The 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 entertaining 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 Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Google Books — Carregando... GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)917.40443History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in North America Northeastern U.S. Travel 1865- 1945-1999Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia:
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