A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
分類: 图书,进口原版,Travel(旅游),Reference & Tips(参考与心得),Essays & Travelogues,
品牌: Bill Bryson
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Broadway (1999年5月4日)丛书名:Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail平装:304页正文语种:英语ISBN:0767902521条形码:9780767902526商品尺寸:13.3 x 2.1 x 20.3 cm商品重量:254 g品牌:
BroadwayASIN:0767902521商品描述内容简介Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes--and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.For a start there's the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. Despite Katz's overwhelming desire to find cozy restaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, and while on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilarious characters. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson's acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America's last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration,A Walk in the Woodsis destined to become a modern classic of travel literature.媒体推荐Choke-on-your-coffee funny.
--The Washington Post Book World
"Bryson is . . . great company right from the start--a lumbering, droll, neatnik intellectual who comes off as equal parts Garrison Keillor, Michael Kinsley, and . . . Dave Barry."
--The New York Times Book Review
"A Walk in the Woodsis an almost perfect travel book."
--The Boston Globe--Review