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May 4, 1998 · A WALK IN THE WOODS. by Bill Bryson ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 4, 1998. “Walking is what we did,” Bryson states: 800-plus out of the 2,100-plus miles, and that good sliver is sheer comic travel... The Appalachian Trail—from Springer Mountain, Ga., to Mount Katahdin, Me.—consists of some five million steps, and Bryson ( Notes from a Small ...
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by Bill Bryson. Critics' Opinion: Readers' Opinion: First Published: Jun 1998, 274 pages. Paperback: May 1999, 255 pages. Genres. Rate this book. Buy This Book. About this Book. Summary. Excerpt. Book Summary. An adventure, a comedy, a lament, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is destined to become a modern classic of travel literature.
May 5, 1998 · 4.06. 411,045 ratings22,179 reviews. The Appalachian 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.
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A Walk In the Woods was named by CNN as the funniest travel book ever written. A review in The New York Times stated that readers, "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". [16]
- Bill Bryson
- 274 pp (first edition)
- 1997
- 5 May 1998
"A Walk in the Woods" is a funny book, full of dry humor in the native-American grain. It is also a serious book. Nothing really terrible happened to the author, but by playing on our...
—The New York Times Book Review “A terribly misguided and terribly funny tale of adventure…choke-on-your-coffee funny.” —The Washington Post Book World “A Walk in the Woods is an almost perfect travel book.” —The Boston Globe
Jan 1, 1997 · A Walk in the Woods. bill-bryson. 4.12. 25 ratings4 reviews. The Appalachian 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.
