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Reddit mentions of A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail)
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We found 9 Reddit mentions of A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail). Here are the top ones.
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I love Bill's writing, especially A Walk in the Woods, especially the chapter where he's talking about all the ways that he might die on the trail. That book got me into hiking.
And how amazing is it that Bryson was played by Robert Redford in the movie adaptation?! Sadly I heard it wasn't... well, wasn't all that good of a movie, but for anyone of Redford's generation, having him play you in anything is incredible. Cheers!
You should try A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson.
Try Krakauer's other well known book Into Thin Air, and because there's some controversy regarding his version of events, also The Climb by Anatoli Boukreev who was a major player that day.
Krakauer's other book Under the Banner of Heaven is a good "true crime" style story about some Morman murders, but may not be enough like Into the Wild to appeal to you.
Over the Edge of the World is more of a history, covering Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth. It was facinating and definately had intrigue, machinations, and survival elements.
Another book on exploration and survival, Endurance: Shakleton's Incredible Voyage
And another one, Fatal Journey: The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson. I think this is the one I read, but I can't be certain. It doesn't seem to be as well regarded, but i thought it was still interesting.
A book on diving and survival: The Last Dive, Chowdhury
The Hot Zone could be thought of as science survival. Anyway, you'll probably love the opening bits in Africa, although it does slow way down after that.
Far away from survival, but still about travel are the wonderful Bill Bryson's travelogues. Witty and informative. In a Sunburned Country and A Walk in the Woods are particularly recommended.
Wheel of Time series (first book is The Eye of the World).
Fantastic fantasy series.
I also noticed you had a few books about the Appalachian Trail - I would recommend A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Nice read and beautiful pics. I'd love to do this some day. There's just something about nature that enriches the soul. And then there's bears. Bears scare the shit out of me.
If anyone is interested, this book on a trek through the Appalachian Trail is hilarious and informative. First thing that came to my mind while reading this article.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Hope you're having a great day, Grey's Assistant! I've got three book recommendations!
The First is A Walk in the Woods, or any Bill Bryson Book (At Home and One Summer are great as well). Bill Bryson hikes the Appalachian Trail, discussing in humorous detail the process as well as delving into history on America's parks and trails.
https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Woods-Rediscovering-Appalachian-Official-ebook/dp/B000S1LSAM
Next is "The Grasshopper Trap" by Patrick McManus. Another columnist, this time appearing in a lot of fishing and game magazines. I doubt Grey has read these. They're fairly short stories and light reading. McManus tells (or invents) stories from his childhood living in a rural setting, and has a lot of funny stories from hunting and fishing trips from his adulthood. It's a little "blue collar comedy tour", and a little "guy humor" but pretty wholesome and really entertaining. I seriously doubt Grey would have read these, which is why I am suggesting it in the first place.
https://www.amazon.com/Grasshopper-Trap-Patrick-F-McManus-ebook/dp/B00723IO7Y/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+grasshopper+trap&qid=1565735667&s=digital-text&sr=1-1
Finally, and this one is the most niche of all, is Nature's Flyers: Birds Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight by David E. Alexander. This book straddles the line between a textbook and non-fiction informative reading. It goes into different types of flight, the physics of natural flight, which animals do what kinds, why their bodies allow them to fly the ways they do, migration, how animals may have evolved flight, the impacts on the world... it's just a fascinating book, but it can require focus to read. This appeals to me since I studied Mechanical Engineering and love birds, but there's a chance it may tickle Grey's fancy as well. If he's looking something to test his enhanced focus after Project Cyclops, this is a good one.
Unfortunately this book is not on kindle. Used versions can be acquired from Amazon for around 20 dollars.
https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Flyers-Biomechanics-Alexander-2002-01-31/dp/B01FGNI53E/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=nature%27s+flyers%3A+birds+insects+and+the+biomechanics+of+flight&qid=1565735964&s=digital-text&sr=8-1-fkmr0
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