Baker & Taylor A wry account by the author of The Lost Continent traces an adventurous and arduous trek past the Appalachian Trail's natural pleasures, human eccentrics, and offbeat comforts. Reprint. $175,000 ad/promo. Tour.
Baker & Taylor Traces the author's adventurous trek along the Appalachian Trail past its natural pleasures, human eccentrics, and offbeat comforts
Random House, Inc. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â¢Â The classic chronicle of a âterribly misguided and terribly funnyâ (The Washington Post) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body  âThe best way of escaping into nature.ââThe New York Times  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 lakesâand 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 thereâs the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Brysonâs 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 Americaâs last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is a modern classic of travel literature.  NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
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