On Trails An Exploration
- 作者
- 出版社 Simon & Schuster
- 出版时间 不详年
- ISBN 9781476739212
- 定价 213.50
内容简介
Fromabrilliantnewliteraryvoicecomesagroundbreakingexplorationofhowtrailshelpusunderstandtheworld—fromtinyanttrailstohikingpathsthatspancontinents，frominterstatehighwaystotheInternet.
In2009，whilethru-hikingtheAppalachianTrail，RobertMoorbegantowonderaboutthepathsthatliebeneathourfeet：Howdotheyform?Whydosomeimproveovertimewhileothersdevolve?Whatmakesusfolloworstrikeoffonourown?Overthecourseofthenextsevenyears，Moortraveledtheglobe，exploringtrailsofallkinds，fromtheminisculetothemassive.Helearnedthetricksofmastertrail-builders，hunteddownlong-lostCherokeetrails，andtracedtheoriginsofourroadnetworksandtheInternet.Ineachchapter，Moorinterweaveshisadventureswithfindingsfromscience，history，philosophy，andnaturewriting—combiningthenomadicjoysofPeterMatthiessenwiththeeclecticwisdomofLewisHyde’sTheGift.
Throughout，Moorrevealshowthissingletopic—theoft-overlookedtrail—shedsnewlightonawealthofage-oldquestions：Howdoesorderemergeoutofchaos?Howdidanimalsfirstcrawlforthfromtheseasandspreadacrosscontinents?Howhashumanity’srelationshipwithnatureandtechnologyshapedworldaroundus?And，ultimately，howdoeseachofuspickapaththroughlife?
Moorhastheessayist’sgiftformakingnewconnections，theadventurer’sloveforpathsuntaken，andthephilosopher’sknackforaskingbigquestions.Withabreathtakingarcthatspansfromthedawnofanimallifetothedigitalera，OnTrailsisabookthatmakesusseeourworld，ourhistory，ourspecies，andourwaysoflifeanew.
In2009，whilethru-hikingtheAppalachianTrail，RobertMoorbegantowonderaboutthepathsthatliebeneathourfeet：Howdotheyform?Whydosomeimproveovertimewhileothersdevolve?Whatmakesusfolloworstrikeoffonourown?Overthecourseofthenextsevenyears，Moortraveledtheglobe，exploringtrailsofallkinds，fromtheminisculetothemassive.Helearnedthetricksofmastertrail-builders，hunteddownlong-lostCherokeetrails，andtracedtheoriginsofourroadnetworksandtheInternet.Ineachchapter，Moorinterweaveshisadventureswithfindingsfromscience，history，philosophy，andnaturewriting—combiningthenomadicjoysofPeterMatthiessenwiththeeclecticwisdomofLewisHyde’sTheGift.
Throughout，Moorrevealshowthissingletopic—theoft-overlookedtrail—shedsnewlightonawealthofage-oldquestions：Howdoesorderemergeoutofchaos?Howdidanimalsfirstcrawlforthfromtheseasandspreadacrosscontinents?Howhashumanity’srelationshipwithnatureandtechnologyshapedworldaroundus?And，ultimately，howdoeseachofuspickapaththroughlife?
Moorhastheessayist’sgiftformakingnewconnections，theadventurer’sloveforpathsuntaken，andthephilosopher’sknackforaskingbigquestions.Withabreathtakingarcthatspansfromthedawnofanimallifetothedigitalera，OnTrailsisabookthatmakesusseeourworld，ourhistory，ourspecies，andourwaysoflifeanew.
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