A Walk In The Woods

作者 Bill Bryson著
出版社 Doubleday
出版时间 1998年9月第1版
ISBN 9780552997027
定价 88.00

内容简介

Thelongestcontinuousfootpathintheworld,theAppalachianTrailstretchesalongtheEastCoastoftheUnitedStates,fromGeorgiatoMaine,throughsomeofthemostarrestingandcelebratedlandscapesinAmerica.Attheageofforty-four,inthecompanyofhisfriendStephenKatz(lastseeninthebestsellingNeitherHerenorThere),BillBrysonsetofftohikethroughthevasttangledwoodswhichhavebeenfrighteningsensiblepeopleforthreehundredyears.Aheadlayalmost2,200milesofremotemountainwildernessfilledwithbears,moose,bobcats,rattlesnakes,poisonousplants,disease-bearingtics,theoccasionalchucklingmurdererand-perhapsmostalarmingofall-peoplewhosefavouritepastimeisdiscussingtherelativemeritsoftheexternal-framebackpack.Facingsavageweather,mercilessinsects,unreliablemapsandaficklecompanionwhoseprofoundestwishwastogotoamotelandwatchTheX-Files,Brysongamelystruggledthroughthewildernesstoachievealifetime'sambition-nottodieoutdoors.

作者简介

BillBrysonismuchlovedforhisbestsellingtravelbooks,fromTheLostContinenttoDownUnder,butNotesfromaSmallIslandhasearnedaparticularlyspecialplaceinthenation'sheart(anationalpollforWorldBookDayin2003voteditthebookthatbestrepresentsBritain).HisacclaimedAShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingwontheAventisPrizeforScienceBooksandtheDescartesScienceCommunicationPrize.HehasnowreturnedtoliveintheUKwithhiswifeandfamily.

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