Livro: WALK IN THE WOODS, A - BRYSON, BILL - RELATOS DE VIAGENS E AVENTURA

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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 lakes--and 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 there's the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. Despite Katz's overwhelming desire to find cozy restaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, and while on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilarious characters. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson's 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 America's last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is destined to become a modern classic of travel literature.

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BRYSON, BILL
Nasceu em Des Moines, Iowa, em 1951. Mudou-se para a Inglaterra em 1977 e recentemente voltou para os Estados Unidos. Escreveu vários livros de viagem, como The lost continent, Neither here nor there e Notes from a small island, além de dois sobre a língua inglesa (Mother tongue e Made in America) e a coletânea de crônicas Notes from a big country.

Walk In The Woods, A

Rediscovering America On The Appalachian Trail