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A Walk in the Woods
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Our April, 2001 book was "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill
Bryson.
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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 lakesand 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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