{"product_id":"in-praise-of-paths-walking-through-time-and-nature-paperback","title":"In Praise of Paths: Walking Through Time and Nature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTorbjørn Ekelund\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBecky L. Crook\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What [Ekelund is] addressing is the intention to walk one's way to meaning: the walk as spiritual exercise, a kind of vision quest... A key strategy for finding ourselves, then, is to first get lost.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ode to paths and the journeys we take through nature, as told by a gifted writer who stopped driving and rediscovered the joys of traveling by foot. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTorbj rn Ekelund started to walk--everywhere--after an epilepsy diagnosis affected his ability to drive. The more he ventured out, the more he came to love the act of walking, and an interest in paths emerged. In this poignant, meandering book, Ekelund interweaves the literature and history of paths with his own stories from the trail. As he walks with shoes on and barefoot, through forest creeks and across urban streets, he contemplates the early tracks made by ancient snails and traces the wanderings of Romantic poets, amongst other musings. If we still \"understand ourselves in relation to the landscape,\" Ekelund asks, then what do we lose in an era of car travel and navigation apps? And what will we gain from taking to paths once again? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A charming read, celebrating the relationship between humans and their bodies, their landscapes, and one another.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book was made possible in part thanks to generous support from NORLA.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTorbjørn Ekelund \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer, author, and co-founder of \u003cem\u003eHarvest\u003c\/em\u003e, an online magazine documenting wilderness adventures, environmental issues, and our relationship with nature. He lives in Oslo, Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoff Nicholson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of multiple books including\u003cem\u003e The Lost Art of Walking\u003c\/em\u003e. His writings have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, amongst others, and he is a contributing editor to the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43828590772310,"sku":"9781771649957","price":35.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/5138\/4918\/files\/RmRZQmM1NDIrZDBIN2htK0ozSUc5Zz09.webp?v=1768909479","url":"https:\/\/www.sourceandsage.com\/products\/in-praise-of-paths-walking-through-time-and-nature-paperback","provider":"Source \u0026 Sage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}