Title: Gets me ready for spring!
Product review: Bill Bryson, accompanied by his crazy friend Stephen Katz, has decided on a whim to hike the Appalachian Trail. A whim! Not the best approach to an incredibly difficult 2000+ mile hike. The two of them are completely out of shape and definitely unprepared for what they have signed on for.As the book progresses, Bryson shares not only how they came to terms with the fact that perhaps they had taken on a bit more than they should have, but some truly great information about life on the trail. There is a history of the AT, ecological information, and even a smattering of backwoods tips (mostly centering on Bryson's fear of bear attacks).Overall, A Walk in the Woods is a very humorous book--full of laughs primarily at the author's expense. At the same time, the true beauty of nature juxtaposed with the disaster of modern day America stands out in sharp relief. This is one of the few books I would say warranted its time on the bestseller list.
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