In Praise of Paths

Walking through Time and Nature

Torbjorn Ekelund, Becky L. Crook, Geoff Nicholson

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Greystone Books,Canada
13 July 2020

The natural world, country life & pets; Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday

An 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.

Torbjorn 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

By: Torbjorn Ekelund
Foreword by: Geoff Nicholson
Translated by: Becky L. Crook
Imprint: Greystone Books,Canada
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9781771644952
ISBN 10: 1771644958
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 13 July 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Torbjorn Ekelund is a writer, author, and co-founder of Harvest, an online magazine documenting wilderness adventures, environmental issues, and our relationship with nature. He lives in Oslo, Norway. Geoff Nicholson is the author of multiple books including The Lost Art of Walking. His writings have appeared in the New York Times and the Guardian, amongst others, and he is a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Reviews for In Praise of Paths: Walking through Time and Nature

A deeply fascinating meditation on the paths we take through our environment and our lives. - Erling Kagge, author of Silence: In the Age of Noise and Walking: One Step at a Time [Ekelund] invites his readers to join him on his chosen path, a path that involves regular walking with careful mindfulness. This is an invitation we should all accept. -The Vancouver Sun A quiet, reflective read. -Booklist