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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100147509793

ISBN-139780147509796

eBay Product ID (ePID)159906624

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Book TitleOld Ways : a Journey on Foot

Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWalking, Natural History, General, Essays & Travelogues, Special Interest / Hikes & Walks, World, Europe / Great Britain, Essays

Publication Year2013

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Travel, Sports & Recreation, Science, History

AuthorRobert Macfarlane

Book SeriesLandscapes Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight11.4 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsPraise for The Old Ways : "With a steady command of the literature and history of each place he visits, [Macfarlane] tries 'to read landscapes back into being.' His sentences bristle with the argot of cartographers, geologists, zoologists, and botanists." -- The New Yorker "Macfarlane explores the meditative aspects of being a pedestrian...not so much a travelogue as a travel meditation, it favors lush prose, colorful digressions...if you've ever had the experience, while walking, of an elusive thought finally coming clear or an inspiration surfacing after a long struggle, The Old Ways will speak to you - eloquently and persuasively." -- The Seattle Times "A backpack of assorted expeditions charted by a writer whose poetic and scientific skills are equal to one another...there are some splendid set pieces." -- The Wall Street Journal "A wonderfully meandering account of the author's peregrinations and perambulations through England, Scotland, Spain, Palestine, and Sichuan...Macfarlane's particular gift is his ability to bring a remarkably broad and varied range of voices to bear on his own pathways and to do so with a pleasingly impressionist yet tenderly precise style." --Aengus Woods, themillions.com "Macfarlane seems to know and have read everything...his every sentence rewrites the landscape in language crunchy and freshly minted and deeply textured. Surely the most accomplished (and erudite) writer on place to have come along in years." --Pico Iyer "Luminous, possessing a seemingly paradoxical combination of the dream-like and the hyper-vigilant, The Old Ways is, as with all of Macfarlane's work, a magnificent read. Each sentence can carry astonishing discovery." --Rick Bass "In Macfarlane, British travel writing has a formidable new champion... Macfarlane is read above all for the beauty of his prose and his wonderfully innovative and inventive way with language...he can write exquisitely about anywhere." --William Dalrymple, The Observer "In this intricate, sensuous, haunted book, each journey is part of other journeys and there are no clear divisions to be made...the walking of paths is, to [Macfarlane], an education, and symbolic, too, of the very process by which we learn things: testing, wandering about a bit, hitting our stride, looking ahead and behind." --Alexandra Harris, The Guardian, Praise for The Old Ways : "With a steady command of the literature and history of each place he visits, [Macfarlane] tries 'to read landscapes back into being.' His sentences bristle with the argot of cartographers, geologists, zoologists, and botanists." - The New Yorker "Macfarlane explores the meditative aspects of being a pedestrianâ€¦not so much a travelogue as a travel meditation, it favors lush prose, colorful digressionsâ€¦if you've ever had the experience, while walking, of an elusive thought finally coming clear or an inspiration surfacing after a long struggle, The Old Ways will speak to you eloquently and persuasively." - The Seattle Times "A backpack of assorted expeditions charted by a writer whose poetic and scientific skills are equal to one anotherâ€¦there are some splendid set pieces." - The Wall Street Journal "A wonderfully meandering account of the author's peregrinations and perambulations through England, Scotland, Spain, Palestine, and Sichuanâ€¦Macfarlane's particular gift is his ability to bring a remarkably broad and varied range of voices to bear on his own pathways and to do so with a pleasingly impressionist yet tenderly precise style." -Aengus Woods, themillions.com "Macfarlane seems to know and have read everythingâ€¦his every sentence rewrites the landscape in language crunchy and freshly minted and deeply textured. Surely the most accomplished (and erudite) writer on place to have come along in years." -Pico Iyer "Luminous, possessing a seemingly paradoxical combination of the dream-like and the hyper-vigilant, The Old Ways is, as with all of Macfarlane''s work, a magnificent read. Each sentence can carry astonishing discovery." -Rick Bass "In Macfarlane, British travel writing has a formidable new championâ€¦ Macfarlane is read above all for the beauty of his prose and his wonderfully innovative and inventive way with languageâ€¦he can write exquisitely about anywhere." -William Dalrymple, The Observer "In this intricate, sensuous, haunted book, each journey is part of other journeys and there are no clear divisions to be madeâ€¦the walking of paths is, to [Macfarlane], an education, and symbolic, too, of the very process by which we learn things: testing, wandering about a bit, hitting our stride, looking ahead and behind." -Alexandra Harris, The Guardian, Praise for The Old Ways : "With a steady command of the literature and history of each place he visits, [Macfarlane] tries 'to read landscapes back into being.' His sentences bristle with the argot of cartographers, geologists, zoologists, and botanists." - The New Yorker "Macfarlane explores the meditative aspects of being a pedestrianâ€¦not so much a travelogue as a travel meditation, it favors lush prose, colorful digressionsâ€¦if you've ever had the experience, while walking, of an elusive thought finally coming clear or an inspiration surfacing after a long struggle, The Old Ways will speak to you eloquently and persuasively." - The Seattle Times "A backpack of assorted expeditions charted by a writer whose poetic and scientific skills are equal to one anotherâ€¦there are some splendid set pieces." - The Wall Street Journal "A wonderfully meandering account of the author's peregrinations and perambulations through England, Scotland, Spain, Palestine, and Sichuanâ€¦Macfarlane's particular gift is his ability to bring a remarkably broad and varied range of voices to bear on his own pathways and to do so with a pleasingly impressionist yet tenderly precise style." -Aengus Woods, themillions.com "Macfarlane seems to know and have read everythingâ€¦his every sentence rewrites the landscape in language crunchy and freshly minted and deeply textured. Surely the most accomplished (and erudite) writer on place to have come along in years." -Pico Iyer "Luminous, possessing a seemingly paradoxical combination of the dream-like and the hyper-vigilant, The Old Ways is, as with all of Macfarlane's work, a magnificent read. Each sentence can carry astonishing discovery." -Rick Bass "In Macfarlane, British travel writing has a formidable new championâ€¦ Macfarlane is read above all for the beauty of his prose and his wonderfully innovative and inventive way with languageâ€¦he can write exquisitely about anywhere." -William Dalrymple, The Observer "In this intricate, sensuous, haunted book, each journey is part of other journeys and there are no clear divisions to be madeâ€¦the walking of paths is, to [Macfarlane], an education, and symbolic, too, of the very process by which we learn things: testing, wandering about a bit, hitting our stride, looking ahead and behind." -Alexandra Harris, The Guardian, Praise for The Old Ways : "With a steady command of the literature and history of each place he visits, [Macfarlane] tries ''to read landscapes back into being.'' His sentences bristle with the argot of cartographers, geologists, zoologists, and botanists." -- The New Yorker "Macfarlane explores the meditative aspects of being a pedestrian...not so much a travelogue as a travel meditation, it favors lush prose, colorful digressions...if you''ve ever had the experience, while walking, of an elusive thought finally coming clear or an inspiration surfacing after a long struggle, The Old Ways will speak to you - eloquently and persuasively." -- The Seattle Times "A backpack of assorted expeditions charted by a writer whose poetic and scientific skills are equal to one another...there are some splendid set pieces." -- The Wall Street Journal "A wonderfully meandering account of the author''s peregrinations and perambulations through England, Scotland, Spain, Palestine, and Sichuan...Macfarlane''s particular gift is his ability to bring a remarkably broad and varied range of voices to bear on his own pathways and to do so with a pleasingly impressionist yet tenderly precise style." --Aengus Woods, themillions.com "Macfarlane seems to know and have read everything...his every sentence rewrites the landscape in language crunchy and freshly minted and deeply textured. Surely the most accomplished (and erudite) writer on place to have come along in years." --Pico Iyer "Luminous, possessing a seemingly paradoxical combination of the dream-like and the hyper-vigilant, The Old Ways is, as with all of Macfarlane''s work, a magnificent read. Each sentence can carry astonishing discovery." --Rick Bass "In Macfarlane, British travel writing has a formidable new champion... Macfarlane is read above all for the beauty of his prose and his wonderfully innovative and inventive way with language...he can write exquisitely about anywhere." --William Dalrymple, The Observer "In this intricate, sensuous, haunted book, each journey is part of other journeys and there are no clear divisions to be made...the walking of paths is, to [Macfarlane], an education, and symbolic, too, of the very process by which we learn things: testing, wandering about a bit, hitting our stride, looking ahead and behind." --Alexandra Harris, The Guardian "A wonderful evocation of Britain''s natural beauty and a reminder of our need to connect with the wilderness" Times (London) "Time and again he takes the reader''s breath away" Financial Times "A beautiful and inspiring book." Independent (London) "A marvellously evocative portrait of place." Sunday Telegraph (London) "A beautifully modulated call from the wild, that will ensorcell any urban prisoner wishing to break free." Will Self "A powerful and passionate book, essential reading." Daily Mail

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Series Volume Number3

Dewey Decimal914.104861

SynopsisThe acclaimed author of The Wild Places and Underland examines the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move Chosen by Slate as one of the 50 best nonfiction books of the past 25 years In this exquisitely written book, which folds together natural history, cartography, geology, and literature, Robert Macfarlane sets off to follow the ancient routes that crisscross both the landscape of the British Isles and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the voices that haunt old paths and the stories our tracks tell. Macfarlane's journeys take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird islands of the Scottish northwest, from Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas. He matches strides with the footprints made by a man five thousand years ago near Liverpool, sails an open boat far out into the Atlantic at night, and commingles with walkers of many kinds, discovering that paths offer a means not just of traversing space but also of feeling, knowing, and thinking.

LC Classification NumberDA632.M325 2013