On the Beaten Path: An Appalachian Pilgramage

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Paperback
2009
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An eloquent, wise, and witty account of how one man's six-month, end-to-end hike of the Appalachian Trail led him back home.

Synopsis

An eloquent, wise, and witty account of how one man's six-month, end-to-end hike of the Appalachian Trail led him back home.

$15.80

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20+ in stock

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Published: 31 Jul 2009
ISBN 10: 1599214970
ISBN 13: 9781599214979

Media Reviews

A beautiful story. -Esquire A book for the rest of us, who will never climb Annapurna but still need to do something to test our own physical and mental limits. -National Geographic Adventure Delightful... [Rubin] writes humorously and honestly. -Seattle Times Engaging and enjoyable. -Library Journal Rubin opens his heart to hikers, people in the nearby towns and the reader, inviting everyone along to share both hardship and discovery. ... [He] tells a human tale of the search for meaning and the understandable need to reduce a complicated life to a simple passage from white blaze to white blaze, from town to town. -News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina

Author Bio

Robert Alden Rubin is a wirter and editor who lives with his wife, Catherine, in Sykesville, Maryland.