The Lost Art of Walking: The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism

The Lost Art of Walking: The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism - Paperback

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The Lost Art of Walking: The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism - Paperback

The Lost Art of Walking: The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism - Paperback

by Geoff Nicholson
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Book Overview

How we walk, where we walk, why we walk tells the world who and what we are. Whether it's once a day to the car, or for long weekend hikes, or as competition, or as art, walking is a profoundly universal aspect of what makes us humans, social creatures, and engaged with the world. Cultural commentator, Whitbread Prize winner, and author of Sex Collectors Geoff Nicholson offers his fascinating, definitive, and personal ruminations on the literature, science, philosophy, art, and history of walking.

Nicholson finds people who walk only at night, or naked, or in the shape of a cross or a circle, or for thousands of miles at a time, in costume, for causes, or for no reason whatsoever. He examines the history and traditions of walking and its role as inspiration to artists, musicians, and writers like Bob Dylan, Charles Dickens, and Buster Keaton. In The Lost Art of Walking, he brings curiosity, imagination, and genuine insight to a subject that often strides, shuffles, struts, or lopes right by us.
ISBN9781594484032
Author Geoff Nicholson
PublisherPenguin Adult Hc/Tr
GenreBiography and Travel
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages288
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Geoff Nicholson is the author of twenty books, including Sex Collectors, Hunters and Gatherers, The Food Chain, and Bleeding London, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize. He divides his time between Los Angeles and London.

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