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33. Robert Twigger, Walking the Great North Line: From Stonehenge to Lindisfarne to (kind of) Discover the Mysteries of Our Ancient Past
I wish I could remember who recommended Robert Twigger’s Walking the Great North Line to me. I’d like to thank whoever it was publicly, for two reasons: I hadn’t heard of it until that person told me about it, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Twigger, the author of a dozen books, realized one day that … Continue reading 33. Robert Twigger, Walking the Great North Line: From Stonehenge to Lindisfarne to (kind of) Discover the Mysteries of Our Ancient Past →
30. Sarah Tolmie, All the Horses of Iceland
I’m not sure how All the Wild Horses of Iceland came into my possession—I suspect my friend Tanis MacDonald sent it to me in trade for some books about walking, because there’s a postcard from her tucked inside—but I’m glad it did, and that I read it near the end of my trip to England, … Continue reading 30. Sarah Tolmie, All the Horses of Iceland →
29. Simon Armitage, Walking Away: Further Travels with a Troubadour on England’s South West Coast Path
I read Simon Armitage’s Walking Away: Further Travels with a Troubadour on England’s South West Coast Path while walking along Hadrian’s Wall. Okay, not while trudging along beside rivers and roads or climbing steep hills (the poor Roman soldiers who hauled stones and mortar up those heights), but on the flight to England, on trains, … Continue reading 29. Simon Armitage, Walking Away: Further Travels with a Troubadour on England’s South West Coast Path →
25. Tim Ingold, Being Alive: Essays on Movement, Knowledge and Description
Tim Ingold’s Being Alive: Essays on Movement, Knowledge and Description has been on my bookshelf for several years, one of those books I’ve bought with every intention of reading and hadn’t opened. In fact, I think I bought it because someone recalled the copy I had borrowed from the library, which was also sitting on … Continue reading 25. Tim Ingold, Being Alive: Essays on Movement, Knowledge and Description →
