On the Beaten Path
An Appalachian Pilgrimage
Published on 1. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-59921-497-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"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 CarolinaMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Guilford
United States
Publishing group
Rowman & Littlefield
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59921-497-9 (9781599214979)
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E-Book
03/2009
Simon + Schuster LLC
€14.83
Available for download
Person
Robert Alden Rubin is a wirter and editor who lives with his wife, Catherine, in Sykesville, Maryland.