Erling Kagge Walking : One Step at a Time Paperback Book

The North Pole The History of an Obsession by Erling Kagge is out now AN ODE TO WALKING FROM ONE OF THE WORLDS LEADING EXPLORERS AND THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SILENCEErling Kagge is a philosophical adventurer or perhaps an adventurous philosopher New York TimesAfter having put my shoes on and let my thoughts wander, I am sure of one thing to put one foot in front of the other is one of the most important things we do. From those perilous first steps as a toddler, to great expeditions, from walking to work to trekking to the North Pole, Erling Kagge explains that he who walks goes further and lives better. Walking is a book about the love of exploration, the delight of discovery and the equilibrium that can be found in this most simple of activities. If you are a walker this book will resonate with you, if you have seldom or never walked this book should be compulsory reading Rosamund YoungA thoughtproving and enjoyable book that revels in seeing the global in the local. Erling Kagge reveals new ways to view home and homo sapiens, and, as he travels leisurely, we grow slowly wiser Tristan GooleyPart rumination, part walking coach and companion . . . and one that might just do more for your health and happiness than your treadmill alone ever could New York Journal of BooksA thoughtful booklength essay on a takenforgranted human activity Kirkus[Walking is] much more subtle than a typical selfhelp . . . Erling Kagge uses his acquaintance with extreme environments to reflect on... | Erling Kagge Walking : One Step at a Time Paperback Book