The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane

The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot

Landscapes

Robert Macfarlane

373 pages first pub 2012 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history nature travel adventurous reflective slow-paced

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The acclaimed author of The Wild Places and Underland examines the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move Chosen by Slate as one of the 50 best nonfiction books of the past 25 yearsIn this exquisitely written book, which...

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Moods

reflective 91%
informative 80%
inspiring 59%
adventurous 47%
relaxing 32%
emotional 19%
hopeful 16%
challenging 9%
lighthearted 8%
mysterious 4%
sad 3%
funny 2%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Average rating

4.1

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