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"A Tramp Abroad" is an 1880 travel book by Mark Twain that chronicles his travels in central and southern Europe. The fourth of six such travel books written by Twain, it follows Twain and his close friend Joseph Twichel as they attempt to walk across the continent. A classic work of travel literature not to be missed by fans and collectors of Twain seminal work. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835—1910), more commonly known under the pen name Mark Twain,...
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1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Includes the content of "Weight loss walk" and "Two mile walk". Weight loss walk offers 3 20 minute segments ranging from 1 to 1.5 miles that increase in intensity. Two mile walk guides you through the equivalent of a two mile walk in about 35 minutes.
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ix, 259 pages ; 24 cm
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"An incisive, utterly engaging exploration of walking: how it is fundamental to our being human, how we've designed it out of our lives, and how it is essential that we reembrace it." --Amazon.com.
Driven by a combination of a car-centric culture and a thirst for productivity and efficiency, we're spending more time sedentary and alone than we ever have before. If bipedal walking is truly what makes our species human, what does it mean that we are...
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960 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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Walking is one of our favorite pastimes and one of the easiest-- and healthiest-- ways to explore the world. This volume features carefully selected scenic walks throughout the world in both natural and urban settings, and is the ideal guide to the world's most exhilarating walks, hikes, and views. Each entry provides essential details about a must-try walk, including start and finish points, overall distance, difficulty rating, maps, and likely duration....
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xi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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The low-impact health benefits of walking have made it one of the most popular forms of daily exercise. Yet few people experience all the benefits that walking can offer. Here, Danny and Katherine Dreyer, well-known walking and running coaches, teach the walking technique they created that transforms walking from a mundane means of locomotion into an intensely rewarding practice that enhances mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Similar to...
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218 pages ; 22 cm
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"Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. Every day, we put one foot in front of the other -- yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? In this book, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits walking confers on our bodies and brains. From walking's evolutionary origins, traced back millions...
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vi, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Offers fifty walking tours in Ireland, providing information on sights, culture, flora and fauna, and topography of the land along the way, plus practical details, including directions, length, grade, conditions, and refreshments.
14) I went walking
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During the course of a walk, a young child identifies animals of different colors.
During the course of a walk, a young boy identifies animals of different colors. On board pages.
15) Turtle walk
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
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"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"--
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320 pages : map ; 22 cm
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Harold Fry is convinced that he must deliver a letter to an old love in order to save her, meeting various characters along the way and reminiscing about the events of his past and people he has known, as he tries to find peace and acceptance.
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A man named Gil walks from New York to Arizona to recover from a failed love. After he arrives, new neighbors move into the glass-walled house next door, and his life begins to mesh with theirs. In this warmly textured, drily funny, and philosophical account of Gil's unexpected devotion to the family, Lydia Millet explores the uncanny territory where the self ends and community begins what one person can do in a world beset by emergencies. Dinosaurs...
19) The walking tour
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It is the turn of this century. Two couples-businessman Bobby Rose and his artist wife Carole Ridingham, his partner Coleman Snow, and Snow's wife, Ruth Farr-have gone on a walking tour in Wales, during which a fatal accident occurs. The question of what happened preoccupies not only an ensuing negligence trial but also the narrator, Bobby and Carole's daughter. Susan lives alone in her parents' house near the coast of Maine, addressing us from a...
20) A walk in London
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1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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A child's-eye view of London top attractions blends lively artwork with fascinating facts, and features a sweeping gatefold of the city skyline.
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