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  The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, Philosophy, Literature, Theory and Practice of Pedestrianism (Paperback) By (author) Geoff Nicholson

  

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  Short Description for The Lost Art of WalkingThe author of "Bleeding London" and "Sex Collectors" turns his eye to the intellectual and cultural history of that most common of activities--walking. This fascinating rumination by a skilled cultural commentator analyzes the hows, wheres, and whys of walking through the ages.
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  • Publisher: Harbour Books (East) Ltd
  • Published: 01 September 2011
  • Format: Paperback 278 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: Literary | Memoirs | Society & Culture: General | Walking, Hiking, Trekking | Guidebooks
  • ISBN 13: 9781905128174 ISBN 10: 1905128177
  • Sales rank: 131,305

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• How we walk, where we walk, why we walk tells the world who and what we are. Whether it's once a day to the car, or for long weekend hikes, or as competition, or as art, walking is a profoundly universal aspect of what makes us humans, social creatures, and engaged with the world. Cultural commentator Geoff Nicholson offers his fascinating, definitive, and personal ruminations on the history, science, philosophy, art, and literature of walking. Nicholson finds people who walk only at night, or naked, or in the shape of a cross or a circle, or for thousands of miles at a time, in costume, for causes, or for no reason whatsoever. He examines the history and traditions of walking and its role as inspiration to artists, musicians, and writers like Bob Dylan, Charles Dickens, and Buster Keaton. In "The Lost Art of Walking," he brings curiosity, imagination, and genuine insight to a subject that often strides, shuffles, struts, or lopes right by us.