- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Abbeville Press (Jun 20 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0789208016
- ISBN-13: 978-0789208019
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 22.7 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 998 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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#476,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #66 in Books > Health, Mind & Body > Exercise & Fitness > Walking
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning photographs, well-written text,
By Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Walking the World's Most Exceptional Trails (Hardcover)
Wow! This is a coffee table book that not only has sumptuous photographs, the accompanying text is equally enchanting. This is a book from which you can derive hours of satisfaction, either admiring the photos, or reading the various chapters. Napier describes some of the world's greatest walks/hikes and if you're a vicarious armchair traveler, this might entice you to actually get on a plane, lace up your boots and get going!Rarely have I enjoyed a coffee table book this much, it's very well done, well written and a joy throughout. Highly recommended!
5.0 out of 5 stars
I am buying this book, for sure,
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This review is from: Walking the World's Most Exceptional Trails (Hardcover)
I spent a loooong time in the bookstore perusing this book, drooling, slowly turning the pages - and I put it on my Christmas list. No one bought it for me, so I'm buying it for myself. If you can walk and have the wherewithal to travel a bit (time and money help), this book makes it possible to easily plan a very special vacation lasting from 1-2 weeks.Best of all, you don't have to camp out if you don't want to: there's a hotel, hostel, or inn waiting for you at the end of each day's journey. And you don't have to lug 40 pounds of gear on your back; all you carry is a day pack with your lunch, a jacket and rain gear, water, sunscreen, etc. Your luggage is driven on ahead and will be awaiting your arrival at that snug little inn where you can put your feet up, have a beer or glass of wine, and wait for dinner to be ready. The walks are all over the world: Morocco, England, Chile, Greece, the US, etc. The trips range from easy to challenging. The directions, maps, and details appear to be excellent, tho of course I haven't checked them out thru actual usage yet. But I will, I will.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews) 70 of 75 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I am buying this book, for sure,
By Peggy Vincent "author and reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Walking the World's Most Exceptional Trails (Hardcover)
I spent a loooong time in the bookstore perusing this book, drooling, slowly turning the pages - and I put it on my Christmas list. No one bought it for me, so I'm buying it for myself. If you can walk and have the wherewithal to travel a bit (time and money help), this book makes it possible to easily plan a very special vacation lasting from 1-2 weeks.Best of all, you don't have to camp out if you don't want to: there's a hotel, hostel, or inn waiting for you at the end of each day's journey. And you don't have to lug 40 pounds of gear on your back; all you carry is a day pack with your lunch, a jacket and rain gear, water, sunscreen, etc. Your luggage is driven on ahead and will be awaiting your arrival at that snug little inn where you can put your feet up, have a beer or glass of wine, and wait for dinner to be ready. The walks are all over the world: Morocco, England, Chile, Greece, the US, etc. The trips range from easy to challenging. The directions, maps, and details appear to be excellent, tho of course I haven't checked them out thru actual usage yet. But I will, I will. 25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Commercial rip-off,
By James Manahan "James Manahan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Walking the World's Most Exceptional Trails (Hardcover)
The described walks are sponsored by commercial enterprises. The book amounts to a series of advertisements. The only 'maps' offered are less than two inch rectangles showing the towns or cities that might be named in the hike. Since the commercial tour leaders themselves provide free, more detailed, and dramatically photographed books, this one amounts to a rip-off. It is farily useless for the independent traveler
41 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning photographs, well-written text,
By Candace Scott - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Walking the World's Most Exceptional Trails (Hardcover)
Wow! This is a coffee table book that not only has sumptuous photographs, the accompanying text is equally enchanting. This is a book from which you can derive hours of satisfaction, either admiring the photos, or reading the various chapters. Napier describes some of the world's greatest walks/hikes and if you're a vicarious armchair traveler, this might entice you to actually get on a plane, lace up your boots and get going!Rarely have I enjoyed a coffee table book this much, it's very well done, well written and a joy throughout. Highly recommended! |
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