On Trails

On Trails
Author :
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 352
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781476739236
ISBN-13 : 1476739234
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Book Synopsis On Trails by : Robert Moor

Download or read book On Trails written by Robert Moor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that lie beneath our feet: How do they form? Why do some improve over time while others fade? What makes us follow or strike off on our own? Over the course of the next seven years, Moor traveled the globe, exploring trails of all kinds, from the miniscule to the massive. He learned the tricks of master trail-builders, hunted down long-lost Cherokee trails, and traced the origins of our road networks and the Internet. In each chapter, Moor interweaves his adventures with findings from science, history, philosophy, and nature writing--combining the nomadic joys of Peter Matthiessen with the eclectic wisdom of Lewis Hyde's The Gift. Throughout, Moor reveals how this single topic--the oft-overlooked trail--sheds new light on a wealth of age-old questions: How does order emerge out of chaos? How did animals first crawl forth from the seas and spread across continents? How has humanity's relationship with nature and technology shaped the world around us? And, ultimately, how does each of us pick a path through life? With a breathtaking arc that spans from the dawn of animal life to the digital era, On Trails is a book that makes us see our world, our history, our species, and our ways of life anew"--Book jacket flap.


On Trails Related Books

On Trails
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Robert Moor
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-04 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that lie beneath our feet: How do they form? Why do some improve
Embrace the Chaos
Language: en
Pages: 155
Authors: Bob Miglani
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-07 - Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An accomplished Fortune 50 executive translates for a western audience the lessons he learned from the land of his birth, India. Bob Miglani was stressed out, b
The Path of Life
Language: en
Pages: 221
Authors: Lisa N. Robertson
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-05-07 - Publisher: Thomas Nelson

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“This book should be your next read! I give The Path of Life my highest recommendation.”--Lysa TerKeurst, #1 New York Times bestselling author Uncover joy o
The Healing Path
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Dan B. Allender
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-09-26 - Publisher: WaterBrook

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Don't Waste Your Pain None of us escapes the heartache and disappointments of life. To live is to hurt, and we all have the wounds to prove it. Regardless of ho
What Is Your WHAT?
Language: en
Pages: 242
Authors: Steve Olsher
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-20 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Are you ready to discover your WHAT—that is, the 1 amazing thing you were born to do? Would you like to powerfully impact both those who share this lifetime w