On the back cover, will self describes the book as magisterial. As can be expected, this is a complex topic, covering not only the details of geographic locale but the sociological and historical context of the subject as well. A history of walking by rebecca solnit online at alibris. With her unique combination of erudition, lyricism, and irreverence, rebecca solnit has written a book for those who trespass with both mind and body. Rebecca solnit is author of, among other books, wanderlust, a field guide to getting lost, the nbcc awardwinning river of shadows and a paradise built in hell. Rebecca solnit profile rebecca solnit on mainsplaining. Rebecca solnit is the author of numerous books, including hope in the dark, river of shadows. Through landscapes of pleasure, over the hills and dales of politics, wanderlust is a long, sweet walk through history in very good company. Nowhere in the book could the joy of walking be found. Called the voice of the resistance by the new york times, she has emerged as an essential guide to our times, through incisive commentary on feminism, violence, ecology, hope, and everything in between.
The comparison helps to clarify why solnits book feels a little insubstantial. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. See all books authored by rebecca solnit, including men explain things to me, and hope in the dark, and more on. In a series of well written essays, the author explored the contemplative, practical, and literary experiences of many who have. Rebecca solnit is the author of more than twenty books, including a field guide to getting lost, the faraway nearby, a paradise built in hell, river of shadows, and wanderlust. Wanderlust is a german word meaning joy of walking.
Rebecca solnit rebecca solnit rebecca solnit strand books. If this is so, then modern life is moving faster than the speed of thought, or thoughtfulness. Rebecca solnit is the author of more than twenty books, including the memoir recollections of my nonexistence and the nonfiction a field guide to getting lost. Rebecca solnit is the author of more than twenty books, including the memoir recollections of my nonexistence and the nonfiction a field guide to getting lost, the faraway nearby, a paradise built in hell, river of shadows, and wanderlust. She has written on a variety of subjects, including the environment, politics, place. Browse rebecca solnits bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. In 2003, she received the prestigious lannan literary award. Rebecca solnit audio books, best sellers, author bio. A book as powerful and influential as rebecca solnits men explain things to me. Drawing together many historiesof anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual moresrebecca solnit creates a fascinating portrait of the range of possibilities presented by walking. Her memoir recollections of my nonexistence will be published march 10.
Rebecca solnit books list of books by author rebecca solnit. Solnit creates a thin trail that connects walking with philosophy, politics, revolution, sexism, prostitution, and literature. Rebecca solnit is the author of fourteen books about civil society, popular power, uprisings, art, environment, place, pleasure, politics, hope, and memory, most recently the faraway nearby, a book on empathy and storytelling. In this first general history of walking, rebecca solnit draws together many histories to create a range of possibilities for this most basic act. Along the way, the book catches your attention with a beautiful point of insight or tak. Rebecca solnits facebook page is its own little world, a forum for her more than 100,000 followers to keep up with what matters most to the acclaimed american writer.
Sep 12, 2017 rebecca solnits facebook page is its own little world, a forum for her more than 100,000 followers to keep up with what matters most to the acclaimed american writer. Wanderlust is astonishingly more than that, including digression, celebration, and a certain amount of excess that lifts the mundane practice of walking out of the everyday world into close competition with. A history of walking 2000 is a lot like talking a hike. A history of walking, and as eve said to the serpent. For most bookish amblers, rebecca solnit s omnivorous wanderlust. A history of walking ebook written by rebecca solnit. Jun 01, 2001 rebecca solnit is the author of numerous books, including hope in the dark, river of shadows. With all due regards to the subtitle of this book, historys the least of it. A history of walking is a simply magical book by rebecca solnit tracing the concept of walking across disciplines, from philosophy to city planning to biology how did we become bipedal anyway, and why. She copypastes twitter exchanges, shares articles, and replies to comments from fans and friends. The structure of the book carries the reader from the. Arguing that walking as history means walking for pleasure and for political, aesthetic, and social meaning, solnit homes. At times, you may wonder what you have gotten yourself into, but you happily trek on. Drawing together many historiesof anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual mores rebecca solnit creates a fascinating portrait of the range of possibilities presented by walking.
Wanderlust is a much bigger and more ambitious bookso much bigger that i often struggled to read the very small print in the granta paperback edition. Rebecca solnit rebecca solnit is the author of more than twenty books on feminism, western and urban history, popular power, social change and insurrection, wandering and walking, hope and disaster. Eadweard muybridge and the technological wild west, wanderlust. Walking as locomotion, she reminds us, is older than humanity itself. A passionate, thought provoking exploration of walking as a political and cultural activity, from the author of the memoir recollections of my. Arguing that the history of walking includes walking for pleasure as well as for political, aesthetic, and social meaning, solnit. Dive deep into rebecca solnits wanderlust with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. In wanderlust rebecca solnit weaves together myriad facets of the human experience to chronicle the role of walking.
On landscape, gender, and art, which was nominated for the national book critics circle award in criticism. Rebecca solnit is author of, among other books, wanderlust, a field guide to getting lost, the nbcc awardwinning river of shadows and a paradise built. Rebecca solnit s wanderlust a history of walking is an entertaining read, an erudite guide for pilgrims, promenaders, and wanderers, for all those who walk for travel and leisure, health and pleasure. I remember being asked what i was reading 10 years ago by people who assumed id be reading some popular book recently published, but i was. May 01, 2014 rebecca solnit is author of, among other books, wanderlust, a field guide to getting lost, the nbcc awardwinning river of shadows and a paradise built in hell. Aug 16, 2018 i remember being asked what i was reading 10 years ago by people who assumed id be reading some popular book recently published, but i was, for my book on disasters, a paradise built in hell. A history of walking should be a good place to start.
Oct 23, 2015 rebecca solnit is the author of numerous books, including hope in the dark, river of shadows. Drawing together many historiesof anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs. A history of walking by rebecca solnit a delightful and mindexpanding look at one of the activities that makes us human. Walking is natural, or rather part of natural history, writes essayist solnit a book of migrations, 1997, etc. Her book captures, in the ease and cadences of its prose, the rhythms of a good walk. She is also the author of men explain things to me and many essays on feminism, activism and social change, hope, and the climate. Dive deep into rebecca solnit s wanderlust with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Rebecca solnits wanderlust a history of walking is an entertaining read, an erudite guide for pilgrims, promenaders, and wanderers, for all those who walk for travel and leisure, health and pleasure. With the hindsight of a decade and a half, solnits book emerges as triply timely today, as we struggle to master that ever more precarious.
She is also the author of men explain things to me and many essays on feminism, activism and social change, hope, and the climate crisis. The ultimate problem, she shows in her comic, scathing essay, is female selfdoubt and the silencing of women. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read wanderlust. Eadweard muybridge and the technological wild west. May 01, 2014 rebecca solnits wanderlust a history of walking is an entertaining read, an erudite guide for pilgrims, promenaders, and wanderers, for all those who walk for travel and leisure, health and pleasure. I was very much looking forward to reading wanderlust, as i had recently enjoyed rebecca solnits the faraway nearby and a field guide to getting lost. And she met susan sontag, at a new york institute for the humanities. A history of walking by rebecca solnit and think it is one of the greatest books ever written. She has written on a variety of subjects, including feminism, the environment, politics, place, and art. Walkers are practitioners of the city, for the city is made to be walked. Rebecca solnit is the author of more than twenty books, including the international bestseller men explain things to me. What does it mean to be out walking in the world, whether in a landscape or a metropolis, on a pilgrimage or a protest march.
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