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Resumen del Editor
Inhabiting a landscape, walking a landscape, writing a place and time
For Linda Cracknell, exposure to wind, rock, mist, and salt water is integral to her writing process. She follows Susan Sontag’s advice to “Love words, agonise over sentences, and pay attention to the world,” observing and writing her landscapes from the particulars of each moment.
In this varied essay collection, Linda backpacks on a small island that is connected to the mainland only at low tide. In winter snow, she hikes the wooded hillside close to her home, a place she is intimately familiar with in all seasons. And she retraces over three days the steps of a trek made by her parents seven decades earlier. She explores her inspirations, in nature and from other artists and their work, and she offers thoughtful writing prompts.
Listening to this collection will take you to new places, open your eyes to the world, and suggest ways to take note and make notes as you go—to inspire your own attentive looking, journaling, and writing practice.
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So whats a microadventure? Its close to home, cheap, simple, short and 100 percent guaranteed to refresh your life. A microadventure takes the spirit of a big adventure and squeezes it into a day or even a few hours. The point of a microadventure is that you don't need lots of time and money to meet a new challenge. This practical guide is filled with ideas for microadventures for you to experience on your own or with friends and family, plus tips and advice on safety and kit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring!
- De Peter Marshall en 10-19-19
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A Most Remarkable Creature
- The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey
- De: Jonathan Meiburg
- Narrado por: Jonathan Meiburg
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 630
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 535
An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet the clever, social birds of prey called caracaras, which puzzled Darwin, fascinate modern-day falconers, and carry secrets of our planet's deep past in their family history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don't leave reviews often, but . . .
- De Steven L Peck en 06-24-21
De: Jonathan Meiburg
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Full Circle
- A Pacific Journey with Michael Palin
- De: Michael Palin
- Narrado por: Michael Palin
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Following the hugely popular and successful Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole, Michael Palin set off to meet another challenge: an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the world's largest ocean, the Pacific.
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out of 5 stars
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Excellent, per usual
- De Enroute8 en 06-03-07
De: Michael Palin
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The Seine
- The River That Made Paris
- De: Elaine Sciolino
- Narrado por: Elaine Sciolino
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 100
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 79
Elaine Sciolino came to Paris as a young foreign correspondent and was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river from its source on a remote plateau of Burgundy to the wide estuary where its waters meet the sea, and the cities, tributaries, islands, ports, and bridges in between.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De Nom de Guerre en 08-06-21
De: Elaine Sciolino
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The Man Who Walked Through Time
- The Story of the First Trip Afoot Through the Grand Canyon
- De: Colin Fletcher
- Narrado por: Matthew Josdal
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
In 1963 Colin Fletcher became the first man to walk the length of Grand canyon, below the Rim. It began with a dream, when he and a friend detoured from a cross-country trip to take a hurried look at the great natural wonder. Standing on the Rim, surrounded by the profound and almost mystical silence, Fletcher knew that something had happened to the way he looked at things. He also knew that the Canyon, with its depths and distances, cliffs, buttes, and hanging terraces, beckoned to him, calling him on a journey that would challenge both his body and his mind.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Eloquent
- De Bill J en 07-20-20
De: Colin Fletcher
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Kingdom by the Sea
- A Journey Around the Coast of Britian
- De: Paul Theroux
- Narrado por: Ron Keith
- Duración: 14 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 61
American-born Paul Theroux had lived in England for 11 years when he realized he'd explored dozens of exotic locations without discovering anything about his adopted home. So, with a knapsack on his back, he set out to explore by walking and by short train trips. The result is a witty, observant and often acerbic look at an ever eccentric assortments of Brits in all shapes and sizes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Casting creates utter confusion
- De Susan en 09-01-09
De: Paul Theroux
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The Amur River
- Between Russia and China
- De: Colin Thubron
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 10 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 74
The Amur River is almost unknown. Yet it is the 10th longest river in the world, rising in the Mongolian mountains and flowing through Siberia to the Pacific. For 1,100 miles, it forms the tense border between Russia and China. Simmering with the memory of land-grabs and unequal treaties, this is the most densely fortified frontier on Earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bleak
- De Amazon Customer en 11-03-21
De: Colin Thubron
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My Midsummer Morning
- Rediscovering a Life of Adventure
- De: Alastair Humphreys
- Narrado por: Alastair Humphreys
- Duración: 6 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57
In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never been overseas. His idea was to walk through the country, earning money for food by playing his violin in bars and plazas. Nearly a century later, the book Laurie Lee wrote - As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning - inspired Alastair Humphreys. It made him fall in love with Spain - the landscapes and the spirit - and with Laurie's style of travel. Alastair dreamed of retracing Laurie Lee’s footsteps but could never get past the hurdle of being distinctly unmusical. This year, he decided to go anyway.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful book, listen NOW! And get outside!
- De Rosalind Burns en 02-16-20
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Jacob's Room
- De: Virginia Woolf
- Narrado por: Nadia May
- Duración: 6 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 62
Jacob's Room was the first of Virginia Woolf's novels to be published by the Hogarth Press, founded with her husband, Leonard Woolf, in their home at Hogarth House in Richmond in 1917. It is an episodic tale that attempts to evoke the inner life of Jacob Flanders and his social milieu during the first decade-and-a-half of the 20th century.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good listen
- De Cecilie Malling en 03-21-05
De: Virginia Woolf
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Ring of Bright Water
- De: Gavin Maxwell
- Narrado por: David Rintoul
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 69
'Ring of Bright Water' represents Gavin Maxwell's account of his life at Camusfearna, a remote cottage in the western Highlands, and in particular the two otters, Mijbil and Edal, who became his constant and much-loved companions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Kindness to Creatures Great and Small
- De Sariah en 01-19-18
De: Gavin Maxwell
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Headhunters on My Doorstep
- A True Treasure Island Ghost Story
- De: J. Maarten Troost
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 312
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 275
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 277
Entertainment Weekly calls acclaimed author and essayist J. Maarten Troost a "funny, candid, and down-to-earth travel companion". Both witty and poignant, Headhunters on My Doorstep follows Troost as he retraces Robert Louis Stevenson’s path through the South Pacific. Somewhere between AA meetings in Tahiti and discovering how the Island of Merrymaking got its name, Troost reconnects with himself, his family, and the beauty of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another great South Pacific Book from Mr. Troost
- De Michael en 08-29-13
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Mudlark
- In Search of London's Past Along the River Thames
- De: Lara Maiklem
- Narrado por: Xanthe Elbrick
- Duración: 9 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 73
A quixotic journey through London's past, Mudlark plumbs the banks of the Thames to reveal the stories hidden behind the archaeological remnants of an ancient city. Long heralded as a city treasure herself, expert "mudlarker" Lara Maiklem is uniquely trained in the art of seeking. Tirelessly trekking across miles of the Thames' muddy shores, where others only see the detritus of city life, Maiklem unearths evidence of England's captivating, if sometimes murky, history - with some objects dating back to 43 AD, when London was but an outpost of the Roman Empire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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thoroughly enjoyed
- De j en 11-21-20
De: Lara Maiklem
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The Waves
- De: Virginia Woolf
- Narrado por: Frances Jeater
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 172
The Waves traces the lives of six friends from childhood to old age. It was written when Virginia Woolf was at the height of her experimental powers, and she allows each character to tell their own story, through powerful, poetic monologues. By listening to these voices struggling to impose order and meaning on their lives, we are drawn into a literary journey that stunningly reproduces the complex, confusing and contradictory nature of human experience. It is read with affection and skill by Frances Jeater.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not an easy read but worth it
- De Lena en 03-26-16
De: Virginia Woolf
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In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond
- In Search of the Sasquatch
- De: John Zada
- Narrado por: Pete Cross
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 105
On the central and north coast of British Columbia, the Great Bear Rainforest is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, containing more organic matter than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. The area plays host to a wide range of species, from thousand-year-old western cedars to humpback whales to iconic white Spirit bears. According to local residents, another giant is said to live in these woods.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not a relatable book
- De RJK en 07-14-19
De: John Zada