"Walking" is an essay written by Henry David Thoreau, . Between 1851 and 1860 Thoreau read the piece a total of ten times, more than any other of his lectures. He considered it one of his... More > seminal works, so much so, that he once wrote of the lecture, "I regard this as a sort of introduction to all that I may write hereafter." Thoreau constantly reworked and revised the piece throughout the 1850s, calling the essay "Walking."
A meandering ode to the simple act and accomplished art of taking a walk. Profound and humorous, companionable and curmudgeonly. Walking, by America's first nature writer, is your personal and portable guide to the activity that, like no other, awakens the senses and soul to the 'absolute freedom and wildness' of nature.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an essayist, poet, philosopher, and anti-slavery activist. Among his other notable books are A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers and Civil Disobedience.< Less
I live in the city of Lucca and this is how I see it.
As I walk around the city I see its reflections in the puddles. As I enter the countless churches I'm awe of the "Light of God". As I... More > continue to stroll around the city , I revel in the ambiance and the subtle nuances of light and shade.
The city comes alive with Christmas lights, but I would love to have seen it as it was in bygone days.< Less
"When the End of Days was upon us, when all hope was gone, the stone Giant saved us all. Born out of the earth, he lifted us up on his back and carried the city away, walking out across the... More > world. We stepped off the page of history and became a fable.
This is our story."
An illustrated fairytale that recounts the journey of a Giant stone man as he carries a city on his back and walks over the whole world. 11 short stories that follow the fate and fortunes of the characters within the city over the course of 365 years, from the first day that the Giant begins his long walk...< Less
"When the End of Days was upon us, when all hope was gone, the stone Giant saved us all. Born out of the earth, he lifted us up on his back and carried the city away, walking out across the... More > world. We stepped off the page of history and became a fable.
This is our story."
An illustrated fairytale that recounts the journey of a Giant stone man as he carries a city on his back and walks over the whole world. 11 short stories that follow the fate and fortunes of the characters within the city over the course of 365 years, from the first day that the Giant begins his long walk...< Less
When the End of Days was upon us, when all hope was gone, the stone Giant saved us all. Born out of the earth, he lifted us up on his back and carried the city away, walking out across the world. ... More > We stepped off the page of history and became a fable.
This is our story.< Less
Continuing the WALKING THE TUBE series - this book guides you across the centre of London linking the stations from Hammersmith in the West to Barking in the East along the Hammersmith & City... More > Line. Find out a host of fascinating facts, whilst enjoying this tour through the great city!< Less
Continuing the WALKING THE TUBE series - this book guides you across the centre of London linking the stations from Hammersmith in the West to Barking in the East along the Hammersmith & City... More > Line. Find out a host of fascinating facts, whilst enjoying this tour through the great city!< Less
A series of short walks in and around the tiny pit villages that surround Durham City. Sherburn Village is steeped in natural and local history that is inter wound with Victorian industry, murder and... More > hardship. These short walks take the rambler on routes that are as old as the village its self and highlight various points of interest along the way.< Less
Two works created independently blend together in WALKED ON SPOT. Photographer Michael Skoglund explores a less polished side of New York City with raw images in brave colors. Poet Niclas Goldberg's... More > longing poems play with Skoglund's photographs to pine an urban realism haunted by New York City. At heart, combining images with these often short poems creates word association as if photograph & lyric fell into a rythmn. They are both originally from Sweden and are living in New York City.< Less
