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The Old Ways
by Robert Macfarlane
Macfarlane walks ancient paths in Britain, Spain, Palestine and Tibet, thinking about how routes shape thought. Erudite and companionable.
Read it if…
you want walking as thinking.
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Skip it if…
you want a trail guide.
Try instead: The Wild Places →
Three things you will actually use
- Paths are thought made ground.
- Walk the old ways.
- Place has memory.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the Broomway.
Our verdict
Ancient paths.
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