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The Wild Places
by Robert Macfarlane
Searching for wildness in Britain and Ireland, from remote islands to a hedge near home, and finding it everywhere. The book that made his name.
Read it if…
you think wildness is far away.
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Skip it if…
you want distant expeditions.
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Three things you will actually use
- Wildness is close.
- Sleep outside once.
- Map by attention.
Do this first
Read the final chapters on the near wild.
Our verdict
Wildness, nearby.
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