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Wanderlust: A History of Walking
by Rebecca Solnit
Walking through philosophy, pilgrimage, protest, cities and gardens: Rousseau, Wordsworth, suffragettes, Las Vegas. Wide-ranging and wise.
Read it if…
you want walking's cultural history.
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Skip it if…
you want a how-to.
Try instead: A Philosophy of Walking →
Three things you will actually use
- Thinking happens at walking pace.
- Walking is political.
- Cities are for feet.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the mind at three miles an hour.
Our verdict
Solnit on walking.
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