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020			_a1476739218 _q(hardcover) : _c$25.00
020			_a9781476739212 _q(hardcover) : _c$25.00
020			_z1476739234 _q(paperback)
020			_z9781476739236 _q(paperback)
020			_z9781476739243
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092			_a796.51 _bM819
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aMoor, Robert _c(Environmental journalist), _eauthor. _9311275
245	1	0	_aOn trails : _ban exploration / _cRobert Moor.
250			_aFirst Simon & Shuster hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bSimon & Schuster, _c2016.
264		4	_c©2016
300			_a340 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that lie beneath our feet: How do they form? Why do some improve over time while others fade? What makes us follow or strike off on our own? Over the course of the next seven years, Moor traveled the globe, exploring trails of all kinds, from the miniscule to the massive. He learned the tricks of master trail-builders, hunted down long-lost Cherokee trails, and traced the origins of our road networks and the Internet. In each chapter, Moor interweaves his adventures with findings from science, history, philosophy, and nature writing--combining the nomadic joys of Peter Matthiessen with the eclectic wisdom of Lewis Hyde's The Gift. Throughout, Moor reveals how this single topic--the oft-overlooked trail--sheds new light on a wealth of age-old questions: How does order emerge out of chaos? How did animals first crawl forth from the seas and spread across continents? How has humanity's relationship with nature and technology shaped the world around us? And, ultimately, how does each of us pick a path through life? With a breathtaking arc that spans from the dawn of animal life to the digital era, On Trails is a book that makes us see our world, our history, our species, and our ways of life anew"-- Book jacket flap.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
600	1	0	_aMoor, Robert _c(Environmental journalist) _xTravel. _9311276
650		0	_aHikers _zCanada _vBiography. _9311277
650		0	_aHiking _xPhilosophy. _9311278
650		0	_aTrails _xPhilosophy. _9311279
655		7	_aAutobiographies. _2lcgft _9728
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