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British adventurer and author; cycled round the world from 2001 to 2005 and popularised the 'microadventure'; writes and films about getting outdoors close to home.
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The Forest UnseenBook David George Haskell
The premise of The Forest Unseen is that the author is a biologist who goes out with a one meter square quadrat, which is a scientific measuring grid.
Five Books interview: the best books on Local Adventures
2024-03-12·fivebooks.com ↗
Pilgrim at Tinker CreekBook Annie Dillard
I read Pilgrim at Tinker Creek when I was cycling through Siberia in the middle of winter 20 years ago, and it’s one of the few books that’s completely stuck with me.
Five Books interview: the best books on Local Adventures
2024-03-12·fivebooks.com ↗
As I Walked Out One Midsummer MorningBook Laurie Lee
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is about a young man in the 1930s who, one day in early June, walks out from the little village where he grew up.
Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Books by Adventurers
2019-06-10·fivebooks.com ↗
TracksBook Robyn Davidson
Tracks is just fantastically well written.
Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Books by Adventurers
2019-06-10·fivebooks.com ↗
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