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A Philosophy of Walking by John Howe, Frédéric Gros, Clifford Harper

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kitty_f's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

tonegaka's review against another edition

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reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

matritense's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

3.5

The "original" chapters are very inspiring, however, the chapters about other philosophers are unnecessarily long winded and interesting for the most part.

secemozmen's review against another edition

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inspiring medium-paced

5.0

nerdyrev's review against another edition

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5.0

I cannot say enough good things about this book! There is usually a book I go wild for each year and this is this year's book. It will be given to friends who will appreciate and wind up adoring this book. Granted, this is not a book for everyone though.
This is truly a philosophy book and it says it right in the title. This is a book about the essence of walking, the experience of walking, the disdain of walking, and famous walking philosophers. Due to this, it is not a mass market book.
I am a contemplative who enjoys thinking while walking or running. I resonated with many of the points the author made about slowing down, enjoying the essence of life, and breathing it all in. This hit every pleasure nerve in my contemplative body, hence the excitement behind this book. This is a book about why we walk and the experience of walking rather than about walking.
If you enjoy philosophy, contemplation, and really deep and rich writing, walk (don't run) and grab this one. My first truly exciting 5 star of the year.