Автор: Fondren Kristi McLeod Название: Walking on the Wild Side: Long-Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail ISBN: 081357188X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813571881 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 30050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Received the 2016 Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Recreation and Park Research from the National Recreation and Park Association The most famous long-distance hiking trail in North America, the 2,181-mile Appalachian Trail-the longest hiking-only footpath in the world-runs along the Appalachian mountain range from Georgia to Maine. Every year about 2,000 individuals attempt to “thru-hike” the entire trail, a feat equivalent to hiking Mount Everest sixteen times. In Walking on the Wild Side, sociologist Kristi M. Fondren traces the stories of forty-six men and women who, for their own personal reasons, set out to conquer America’s most well known, and arguably most social, long-distance hiking trail. In this fascinating in-depth study, Fondren shows how, once out on the trail, this unique subculture of hikers lives mostly in isolation, with their own way of acting, talking, and thinking; their own vocabulary; their own activities and interests; and their own conception of what is significant in life. They tend to be self-disciplined, have an unwavering trust in complete strangers, embrace a life of poverty, and reject modern-day institutions. The volume illuminates the intense social intimacy and bonding that forms among long-distance hikers as they collectively construct a long-distance hiker identity. Fondren describes how long-distance hikers develop a trail persona, underscoring how important a sense of place can be to our identity, and to our sense of who we are. Indeed, the author adds a new dimension to our understanding of the nature of identity in general. Anyone who has hiked-or has ever dreamed of hiking-the Appalachian Trail will find this volume fascinating. Walking on the Wild Side captures a community for whom the trail is a sacred place, a place to which they have become attached, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.
Автор: Cook Kristi Название: Haven ISBN: 1442407603 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442407602 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 16930.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Violet McKenna thought she was crazy when she had a vivid vision of her dad's murder--and when her premonition came true, her life fell apart. She'd had flashes of other events too, but nobody believed her. Then she found a new school. At Winterhaven, Violet fits right in. All the students have special "gifts" like her own, and she quickly finds a close group of friends. But Violet's attraction to an alluring boy becomes problematic when intense visions of his death start to haunt her. In her premonitions, the secret he is unwilling to share begins to reveal itself--and the unbelievable becomes reality. Because not only is her crush a vampire, but Violet is one of the only living vampire slayers...and her destiny is to destroy him.
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