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Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau Audiobook
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On an autumn morning in 1849, Henry David Thoreau stepped out his front door to walk the beaches of Cape Cod. Over a century and a half later, Ben Shattuck does the same. With little more than a loaf of bread, brick of cheese, and a notebook, Shattuck sets out to retrace Thoreau’s path through the Cape’s outer beaches, from the elbow to Provincetown’s fingertip.
This is the first of six journeys taken by Shattuck, each one inspired by a walk once taken by Henry David Thoreau. After the Cape, Shattuck goes up Mount Katahdin and Mount Wachusett, down the coastline of his hometown, and then through the Allagash. Along the way, Shattuck encounters unexpected characters, landscapes, and stories, seeing for himself the restorative effects that walking can have on a dampened spirit. Over years of following Thoreau, Shattuck finds himself uncovering new insights about family, love, friendship, and fatherhood, and understanding more deeply the lessons walking can offer through life’s changing seasons.
Intimate, entertaining, and beautifully crafted, Six Walks is a resounding tribute to the ways walking in nature can inspire us all.
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“This is a book for learning the spiritual practices of attention and wonder from a master teacher?both Thoreau, and his student, Shattuck.”
— Spirituality & Practice
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“The author’s comedic talents are formidable, and the characters he creates are hard to forget.”
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“A poignant tribute to nature.”
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“Part of the fun in Six Walks is how today’s reality―and Shattuck’s sense of humor―take over.”
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“A joy to read.”
— Provincetown Magazine -
“A love letter to New England’s natural world and the timeless revelations that walking in nature gives to us.”
— Arkansas International -
“Six Walks witnesses how, in every season, choosing to step into the natural world can lead to healing and peace.”
— Chicago Review of Books -
“This is a book for learning the spiritual practices of attention and wonder from a master teacher―both Thoreau, and his student, Shattuck.”
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“I think Thoreau would have liked this book, and that’s a high recommendation.”
— Bill McKibben, New York Times bestselling author -
“A gorgeous reminder that walking is the most radical form of locomotion nowadays.”
— Nick Offerman, New York Times bestselling author
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick in Nonfiction
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A New Yorker Best Books of the Year Pick
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A Wall Street Journal Pick for Spring
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A Town & Country Magazine Pick
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A New York Times pick of Spring
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About Ben Shattuck
Ben Shattuck, a former Teaching-Writing Fellow and graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, is a recipient of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize and a 2019 Pushcart Prize. He is the director of the Cuttyhunk Island Writers’ Residency and curator of the Dedee Shattuck Gallery. His writing can be found in the Harvard Review, The Common, the Paris Review Daily, Lit Hub, and Kinfolk Magazine. He lives with his wife and daughter on the coast of Massachusetts, where he owns and runs a general store built in 1793.
About Jonathan Todd Ross
Jonathan Todd Ross is a writer and an Earphones and Audie Award–winning voice actor. He has lent his voice to numerous anime television shows, including Yu-Gi-Oh! and Sonic X.