Walking: One Step At a Time by Erling Kagge (PDF)

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A lyrical account of an activity that is essential for our sanity, equilibrium, and well-being, from the author of Silence (“A book to be handled and savored.” —The Wall Street Journal)Placing one foot in front of the other, embarking on the journey of discovery, and experiencing the joy of exploration—these activities are intrinsic to our nature. Our ancestors traveled long distances on foot, gaining new experiences and learning from them. But as universal as walking is, each of us will experience it differently. For Erling Kagge, it is the gateway to the questions that fascinate him—Why do we walk? Where do we walk from? What is our destination?—and in this book he invites us to investigate them along with him. Language reflects the idea that life is one single walk; the word “journey” comes from the distance we travel in the course of a day. Walking for Kagge is a natural accompaniment to creativity: the occasion for the unspoken dialogue of thinking. Walking is also the antidote to the speed at which we conduct our lives, to our insistence on rushing, on doing everything in a precipitous manner—walking is among the most radical things we can do.

User’s Reviews

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Do you walk enough? Of course not. Modern life is designed to cut your walking to a bare minimum, even eliminate it if possible. This book beautifully explains why among the legions of bad situations in the world, this is a particularly bad one. The fact that the author is the only human being who has been to both the North and South pole and climbed Mount Everest is less impressive than what he says about walking and how he says it.

⭐I love this book. Then why only my 4-star rating? Because as a writing, this book is worth reading. But as a book, this writing is lacking.This really should have been a long magazine article, one worthy of National Geographic or The Atlantic or Harper’s. Instead a lot of fluff fills the void of this pocketsize book of only 180 pages. Fluff in the irrelevant or useless full-page photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and graphs. More fluff in the extra wide margins around all four edges of each page. Still more fluff in chapters that randomly conclude with a few lines of text at the top of an otherwise empty page. The author is a world-renowned explorer of all three Poles: the North Pole, the South Pole, and Mt Everest. Perhaps at times he had suffered snow blindness, which may have been contagious and so afflicted the book designer.Fluff abounds also in the writing that too often wanders from the subject of walking. But the majority of the writing that indeed pertains to walking is stellar. Kudos to the translator who succeeded admirably in providing us with text that does not seem translated. Yes, 5 stars for the text, if not 6 or 7. The author’s musings about walking are inspired of course by his treks to the three Poles, but also by his hikes on the streets and in the sewers of Manhattan, by his correspondence and conversations with Nobel Laureates and poets and professors, and by his daughter’s first steps and his grandfather’s death march to the gallows. Drawing from such rich experiences, his musings are often poetic and profound. So if you forget the book design fluff, you are sure to value this book.

⭐I love Erling Kagge’s prose, and how he makes a simple subject like walking feel breathtaking and profound. He also packs the book with philosophical and scientific references without detracting from its underlying peaceful grandeur.

⭐Excellent companion to his book “Silence.” If you enjoyed “Silence” you will enjoy “Walking” and vice versa. The discussion on Arne Naess’s ‘equation for well-being’ will remain with me forever and it comes to mind often as I hike the nearby mountains. I am more appreciative of the time I spend walking (and bicycling) and am always alert to those special things that enhance my well-being. If an apple a day can keep the doctor away, I suggest that a good walk can do the same thing.

⭐I picked this little book up at library on a whim. So glad I did. I have since bought it multiple times for my walking friends and family.There is no advise or information in this book it is more of a meditation or almost poetry about walking, I often pick it up and randomly choose a chapter for some walking inspiration. I have read it over and over again. My favorite book this year

⭐While I enjoyed and benefitted from reading “Walking: One Step At A Time, I was left feeling that there could have been just a bit more nourishment/background. Most importantly though it reemphasized the amazing powers of getting and keeping yourself moving, be it walking or running. Every step distances you from the medical establishment.

⭐Loved the book (Walking). Myself and my wife we use to travel and visit cities and mostly walking. Our average a day walk when “visiting” is 12 km peaks of 25 km.Your book gave meaning why we do that. But we know the places getting lost. And yes we use Google Maps and get lost the same way.Loved all wandering lost in space kinda feeling.Your book is a piece of beauty and likely the most joyful of the year.

⭐In a word, meh. I’m an inveterate walker myself, and it is great exercise and does open up the mind; but 164 pages? I read through the second half of the book pretty quickly just to finish it. (A character defect: I paid for it, I’m gonna read it, doggone it.) The narrative style seems more like stream of consciousness than being a cohesive whole. But my wife says I’m a curmudgeon, so don’t take my word for it.

⭐I like Erhling Kagge’s style of writing – maybe a bit whimsical for other fussy readers. Its a kind of philosophy about walking. He refers to great thinkers and people who are well known and their comments about walking.Unlike Silence his previous book, it has no chapters so from that point I found it challenging. However it speaks volumes to me about where I am at this point in my life and how much there is still to learn.Again its a small book, beautifully presented and easy to carry in a coat pocket. All bonus points in its favour for me.

⭐Philosophical musings on walking, drawing on both personal experiences (both poles and Everest included) and wider literature. Maybe a touch whimsical for some readers, but nevertheless a useful first-hand perspective about how and why walking is necessary for being both human and centred.

⭐A very enjoyable read , and very synonymous with how I feel when I walk.It has fired my enthusiasm for walking and exploring even more . I am in the in the final recovery stage after a major leg operation and getting back into my hillwalking , this has been a pleasurable reminder. I will recommend this book to friends and family.

⭐Simple book about important topic, we all should walk more. There is no such thing as too much walking. Now, I’m going to put my shoes on.

⭐I love walking and would agree with Erling that properly engaged with, it can be a spiritual experience. Erling sprinkles his book with small and beautiful stories about big ideas and thoughts – but does not cohere them as well as might be expected.

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