{"product_id":"six-walks-isbn-9781953534040","title":"Six Walks","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA New England Indie Bestselller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Summer, a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Town \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Spring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gorgeous reminder that walking is the most radical form of locomotion nowadays.” ―Nick Offerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I think Thoreau would have liked this book, and that’s a high recommendation.” ―Bill McKibben, author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntimate, entertaining, and beautifully crafted, \u003ci\u003eSix Walks\u003c\/i\u003e is a resounding tribute to the ways walking in nature can inspire us all.\"Lyrical. . . . The author’s comedic talents are formidable and the characters he creates are hard to forget.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Resonant. . . . With its lovely illustrations and thoughtful insights about nature, love, and friendship, \u003ci\u003eSix Walks\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates taking time to see what really matters.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Comforting. . . . it’s the sweetness in the sorrow that is captured in this writing, along with the natural world’s endless invitation to solace.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shattuck’s main message is the primacy of love, for both the people around us and the world we inhabit.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Part of the fun in \u003ci\u003eSix Walks\u003c\/i\u003e is how today’s reality—and Shattuck’s sense of humor—take over.\" —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A poignant tribute to nature.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant. . . . A momentous landmark in time, reminding us of what might be lost in this world and what must be preserved.\"—\u003cb\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Humble and sincere. . . . he gleans new insight into masculinity, intimacy, climate change, and the politics of outdoor spaces.\" —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Moving. . . . \u003ci\u003eSix Walks\u003c\/i\u003e witnesses how, in every season, choosing to step into the natural world can lead to healing and peace.\" —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A love letter to New England’s natural world and the timeless revelations that walking in nature gives to us.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Arkansas International\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Relatable and compelling. . . . with exquisite black-and-white drawings.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shattuck’s descriptions match Thoreau in their beauty and sincerity.\"—T\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Provincetown Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must-read.\"—\u003cb\u003eSouth Coast Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gorgeous reminder that walking is the most radical form of locomotion nowadays.\"—\u003cb\u003eNick Offerman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I think Thoreau would have liked this book, and that’s a high recommendation.\"—\u003cb\u003eBill McKibben, author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e?Inspired by Thoreau, but soon onto something that is very much his own, Ben Shattuck takes us on a journey that bores into the history of both himself and his native New England.  A book of loss and redemption, fear and fragile hope, \u003ci\u003eSix Walks\u003c\/i\u003e is rich, evocative, and like the boat gunwale that cuts off the tip of his finger, unexpectedly dangerous—in that best of Thoreauvian ways.\" —\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Philbrick, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Hurricane’s Eye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Walking as means of healing, walking as a way of seeing what’s there, walking as a method of pulling you out of yourself and rejoining the world—in this beautiful, smart, and moving book, Ben Shattuck shows us where putting one foot in front of the other can take us. Thoreau’s footsteps serve as map, but Shattuck has made a fresh journey right into the heart of things. In painterly prose, he brings us along on his walks and proves the best sort of guide: curious, open to the chance encounter, deeply attuned to rhythms natural and personal and to the strange joys to be found even in periods of pain. Most of all, he reminds us, every step of the way, of what’s on offer every time we walk out the door.\"—\u003cb\u003eNina MacLaughlin, author of \u003ci\u003eSummer Solstice: An Essay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"By walking in Thoreau’s footsteps, Ben Shattuck ends up following the long trail left by wandering thinkers and writers like Rousseau, Muir, Walser, Benjamin, and Solnit. Along the way, \u003ci\u003eSix Walks\u003c\/i\u003e offers a moving meditation on nature and history—and what our precarious place between these two realms may be.\" —\u003cb\u003eHernan Diaz, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Distance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What a very beautiful book. Every page is a pleasure. Charming, insightful, and full of humanity, this gem reminded me how profound it can feel to simply walk the earth.\"—\u003cb\u003eKaren Thompson Walker, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dreamers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful and thought-provoking journey of discovery, which will leave you very glad that you walked a while with Ben Shattuck.\"—\u003cb\u003eEric Jay Dolin, author of \u003ci\u003eRebels at Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ben Shattuck asks of Thoreau ‘Why was it so comforting to read this antique account of winter and loss?’—and I felt the same about Shattuck’s book. A beautiful account of wandering through a season of illness and loss, and walking with Thoreau into the light.\"—\u003cb\u003eCasey Walker, author of \u003ci\u003eLast Days in Shanghai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A joy to read.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvincetown Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a book for learning the spiritual practices of attention and wonder from a master teacher—both Thoreau, and his student, Shattuck.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirituality \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Moving. . . . For contemplative readers, this may be the perfect beach read.\"—\u003cb\u003eOn the Seawall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meditative and centering.\"—\u003cb\u003eLiterary North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Poetic.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shattuck’s involving and poignant chronicle of immersions in nature, misadventures, family history, and a love story is shaped by his preternatural gift for discerning the essence of each moment and each place.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Resplendent. . . . Fans of Annie Dillard will find this mesmerizing.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Shattuck\u003c\/b\u003e, a former Teaching-Writing Fellow and graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, is a recipient of the PEN America Short Story Prize and a 2019 Pushcart Prize. Shattuck's first book, \u003ci\u003eSix Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau\u003c\/i\u003e (Tin House, 2022) was a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e magazine Best Book of 2022, a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Spring, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Summer, and a New England Indie Bestseller. His forthcoming book of short stories, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published by Viking in July of 2024. He lives with his wife and daughter on the coast of Massachusetts, where he owns and runs the oldest general store in America, built in 1793. 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