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Fifty Places to Hike Before You Die: Outdoor Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations Hardcover – October 1, 2010
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About the Author
Chris Santella is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based in Portland, Oregon. A regular contributor to the New York Times and Forbes.com, he has also contributed to the New Yorker, Travel & Leisure, Golf, and Delta Sky. Santella is the author of six other titles in STC’s Fifty Places series.
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Chris Santella is a freelance writer and marketing consultant whose work has appeared in the New York Times among other publications. He is also the author of Stewart, Tabori and ChangÂs Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die, Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die, and Fifty Favorite Fly-Fishing Tales. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Mr. Henry
on December 23, 2010
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While travelers of humble means will only be able to dream of visiting many of these exotic locales, the book serves as a moving inspiration for at least embarking on a handful of these excursions. The photography is jaw-droppingly beautiful and as with other books in the series, the author's collaboration with experts in the field is a refreshing contrast to "traditional" hiking guides. The book is not meant as a tactical "how to", but as a motivational resource to get your dreams in motion. So if you want a kick in the pants to make that special trip seem more real, "Fifty Places to Hike..." is for you!
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35 of 41 people found the following review helpful
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Nature Lover
on October 16, 2010
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The book title implies more than it delivers.
It is quite superficial and lacks substance.
Most hikers need more details on the hikes, which this book does not offer.
A much better book is "Classic Treks" by Bill Birkett.
Classic Treks: The 30 Most Spectacular Hikes in the WorldThis book offers a detailed route for each trek, including time estimates and proposed itineraries.
It is quite superficial and lacks substance.
Most hikers need more details on the hikes, which this book does not offer.
A much better book is "Classic Treks" by Bill Birkett.
Classic Treks: The 30 Most Spectacular Hikes in the WorldThis book offers a detailed route for each trek, including time estimates and proposed itineraries.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Francsois
on October 25, 2013
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The authors wanted to write a book that is not bogged down with minutiae about the walks they describe. They set out with the idea that well known experts gives a description of their favourite hike. Fair enough. But all you end up getting is this narrative by the contributor and too little detail on other things that you might want to know. The flowery prose the contributors give is all good and well, but most hikers do want a bit more info. Also, although there are quite few lovely photographs in the book, but there are really not enough. I find pictures to speak louder than a thousand words, and I would quite easily base my decision to undertake a trail just by looking at a photo. Quite a few hike descriptions are not accompanied by photos. In a nutshell- this book contains too little info, but it is still worth reading. Maybe.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By
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on January 11, 2011
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This book is fantastic! I can pick an area and plan a trip around it. Concise, clear descriptions. The pictures are very helpful.
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Carl C. Nelson
on April 23, 2014
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2.5 stars really. This book can't make up its mind whether it is an armchair hike book or an actual guide. It's neither rich enough visually to be an armchair book nor detailed enough to be a real guide. The 50 hikes each have 3-4 pages of text and usually a single full-page photo. Utterly inexplicably, some of the hikes lack even the single photo . The text is rather superficial, having about 2/3 glowing praise of the area and 1/3 mention of trails--though no mileages, maps, or other useful information like that is given. Let's face it, if I hit 10 of these spots in my lifetime, I'm probably doing OK, so I purchased this largely as a "read and dream" book rather than one providing actual logistics. Therefore, I was left rather disappointed with this book.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By
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on April 17, 2014
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Beautiful cover. And that's about it. Don't waste your money. Unless you enjoy reading about places and making up in your mind what they look like. If that's what you enjoy then you will LOVE this book.
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J. Gimpel
on April 21, 2013
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Very good photography, so the readers interest is captured right away.
Good quick description of each of the hikes and short bio on each writer. Makes a good, compact reference book, and nice gift to someone who is into hiking / trekking.
Good quick description of each of the hikes and short bio on each writer. Makes a good, compact reference book, and nice gift to someone who is into hiking / trekking.
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on January 15, 2013
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Gave this as a gift to a co-worker who is an avid hiker and he liked it. I did not get a chance to read it myself, but after flipping through the pages, and I could tell it would be a good read and very interesting. Hopefully my co-worker is able to tackle some of these must-try hiking trails!
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