***NEW YORK TIMES* BESTSELLER **• **The classic chronicle of a “terribly misguided and terribly funny” ( *The Washington Post *) hike of the Appalachian Trail, from the author of* A Short History of Nearly Everything *and* The Body*** **“The best way of escaping into nature.”— *The New York Times*** Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes—and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings. For a start there’s the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. But *A Walk in the Woods* is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson’s acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America’s last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, *A Walk in the Woods* is a modern classic of travel literature. **NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE**