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Large 9780143789529

Perfect Motion: How Walking Makes Us Wiser by Jono Lineen

$34.99 AUD

Category: PHILOSOPHY/PSYCH | Reading Level: Adult

In Perfect Motion, Jono Lineen investigates that transformation, and why walking has made us more creative, helped us to learn, constructed our perception of time, strengthened our resilience and provided a way of making sense of our life - and death. After the tragic loss of his younger brother, Linee n experienced walking's regenerative power firsthand. Grief-stricken and adrift, he set off on a 2700-kilometre solo trek across the Himalayas. He walked for months until his legs ached and feet blistered, and by the end of the expedition something had changed in him. He was stronger - not just physically, but psychologically and emotionally. What had happened? What had given him this feeling of peace; joy even? Determined to find out, he began researching the science and history of walking and running, and discovered that there were fascinating reasons for his metamorphosis. Now, weaving together his own remarkable personal stories with evolutionary research, psychology, neuroscience, anatomy and philosophy, Lineen reveals for the first time the powerful effect that even the shortest strolls can have on us. And why walking is what we're made to do; it is our perfect motion. ...Show more

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Large 9781925870541

Bewildered by Laura Waters

$29.99 AUD

Category: ADVENTUROUS | Reading Level: near fine

What would move you to ditch your life and take off into the wild for six months? For Melbourne woman Laura Waters, it took the implosion of a toxic relationship and a crippling bout of anxiety. Armed with a compass, a paper map and as much food as she could carry, she set out to walk the untamed landsc apes of New Zealand’s Te Araroa track, 3000 kilometres of raw, wild, mountainous trail winding from the top of the North Island to the frosty tip of the South Island. But when her walking partner dropped out on the first day, she was faced with a choice: abandon the journey and retreat to the safety of home, or throw caution to the wind and continue on – alone. She chose to walk on. For six months, she battled not only treacherous mountain ridges and river crossings, but also the demons of self-doubt and anxiety, and the shadow of an emotionally abusive relationship. At the end of Te Araroa (‘the long pathway’, as it is translated from Maori) it was the hardearned insights into mental health, emotional wellbeing and fulfilling relationships – with others as well as with herself – that were Laura’s greatest accomplishments. She emerged ‘rewilded’, and it transformed her life. ...Show more

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Large 9781742236513

The Joy of High Places by Patti Miller

$32.99 AUD

Category: ADVENTUROUS

They didn't know it, but Patti Miller and herbrother, Barney, shared something in common -- a passion for the illuminating joy of wild nature -- with all its challenges and dangers. In this extraordinaryand unexpected book, Patti tells the story of her own long-distance walkingover hundreds of kilometre s in Europe and of her brother's obsession withparagliding. During their shared childhood on a farm thesesiblings were virtual strangers under the same roof. As adults, a tragicaccident changes their relationship. One day, Barney's wing collapses and he plummets toearth, breaking his spine. The story of his struggle to walk again intersectsPatti's long-distance journeys, creating an intense narrative of determinationand triumph.  For Patti, walking is a radical act -- a return towhat has made us all human -- that bestows a connection to wild nature and tocreativity itself. But as she listens to her pragmatic and methodical brothertell his story, she learns that flying is his door to untrammelled joy too. Sherealises that she is 'meeting' him for the very first time. This beautiful and inspiring book tells that storyand reveals that the siblings share a willingness to take risks and anindefatigable determination. And much besides.  ...Show more

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Large 9781760524692

Backyard to Backpack: A solo mum, a six year old and a life-changing adventure by Evie Farrell

$32.99 AUD

Category: ADVENTUROUS

Inspiring true story of a single mum and daughter who traded a conventional life in the suburbs for a life lived fully together travelling the world. What if you followed your heart to a life that made you truly happy? When her daughter Emmie was 6 years old, Evie Farrell left her corporate career, sol d or donated almost everything she owned, rented out her house and, hand-in-hand with Emmie, began an epic two-and-a-half-year backpacking adventure that would change their lives forever. Evie farewelled a nasty break-up, long hours in a demanding job, a hefty mortgage and snatched hours with her daughter for a new life lived outside the lines, spending every day with Emmie exploring the world beyond the suburbs. They camped on the Great Wall of China, hung in train doorways in Sri Lanka, swam with mantas in Indonesia, donated much-needed blood in Cambodia, spotted wild orangutans and pygmy elephants in Malaysian Borneo, prayed in Buddhist temples in Taiwan and were chased by monkeys everywhere. In their journey toward happiness and self-acceptance, they learnt more about each other and the beautiful world around them than Evie ever expected. Backyard to Backpack is the inspirational true story that will have you asking yourself, what might be if you took a chance, stepped off the path of expectation and created your own adventure? ...Show more

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