General walking books Get up in the morning, walk between 40 and 50 miles, go to bed, get up in the morning, walk between 40 and 50 miles, repeat, day after day after day.... If you think you had it tough doing that 10 mile walk today, these books by Ffona Campbell will put your aches and pains into perspective. An incredible story of a magnificent achievement... walking around the world. Following in the footsteps of her successful BBC2 1998 series, "Coast to Coast", "As the Crow Flies" describes Janet Street-Porter's attempt to walk the 350 miles from Edinburgh Observatory to Greenwich Observatory - in a dead straight line. She discovers a new way of walking - the OS map isn't quite so handy when you can't stray off a line you've drawn on a map. The Backpackers Cookbook. This is a practical handbook for any hillwalker or camper who wants to do more than simply open a boil-in-the-bag meal or some powdered soup on the hill. The recipes included here show that it is possible to eat hearty meals without having to carry masses of ingredients or be weighed down with cans and packets. Hints on how to use fresh ingredients which can range from fish to mushrooms and what equipment is required are included. Features popular 'Ready, Steady, Cook' chef, Nick Nairn. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Camping & Hiking. Shows the reader everything they need to know to plan an outdoor excursion with minimum cost and fuss and maximum fun. The book gives advice on choosing a tent, sleeping bag and hiking boots; how to pack; and how to navigate trails with a compass and map. Literary Landscapes is for readers, writers, walkers and lovers of things literary. Sit down with this book for a few moments and you will, in the words of W. B. Yeats, want to "arise and go now, and go to Innisfree," or any of the other literary sites described from the Bronte moors to the country lanes of Thomas Hardy's "Wessex". For the country walks, estimated length of the walks and their level of difficulty are provided, as well as detailed maps. This title explores the profound relationship between thinking and walking, walking and culture, and argues for the preservation of the time and space in which to walk in an ever-more car-dependent and accelerated world. Wanderlust: A History of Walking Other books: A Walk Around England. This is an account of the author's continuous 2400-mile walk around England, undertaken at the age of 65. It relates the daily ups and downs of the 148-day marathon, and in addition gives details and locations of youth hostels along the way, thus providing a useful guide for other walkers.