Racing Light; The Soft Power of a Day's Walk

Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 8.5 inches. Various paginations (approximately 300 pages). Illustrations. Maps. Appendix (Itineraries, Articles, Physical Form, Letter, Thanks). Inscribed by Linguini on half-title. Cover has some soiling, wear and creasing at back. Charlie 'Linguini' Duane has become a trail celebrity. He has hiked from the tip of Florida to the Appalachian Trail and then to the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) to the tip of Canada. Along the way he took many black and white photos (he's an artist) and made many friends. This is his story. He writes candidly about how he evolved and changed through the course of his long hikes. He tells of the people he met and the sites he saw. He writes about the things he learned about his body and nutrition on a longer than long hike. His reflections of the hike reveal the wisdom gained by introspection while persevering on a distance hike. The book features museum quality printing done on archival paper. The pictures while small are crystal clear and starkly riveting (think Ansel Adams). See why those who know him are so impressed by his dedication and earnestness. Racing Light tells about events which inspire us to surpass all expectations. Four long hikes, 180 days, 9,886,500 footsteps, 12 pairs of shoes, 470 photographs, a glimpse of enlightenment, and a taste of immortality. Wildlife encounters, angels, demons, mean streets, and signs in the sky. Injury, illness, and healing. All this began when Trica asked Charlie to walk her dog Stella. Nobody dreamed that he would later complete a solitary walk of the North American east coast. Nobody except, perhaps, for Stella. Find out what inspired this ordinary walker, and imagine your own dreams emerging, step by step. Feel the exhilaration, the drudgery, and inevitability of this remarkable long walk, as presented in the Photo-Diary format specially developed for this book. The page layout of Racing Light emphasizes the steady flow of time, with full and empty days passing at the same rate. Typefaces voice fact or comment.…