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Book Synopsis“A surprisingly fascinating scientific consideration of humanity’s most ordinary activity.” —Ron Charles,
Washington PostTrade Review"Informative and persuasive enough to rouse the most ardent couch potato." -- Jonathon Keats - New Scientist
"Honest in its scope, timely in its urgency, and convincing in its presentation.… O’Mara takes what seems like a prosaic subject and reveals how fascinating and vital it truly is." -- Michael Berry - Sierra
"Delightful and salient.… [O’Mara] manages to engagingly weave history, philosophy, and poetry into the scientific literature." -- M.R. O’Connor - Undark
"As O’Mara makes clear, every amble is transformative. It grows brain cells, fires our muscles, unleashes our creative spirit and lifts our moods. This book could—and should—change your life." -- Florence Williams, author of The Nature Fix
"A reader-friendly digest of scientific studies.… [
In Praise of Walking] delivers a great deal of salutary, practicable common sense." -- Sam Sacks - Wall Street Journal
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In Praise of Walking [is] a backstage tour of what happens in our brains while we perambulate. Walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier.… [O’Mara] knows this not only through personal experience, but from cold, hard data." -- Amy Fleming - Guardian
"A fascinating new book that examines the multitudinous benefits of this form of locomotion." -- Lydia Slater - Harper’s Bazaar
"Convincing and compelling.…
In Praise of Walking is peppered with insights about everything from 19th-century poets and flâneurs to modern-day experiments with subjects playing video games in fMRI scanners." -- Helen Davies - Sunday Times
"Compelling and wise,
In Praise of Walking points the way to the human adventure." -- Richard Louv, author of Our Wild Calling and Last Child in the Woods
"Full of insights.… An accessible and thought-provoking discussion of walking as a key to human success." -- Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain
