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  • The Transformative Power of a Pedestrian Act
  • By: Dan Rubinstein
  • Narrated by: Braden Wright
  • Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary

Born to Walk: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!*

The humble act of putting one foot in front of the other transcends age, geography, culture, and class, and is one of the most economical and environmentally responsible modes of transit. Yet with our modern fixation on speed, this healthy pedestrian activity has been largely left behind.

As a personal and professional crossroads, writer, editor, and obsessive walker, Dan Rubinstein travelled throughout the US, UK, and Canada to walk with people who saw the act not only as a form of transportation and recreation, but also as a path to a better world. There are no magic-bullet solutions to modern epidemics like obesity, anxiety, alienation, and climate change. But what if there is a simple way to take a step in the right direction? Combining fascinating reportage, eye-opening research, and Rubinstein’s own discoveries, Born to Walk explores how far this ancient habit can take us, how much repair is within range, and guarantees that you’ll never again take walking for granted.

*Booktrack is an immersive listening experience that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music and sound effects. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.

©2015 Dan Rubenstein (P)2018 ECW Press

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“Walking long distances daily is good for your health. We know that. But Rubinstein goes several steps further with this thought-provoking, transcendent book on the benefits of covering the miles on foot." (Toronto Star)

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Interesting book

I enjoyed listening to this book whilst out for my daily walks. A lot of interesting content, and overall it gotta well together despite a few disjointed elements.

Main down side was the narrator trying to do different accents for different narrators in the story - sadly he’s really terrible at accents (especially Scottish accents!). It would have been much better if he stuck to his own voice.

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