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| A Long Walk on the Isle of Skye | 
 enlarge | Author: David Paterson
Publisher: Polygon
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 980936
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0952190893
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9780952190899
ASIN: 0952190893
Publication Date: July 30, 2006
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Product Description
Skye's wonderfully varied and beautiful landscape is perfectly captured in this photo essay. This revised edition is complete with new advice on Patterson's personally developed walking route and provides a stunning journey through peaks, sunsets, and "the garden of Skye." Includes over a hundred large format color pictures, maps, and route details.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good writing, stunning photography July 5, 2007
This book helped me decide which parts of Skye to really explore (Sleat and Trotternish). It gave a better history of the island than many guide books.
Gorgeous May 13, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A lot of photography books are poorly written, but not so this one. Paterson's prose is up to par with his images, which are absolutely gorgeous. Seeing Skye in all four seasons through Paterson's photographs helped me get a much better sense of this wonderful island (I've only visited once). I'm desperate to return--and I'll definitely take this book with me when I do. The routes seem well-planned and thoroughly researched.
 I loved it... July 6, 2000
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
All my travel adventures start with a good book. This is definitely The Book for the Isle of Skye. I don't think you have to physically follow David Paterson's 8-day-long path from Armadale (south) to Duntulm (north) to come away with a delicious sense of having been there. The photographs are stunning. But unlike cheesy tourist photography books, A Long Walk is beautifully written, engaging, and memorable. I haven't reread the book yet, but still often think of one of his gloomiest (and windiest) hikes uphill, when in the midst of a good sulk he is surprised by a lark that was guarding a perfect, cozy nest of eggs. I loved this book because Paterson obviously relishes serendipitous moments like that one, as well as the details and history of a fascinating place, good maps, and of course, excellent photography. Even if Amazon.com doesn't have it in stock, it's worth the wait... or just get yourself to Scotland and buy one there.
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