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"The poor and the affluent are not communicating because they do not have the same words. When we talk of the millions who are culturally deprived, we refer not to those who do not have access to good libraries and bookstores, or to museums and centers for the performing arts, but those deprived of the words with which everything else is built, the words that opens doors. Children without words are licked before they start. The legion of the young wordless in urban and rural slums, eight to ten years old, do not know the meaning of hundreds of words which most middle-class people assume to be familiar to much younger children. Most of them have never seen their parents read a book or a magazine, or heard words used in other than rudimentary ways related to physical needs and functions. Thus is cultural fallout caused, the vicious circle of ignorance and poverty reinforced and perpetuated. Children deprived of words become school dropouts; dropouts deprived of hope behave delinquently. Amateur censors blame delinquency on reading immoral books and magazines, when in fact, the inability to read anything is the basic trouble."
- Peter S. Jennison
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| | The Advanced Backpacker:
A Handbook of Year Round,Long-Distance Hiking
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| | by Chris Townsend
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ZIN Product Number: 10013262
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| | | |  | | | Product Details
 Format: Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071357564
Release Date: May 2, 1900
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With thousands of all-weather miles to his credit,from North America,Europe,and Asia,Chris Townsend is the ultimate guide for backpackers of all levels. The Advanced Backpacker is an invaluable fusion of expert information and unlimited inspiration,featuring detailed discussions of everything from finding routes and choosing locations to planning,financing,equipping,and supplying oneself for the long haul.
Offering readers unprecedented insight into the extensive preparations required to develop the body and psyche of a long-distance hiker,Townsend addresses the specifics of hiking in all climates,from deserts and mountains to the arctic tundra and the tropics. The Advanced Backpacker offers top-level navigation techniques as well as specific safety and health precautions for extreme heat and cold.
You already know the basics of backpacking. Now your goal is to hike the entire Appalachian Trail,make a solo trip through Denali,or see the far corners of the globe on your own two feet—you're ready to wander right off the map.
No matter where in the world you aim for—the Sierra Nevadas,Scandinavia,or beyond—there's a good chance that Chris Townsend has been there before you. With over 20,000 long- and short-distance hiking miles to his credit,Townsend shares with you the secrets he's learned while backpacking the world's most challenging and rewarding terrains: Nepal,the desert Southwest,the Scottish Highlands,the Yukon,the Pyrenees,and much more. The Advanced Backpacker explains everything there is to know about hiking on terrains from the desert to the arctic and in all kinds of weather. It gives you the tools you need for group or solo hiking onthe long trail,the trackless wilderness,or the most remote and exotic corners of the planet.
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