
Running with the Pack: Thoughts From the Road on Meaning and Mortality (Paperback)
Mark Rowlands (author)
£9.99
Paperback
224 Pages
Published: 06/03/2014
Published: 06/03/2014
'Most of the serious thinking I have done over the past twenty years has been done while running.'
Mark Rowlands has run for most of his life. He has also been a professional philosopher. And for him the two - running and philosophising - are inextricably connected. In Running with the Pack he tells us about the most significant runs of his life: from the entire day he spent running as a boy in Wales, to the runs along French beaches and up Irish mountains with his beloved wolf Brenin, and through Florida swamps more recently with his dog Nina. Woven throughout the book are profound meditations on mortality, middle age and the meaning of life. This is a highly original and moving book that will make the philosophically inclined want to run, and those who love running become intoxicated by philosophical ideas.
Mark Rowlands has run for most of his life. He has also been a professional philosopher. And for him the two - running and philosophising - are inextricably connected. In Running with the Pack he tells us about the most significant runs of his life: from the entire day he spent running as a boy in Wales, to the runs along French beaches and up Irish mountains with his beloved wolf Brenin, and through Florida swamps more recently with his dog Nina. Woven throughout the book are profound meditations on mortality, middle age and the meaning of life. This is a highly original and moving book that will make the philosophically inclined want to run, and those who love running become intoxicated by philosophical ideas.
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 9781847082633
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 173 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 14 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Life-affirming... gets straight to the heart of why running is has such an important place in our lives... perfectly captures the essence of what happens when we lace up a pair of trainers and close the door behind us... Outstanding
Rowlands is a lovely writer, funny and moving... If you're of an optimistic bent, hopeful that life will offer up moments of wonder and delight, then Rowlands is your kind - my kind - of philosopher
Rowlands's book is an inquiry into contemporary understanding of "what is important or valuable in life"... Enjoyable
Engrossing
A joyful reverie on running, its pain and purity... Witty, wry and thought-provoking
A real treat. It's a serious philosophical examination of why we run and the value of it
A powerful read, which weaves in ponderings on everything from ageing to the meaning of life. I defy anyone to read this and not be inspired to lace up their trainers
Rowland's argues that running returns us to something we have lost as humans in our pursuit of goals, material or otherwise
Recommended
Exercise energises your thoughts, and reading this book is a bit like thinking while you run
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