Title in this set: thinking on my feet: the small joy of putting one foot in front of another condition:brand newformat:paperbackisbn : 9781783253159 thinking on my feet: the small joy of putting one foot in front of another by kate humble a beautiful and magnificent book. A paean to a simple act. I defy you to read this book and not be inspired to walk, march or hike
And as a result live a better life more connected with nature and the world around you.'
Simon reeve'a lovely book, fast-flowing yet at every turn giving the reader pause for thought. Kate humble makes a delightful companion, her words full of sunshine and the raw pleasure she radiates as she encounters life in its many unexpected forms.'
Benedict allen'a lovely, civilised and transporting read, that should have all of us stepping out to meet the world with fresh eyes.'
Hugh fearnley-whittingstall about the author: born in wimbledon, london, to ibm employee nick humble and diana née carter , she is the granddaughter of bill humble, a notable pre-second world war aviator. She is also the great-great-great granddaughter of joseph humble, colliery manager of hartley colliery at the time of the hartley colliery disaster. She has a brother. The family moved, when she was nine months old, to bray in berkshire, next door to a farm, 9 and she was privately educated at the abbey school in reading. She later said of her schooling.