Astray of the Herd: Observations,
Commentaries and Rants from Outside the
Mainstream
by Scott B. Williams
Commentaries and Rants from Outside the
Mainstream
by Scott B. Williams
Astray of the Herd is quite different from my other works. This is a light-hearted
but half-serious collection of observations resulting from all the time I've spent out
in the wilds and on the water. It's a bit philosophical, mostly humorous and
always irreverent. This is a book about marching to a different drummer and much
of it, like much of my traveling, was inspired by the writings of Henry David
Thoreau, particularly Walden. The structure of the book is associational chaining
from one topic to the next, and consists of 75 short chapters discussing each of
these topics. The topics are built around a loose narrative of my Caribbean sea
kayak trip, about which I have written a more serious adventure travel narrative:
On Island Time: Kayaking the Caribbean, University Press of Mississippi, May
2005. Astray of the Herd is more of a whimsical look at all the things that make
some of us wilderness lovers want to "check out" and exit "the herd" for awhile.
Here's the blurb from the back cover:
Astray of the Herd
"If you’ve ever felt left behind, out-of-step or just plain bewildered by the stampeding
madness of the herd-like behavior of modern life, come along with Scott B. Williams on an
irreverent and humorous examination of the materialism, technology and regulations of
contemporary America. Williams shares his perspective as one who lives on the fringes of
the mainstream. Just as Henry David Thoreau went to Walden Pond in 1845 to seek
simplicity and separation from his peers in nature, Williams chose to go astray by paddling a
17-foot kayak to the Caribbean. Astray of the Herd is a collection of observations resulting
from his life on “island time” with little money, no job, and boundless freedom to ponder the
deeper questions of life. Read this book for a laugh, give it to your stressed-out friends, or
get inspired to do some straying of your own."
Astray of the Herd: Observations, Commentaries and Rants from Outside the Mainstream,
by Scott B. Williams, Lulu Press, Inc., 2005. ISBN 1-4116-2234-0, 180 pages, trade
paperback.
View the Back Cover: Click Here
Order it in paperback or E-book format: Click Here
but half-serious collection of observations resulting from all the time I've spent out
in the wilds and on the water. It's a bit philosophical, mostly humorous and
always irreverent. This is a book about marching to a different drummer and much
of it, like much of my traveling, was inspired by the writings of Henry David
Thoreau, particularly Walden. The structure of the book is associational chaining
from one topic to the next, and consists of 75 short chapters discussing each of
these topics. The topics are built around a loose narrative of my Caribbean sea
kayak trip, about which I have written a more serious adventure travel narrative:
On Island Time: Kayaking the Caribbean, University Press of Mississippi, May
2005. Astray of the Herd is more of a whimsical look at all the things that make
some of us wilderness lovers want to "check out" and exit "the herd" for awhile.
Here's the blurb from the back cover:
Astray of the Herd
"If you’ve ever felt left behind, out-of-step or just plain bewildered by the stampeding
madness of the herd-like behavior of modern life, come along with Scott B. Williams on an
irreverent and humorous examination of the materialism, technology and regulations of
contemporary America. Williams shares his perspective as one who lives on the fringes of
the mainstream. Just as Henry David Thoreau went to Walden Pond in 1845 to seek
simplicity and separation from his peers in nature, Williams chose to go astray by paddling a
17-foot kayak to the Caribbean. Astray of the Herd is a collection of observations resulting
from his life on “island time” with little money, no job, and boundless freedom to ponder the
deeper questions of life. Read this book for a laugh, give it to your stressed-out friends, or
get inspired to do some straying of your own."
Astray of the Herd: Observations, Commentaries and Rants from Outside the Mainstream,
by Scott B. Williams, Lulu Press, Inc., 2005. ISBN 1-4116-2234-0, 180 pages, trade
paperback.
View the Back Cover: Click Here
Order it in paperback or E-book format: Click Here
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