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Rubinstein, Dan, 1973–, author
Born to walk : the transformative power of a pedestrian act / Dan Rubinstein ; foreword by Kevin Patterson.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-1-77090-698-3 (epub)
ISBN 978-1-77090-697-6 (pdf)
ISBN 978-1-77041-189-0 (bound)
1. Walking. 2. Walking--Health aspects. 3. Fitness walking.
I. Title.
RA781.65.R82 2015 613.7'176 C2014-907590-1 C2014-907591-X
Editor for the press: Jennifer Knoch
Cover design: David Gee
Cover images: (1) © Djampa, Jerusalem pedestrian sign (2) © 2015 by the University of South Florida (3) The State of Victoria, DEPI walking grade symbol (4) © arturbo/istockphoto (5) produced by the Swedish Transport Agency
Author photo: Lisa Gregoire
The publication of Born to Walk has been generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts which last year invested $157 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country, and by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), an agency of the Government of Ontario, which last year funded 1,793 individual artists and 1,076 organizations in 232 communities across Ontario, for a total of $52.1 million. We also acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities, and the contribution of the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Media Development Corporation.
