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The Walker Way Now Available

The Walker Way, A Family’s Journey Of Loving People, Loss, And Lawn Mowers, a book written by Bob Walker, tells how the family got into the mower business. It is a story of faith, perseverance and ingenuity.

Now available in paperback, hard cover, e-book and audio book, it tells the story of Walker Manufacturing’s humble beginnings and the lessons learned along the way. The author shares his childhood memories all the way through the mower project and the values that have directed the family all these years.

Available for order through walkerware.com and Amazon.

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