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Descrizione libro Softcover. Condizione: new. Reprint. Product DescriptionA National Geographic Best Book of the YearNational BestsellerMany people dream of escaping modern life Most will never act on itbut in 1986 twentyyearold Christopher Knight did just that when he left his home in Massachusetts drove to Maine and disappeared into the woods He would not have a conversation with another person for the next twentyseven yearsDrawing on extensive interviews with Knight himself journalist Michael Finkel shows how Knight lived in a tent in a secluded encampment developing ingenious ways to store provisions and stave off frostbite during the winters A former alarm technician he stealthily broke into nearby cottages for food books and supplies taking only what he needed but sowing unease in a community plagued by his mysterious burglaries Since returning to the world he has faced unique challengesand compelled us to reexamine our assumptions about what makes a good life By turns riveting and thoughtprovoking The Stranger in the Woods gives us a deeply moving portrait of a man determined to live his own wayReviewA meditation on solitude wildness and survival The Wall Street JournalAstonishing An absorbing exploration of solitude and mans eroding relationship with the natural world The AtlanticCampfirefriendly and thermosready easily drained in one warm rummy slug It also raises a variety of profound questionsabout the role of solitude about the value of suffering about the diversity of human needs The New York TimesA fascinating story Finkel manages to pry powerful words from the man who may hold the world title for silent retreat San Francisco ChronicleReveals in vivid detail how Christopher Knight escaped society more completely than most anybody else in human history OutsideAn intriguing account of Knights capture and confessions USA TodayA story that takes the two primary human relationshipsto nature and to one anotherand deftly upends our assumptions about both This was a breathtaking book to read and many weeks later I am still thinking about the implications for our society andby extensionfor my own life Sebastian Junger author of Tribe On Homecoming and BelongingAs strong as Finkels storytelling instincts and prose are his greatest feat in writing The Stranger in the Woods is the journalistic diligence and humanity he brought to Knight Through Finkel Knight is able to speak up with his own voice at last PasteKnights story will speak to anyone who has ever walked through the wilderness and considered even for a moment whether ever to leave Field StreamMoving and haunting A beautifully rendered carefully researched story PopMattersRiveting A stunning look inside at the life and inner thoughts of one of our eras most confounding characters Bangor Daily NewsThoughtprovoking and enduring Will leave readers thinking deeply about modern society the search for meaning and the impact of solitude Finkel is a skilled storyteller Portland Press Herald MaineI was drawn through these pages in a single sittingtheir pull is true and magnetic Knights tale becomes universal thanks to the expert care of Finkels writing The Stranger in the Woods is ultimately a meditation on the pains of social obligation and the longing toward retreat that resides in us all Michael Harris The Globe and Mail TorontoMichael Finkel has done something magical with this profound book His investigation runs deep summoning the human history of our own attempts to find meaning in a noisy world Michael Paterniti author of Driving Mr Albert A Trip Across America with Einsteins BrainChris Knight is an American original I burned through this haunting tale in one rapt sitting John Vaillant author of The Golden Spruce A True Story of Myth Madness and GreedAbout the Author. Codice articolo BKZN9781101911532
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Descrizione libro Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit 0.5. Book. Codice articolo BBS-9781101911532
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