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"For readers of Jon Krakauer and The Lost City of Z, a remarkable tale of survival and solitude--the true story of a man who lived alone in a tent in the Maine woods, never talking to another person and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins for twenty-seven years. In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not have a conversation with another human...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The hermit lives in the woods, and he moves at night to get food. He doesn't use lights, and he avoids leaving any footprints or broken branches. He knows the season, the moon, and the hour and minute.
#2 The hermit was always hungry, so he would break into the camp's kitchen and steal food. He would also take a rain poncho and a silver-colored Armitron analog watch....
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Carl R. Sams II Photography
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c2000
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A winter-wonderland adventure filled with beautiful photographs depicting the animals of the forest as they venture out toward a new snowman built by two children. There, they find different types of food such as nuts and seeds in his hat, and a carrot nose.
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Devastated by the death of his father, Zach Webster's life gets worse when his mother moves him away from his friends in the big city to Whitmer, a tiny town tucked in the farthest corner of western North Carolina. They settle into the home of his late great-great uncle, an inventor whose secretive laboratory is still in the basement, hidden behind a locked steel door, the key lost somewhere in the old, Victorian house. With little to do for entertainment...
8) River
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River is the second novel in this seriesHe wipes blood from his mouth with his bare arms. "I need you to hold still so I don't feel the need to chase and conquer. Do you understand?"I feel his breath on my skin. "My chances if I run?""None."I had wondered if I would be strong enough to love Ryder, my stranger from the woods. I learned that I was-still am. But now Ryder, Gunner and I have a young together, Rain, the Princess go the Guardian Warriors....
9) Rain
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"I believe that India R.Adams have acquired herself a new reader."-The Book Junkie Reads "A must read!"-The Jersey Book Aholic "The wait for the next book is going to be a highly anticipated one. India R. Adams did a wonderful job."-Shellby, NightWolf Book Blog "Anyone that follows my reviews at all may notice by now that I've become a huge fan of India R. Adams."-Carrie's Book ReviewsWhat if you knew you had just met the other part of your soul–the...
10) Mist
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Wondering if Ryder, leader of the Guardian Warriors, existed… was hard.Wondering if I was strong enough to love all that he is, was even harder.Living without him? Impossible.The Universe better fix this.All of it.Or I, the mother of the prophecies, am going to raise holy hell on earth. As Rose is faced with her most challenging time-possibly raising the prophecies without their fathers-she gears up for the fight of her life. She has to. It's not...
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"The true story of the world's most prolific art thief--a spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Woods. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly ten years--in museums and cathedrals all over Europe--Breitwieser,...
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"A lyrical and heartfelt collection by an award-winning writer that connects the lives of young people from small towns in Alaska and the American west. Each story is unique, yet universal."--
Each story in Hitchcock's collection connects the lives of young people from small towns in Alaska and across the American West. From the repercussions of wildfire to the ordinary actions such as ice-skating or going to church, Hitchcock explores fury, secrets,...
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As heard on NPR's This American Life
“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air
“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor
A rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground...
“Absorbing . . . Though it's non-fiction, The Feather Thief contains many of the elements of a classic thriller.” —Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air
“One of the most peculiar and memorable true-crime books ever.” —Christian Science Monitor
A rollicking true-crime adventure and a captivating journey into an underground...
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“[A] winningly obsessive history of our relationship with underground places” (The Guardian), from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities—an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feet
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR
When Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered...
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR
When Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered...
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Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, nine people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves and pull him in. The man, strange and quiet, claims to be the Lord. Is the man who he claims to be? What actually caused the explosion? Are the survivors already in heaven, or are they in hell? Years later, when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat-- the...
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Abby Ellin was shocked to learn that her fiancé was leading a secret life. But as she soon discovered, the world is full of people who aren't what they seem. From Abby Ellin's first date with the Commander, she was caught up in a whirlwind. Within six months he'd proposed, and they'd moved in together. But soon, his exotic stories of international espionage began to unravel. Finally, it all became clear: he was lying about who he was. After leaving...
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Hiding the fact that she has no memory of her past from her fiancé, Addison, a survivor of a tragic accident, cannot shake the notion that she may have done something very, very bad.
Addison's fiancé is a wonderful man, but she is not looking forward to the wedding: she doesn't know who she really is. Found bleeding next to a New Jersey highway a few years ago, her physical wounds healed but she doesn't know her real name-- or how she ended up...
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Strangers in the Woods is the second book in the Laura McNaughty Adventures series. The stories are suitable for all age groups, from kids of all levels, to teens and adults too. It's just good family reading. And the books can be read in any order as the stories stand alone. Laura's brother, Johnny, and his pals have great fun clearing the local tidal pool of some unwelcome visitors; and Laura gets to grips with some strange "goings-on" while camping...
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The Keeper of Stories meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of mystery and secrets. "The thing about books,' she said 'is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of." On a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found... For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives. But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these...
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"Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham have to hunt down an escapee from a French asylum, in this new, gripping World's End Bureau Victorian mystery from critically-acclaimed author Alys Clare. London, April 1882. When cool-headed Phyllida visits the World's End Investigation Bureau to offer a curious case concerning her fiance, proprietor Lily Raynor is intrigued - and privately excited. For accepting the case means taking an unexpected...
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