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Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail

Despite her success setting a self-supported Fastest Known Time record on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013, Heather “Anish” Anderson still had such deep-seated insecurities that she became convinced he…

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Where's the Next Shelter?

Where's the Next Shelter? is the true story of three travelers on the Appalachian Trail, a two thousand mile hike that stretches from Georgia to Maine, told from the perspective of Gary Sizer, a seaso…

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Wander: A Memoir of Letting go and Walking 2,000 Miles to a Meaningful Life

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"An inspirational tale of transformation. The life lessons a…

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AWOL on the Appalachian Trail

A 41-year-old engineer quits his job to hike the Appalachian Trail. This is a true account of his hike from Georgia to Maine, bringing to the reader the life of the towns and the people he meets along…

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Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail

"Lace up your hiking boots! Let Griffin guide you over granite mountains, through thunderstorms, and wildflower-studded meadows." –Barbara Olson Lawrence, author of the forthcoming Drawing Water Three…

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Walking Home: Common Sense and Other Misadventures On the Pacific Crest Trail

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In My Boots: A Memoir of Five Million Steps Along the Appalachian Trail

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Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home

By age 25, Heather Anderson had hiked what is known as the "Triple Crown" of backpacking: the Appalachian Trail (AT), Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and Continental Divide Trail (CDT)—a combined distance …

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Divided: A Walk on the Continental Divide Trail

Once a person hikes a long trail, they catch the bug, but does it get any easier the second time around? Four years after starting the Appalachian Trail with his brother, Brian takes to the Continenta…

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The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore

An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life, from department stores to indies, from highbrow dealers trading in first editions to sid…

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The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey

Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He didn't even know if he liked being outside all that much. He certainly couldn't imagine going more than a day without manicuring his goatee. But with a job overse…

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Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure follows the author’s quest to find missing hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail by pairing up with a…

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If I Live Until Morning: A True Story of Adventure, Tragedy and Transformation

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The Trail Provides: A Boy's Memoir of Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

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Disillusioned by the run-in-place corporate lifestyle, David finds himself unemployed and desperate to move the world under his feet.…

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A man walked into the woods, destined to spend 8 months living in the wild. Exhausted and emotionally ruined living the fast-paced life of a successful young professional it was all too easy to give u…

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One April morning I left the Mexico border and walked north on the Pacific Crest Trail. For five months I hiked through the California desert, the snows of the Sierra Nevada, and the Cascade Mountains…

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