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Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

by Roy F. Baumeister

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Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons From Backpacking Across America

by Francis Tapon (Goodreads Author)

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Tom wants to read The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Jared Diamond read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Very interesting concept, learning from traditional societies. I read this book at the same time that I have taking a 6 week course from Kerry Hardy, author of Notes on a Lost Flute, which is a more focused view of one society that used to live righ...more
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Tom wants to read The Wicked Good Book: A Guide to Maine Living by Stephen Gleasner read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tom wants to read Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day by Peter Zuckerman recommended to Tom by: Outside magazine Twitter feed recommended for: anyone who liked Into Thin Air, all autdoor hikers, and adventurers read in November, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Could not put it down. Very much follows the pattern of the superb Into Thin Air. This time 11 climbers from various countries and expeditions die in Aug. 2008, yet two Sherpas somehow live. Loaded with little details about Sherpa high altitude porte...more
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Tom wants to read Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman read in September, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tom wants to read American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation by Eric Rutkow read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tom wants to read Along Montana & Idaho's Continental Divide Trail by Lynna Howard read in November, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tom wants to read It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels by Robert Penn	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tom wants to read Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail by Jennifer Pharr Davis recommended to Tom by: No one recommended for: All lovers of the outdoors, especially hikers.	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The author is the National Geographic Hiker of the Year Award for 2012, the current speed record holder for thru-hiking Appalachain Trail (2011), and a compelling writer. I could not put the book down, and read it in one day. How is it that this book...more
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Tom wants to read The Hobbit (Graphic Novel): An illustrated edition of the fantasy classic by Chuck Dixon read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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