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Wild New Jersey: Nature Adventures in the Garden State

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A boy's classic from my youth. Fun to reread.
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Michael Ostendorp made a comment in the group Niners (io9) — Introduce yourself! topic "Hello, all. I've been a GoodRead user for a few years and a lurker on io9 for much longer. I don't remember how I found the site, but it was likely th...more "
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