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Michael Finkel
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There are so many books out there, I am honored that you've chosen to take a peek at "The Stranger in the Woods." It took me three years of full-time work to write a 191-page book; that is a ridiculously slow pace, but I can promise that I weighed eve ...more |
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Dear Goodreaders: Though "The Art Thief" is a short book (just over 200 pages), I worked on the project for more than 11 years, trying to make sure that everything in this wild and unpredictable tale is true - and also, to the best of my abilities, e ...more |
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"I loved loved loved this book. There are so many facets about this book that I love. In so many ways it spoke to me. The parts of me that needs solitude, nature, literature, ingenuity, challenges, silence. This one will not be leaving my bookshelf."
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“I think that most of us feel like something is missing from our lives. And I wondered then if Knight's journey was to seek it. But life isn't about searching endlessly to find what's missing. It's about learning to live with the missing parts.”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
“Carl Jung said that only an introvert could see "the unfathomable stupidity of man”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
“I read. That's my form of travel.”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“I think that most of us feel like something is missing from our lives. And I wondered then if Knight's journey was to seek it. But life isn't about searching endlessly to find what's missing. It's about learning to live with the missing parts.”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
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