02670cam a22003858i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000180008804000230010604200080012904300120013705000250014908200260017410000300020024501040023025000190033426300090035326400400036230000130040233600260041533700280044133800270046950000470049652013030054360000390184665000500188565000510193565000500198665000280203665000280206465100400209277601520213219175179OSt20190501235205.0160713s2017    nyu           000 0beng    a  2016029910  a9781101875681  aDLCbengerdacDLC  apcc  an-us-me00aCT9991.K65bF56 201700a974.1/22043092aB2231 aFinkel, Michael,eauthor.14aThe stranger in the woods :bthe extraordinary story of the North Pond hermit /cby Michael Finkel.  aFirst edition.  a1703 1aNew York :bAlfred A. Knopf,c2017.  apages cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.2 a"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 being until nearly three decades later when he was arrested for stealing food. Living in a tent even in winter, he had survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to store food and water, to avoid freezing to death. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothes, reading material, and other provisions, taking only what he needed, but terrifying a community never able to solve the mysterious burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of the why and how of his secluded life--as well as the challenges he has faced returning to the world. A riveting story of survival that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life, and a deeply moving portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way, and succeeded"--Publisher description.10aKnight, Christopher Thomas,d1965- 0aHermitszMainezSmithfield RegionvBiography. 0aRecluseszMainezSmithfield RegionvBiography. 0aThieveszMainezSmithfield RegionvBiography. 0aSurvivalvCase studies. 0aSolitudevCase studies. 0aSmithfield Region (Me.)vBiography.08iOnline version:aFinkel, Michael, author.tStranger in the woodsbFirst edition.dNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017z9781101875698w(DLC) 2016037679