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At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State -- and to do it alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little...
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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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"Tiny Beautiful Things" brings the best of Cheryl Strayed's published and never-before-published online columns in one place and includes a new introduction by Steve Almond. Life can be hard, life can be great. For years, the anonymous author of Dear Sugar was the one to turn to for advice. Now, the best of Cheryl Strayed's online columns are collected in one place for you to enjoy-- and learn from.
3) Brave enough
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"From the best-selling author of Wild, a collection of quotes--drawn from the wide range of her writings--that capture her wisdom, courage, and outspoken humor, presented in a gift-sized package that's as irresistible to give as it is to receive. Around the world, thousands of people have found inspiration in the words of Cheryl Strayed, who in her three prior books and in her "Dear Sugar" columns has shared the twists and trials of her remarkable...
4) Salvaje
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Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
Español
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A powerful, blazingly honest, inspiring memoir: the story of a 1,100 mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe--and built her back up again.
Un potente, increíblemente honesto, inspirador libro de memorias: la historia de una caminata en solitario 1.100 millas que se rompió una joven recuperado de la catástrofe - y le construyó una copia de seguridad de nuevo.
5) Torch
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Grounded in the everyday particulars of life in a small town, leavened by earthy humor, this book presents the saga of a family coming to terms with death--a tale of love and loss, grief and redemption set in rural Minnesota.
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English
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Presents information on female rule-breakers, including Josephine Baker, Jane Goodall, Margaret Cho, and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Karbo presents brief information on iconic female rule-breakers. She shows how these women charted their paths with little regard for social or cultural expectations, living lives that both illuminate and inspire.
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English
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"Explorers Kristen and Ville Jokinen met and fell in love while scuba diving in Vietnam. Ville then left his native Finland to join Kristen in Oregon and together they embarked on a life-changing two-year cycling adventure covering 18,000 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina. Despite never having cycled further than around the block, they persevered unrelenting, punishing rain and wind, altitude sickness, dog attacks, bike accidents,...
10) Wild
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Hike from sea to shining sea with this inspiring and engaging companion. Lonely Planet's National Trails of America features the US's 30 National Trails- from the scenic wonder of the Pacific Crest Trail to the heavy history of the Trail of Tears, hikers will discover the majesty of each route and all the unmissable stops along the way. So lace up your boots, we're going hiking.
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