Many people imagine escaping contemporary life, but many will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived only in the woods of Maine for 27 years, causeing this to be desire a reality-not out of anger on the world, but merely because he favored to go on his own.

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In 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year-old named Christopher Knight still left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared in to the forest..Read More about The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit He’d not need a discussion with another human being until nearly 3 decades later on, when he was arrested for stealing meals. Living in a tent even through brutal winters, he previously survived by his wits and courage, developing ingenious ways to shop edibles and drinking water, and to prevent freezing to loss of life. He broke into close by cottages for food, clothing, reading material, and other provisions, taking only what he needed but terrifying a community under no circumstances able to resolve the mystical burglaries. Predicated on extensive interviews with Knight himself, that is a vividly detailed account of his secluded life-why do he keep? what did he learn?-as well mainly because the difficulties he has faced since returning to the world. It really is a gripping tale of success that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life, and a deeply shifting portrait of a guy who was decided to live his personal way, and succeeded.