by Michael Finkel
What an amazing true story! For a random audible pick this was quite a remarkable tale of one man’s decision to quit life, disappear and live as a hermit for 27 years. Christopher Knight was only 20 years old when he decided to vanish from society without leaving any notes or indication that he wa...
The opening pick for our non-fiction book club. 'The Stranger in the Woods' by Michael Finkel is a fascinating story of a man who chose to cut himself off from personal contact with others. He didn't quite cut himself off from the world, the reason we all know about him today is because he was final...
I wanted to know more about the life of Christopher Knight. He had lived the life of a hermit, living alone for 27 years in the woods in Maine and the thought of this, intrigued me. I wanted to know how he had survived, what his days were like and what had happened to him. As I listened to this no...