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How the Wild Effect Turned Me into a Hiker at 69: An Appalachian Trail Adventure

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How the Wild Effect Turned Me into a Hiker at 69: An Appalachian Trail Adventure

By: Jane E. Congdon
Narrated by: Andrea Gappmayer
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About this listen

This is a terrific audiobook. It's interesting, well-written, and timely. It's the story of a textbook editor who retires, reads the popular book The Wild Effect and decides to hike the Appalachian Trail - and have an unexpected adventure!

The tone is wry humor, tongue in cheek - the author has a great sense of humor, is perky, and as she learns in this adventure, is often in over her head! She is a very likeable character.

©2018 Jane E. Congdon (P)2018 Bettie Youngs Book Publishers Hiking Outdoors & Nature Adventure Comedy Outdoor Adventure

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This isn’t so much a memoir as a constant stream of complaining and self doubt. Don’t bother, if your looking for a good AT trail read try David Millier’s AWOL or Gary Sizer’s Where’s the next shelter.

Don’t bother there are better books out there.

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