Time To Read

Thanks for joining us. We’re talking about The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel: Is it possible to live a totally solitary life, without relying on others or modern society at all? Christopher Knight lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years. Though in that time he had no contact or conversation with another person, he survived off food, books and provisions stolen from nearby cottages, greatly affecting the people who owned them. Why did this shy young man depart on such a life? How else could he have lived the life he craved, not at the expense of others? Based on extensive interviews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of his secluded life. In this episode we also discuss: Editor’s Note (New York Times) True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa True Story (movie) The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan. Can you tell me a book I would also like? Erica: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Kirsten: Intimations: Six Essay