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Looking ahead and wanted feedback on a non-fiction book pick.

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* 1. Please pick one book you think would be interesting to read:

Have you ever felt the urge to run away from it all? Just take off? Could you survive in the wild? Well here's the true life story of a 20 year old who decided one day to drive off and disappear from his average life. He broke into nearby cottages for food, clothes, and books, taking only what he needed. He became a local myth. Some left food out for him; others were scared. A manhunt lasted for decades. This story of survival asks fundamental questions about solitude and what makes for a good life. A deeply moving portrait of a man determined to live life his own way.

While Jen was living on Park Avenue, covering the Academy Awards and attending black-tie parties, her parents were squatting in an abandoned building on the Lower East Side. Her father, was an ingenious adventurer and a hopeless alcoholic. Her mother was an artist who hated domestic routine and the chores of motherhood. 'Why should I cook a meal that will be gone in an hour when I can do a painting that will last forever?' Funny, sad, quirky and loving, this is an incredible story of a nomadic, impoverished childhood.

Fans have gotten glimpses into this band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity love affairs, car crashes, addictions and lots and lots of rehab. Reality shows even. This is the life of the heaviest drinking, hardest fighting, most oversexed and arrogant band in the world. Here - directly from the members - is the unexpurgated version of the whole glorious, gut-wrenching story. And all of it accompanied by never-before-published photographs, mug shots, handwritten lyrics, and gossip (w receipts). No one is spared. Let's relive the 80s! But without the ER visits.