![]() ![]() She’s an accomplished journalist (who, full disclosure, has written for the Union-Tribune in the past), as well as a podcaster who has interviewed dozens of guests on the REI Co-Op Studios-produced show, “Wild Ideas Worth Living.” This makes sense given Stanger’s own background. I also love reading interesting stories and I wanted it to be something where we were hearing from myriad people.” Something that someone could pick up, turn to any page and get something out of it. “And I also wanted a little bit of how-to. ![]() “Sure, I have a story myself, but I’ve also been telling other people’s stories for so long, so I really wanted both,” Stanger says. ![]() It weaves effortlessly between self-help and memoir, as well as through journalistic essays about people who, by getting outside, found the courage to pursue what Stanger calls their “wild ideas.” It actually spans quite a few genres over its 12 chapters. ![]() These sentiments are at the core of “Will to Wild” and ones that, nearly 30 years after she attended that beachside summer camp, Stanger thinks are important for all people to understand.Īnd while the subtitle of the book (“Adventures Great and Small to Change Your Life”) hints at what readers can expect, “Will to Wild” is not simply a nature-based guidebook. ![]()
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