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Description edit
We all dream it. Wade Rouse actually did it. Finally fed up with the frenzy of city life and a job he hates, Wade Rouse decided to make either the bravest decision of his life or the worst mistake since his botched Ogilvie home perm: to uproot his life and try, as Thoreau did some 160... read more
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- Wade Rouse: Author
- Gary: Author's partner in his adventures
- Marge: Wade & Gary's dog
- Henry David Thoreau: Add a description of this character.
- Walden
- Burt
- Carl
- Beavis
- Donna Lou
- Gwyn
- Pablo
- Kenneth Cole
- Millie Jo
- Ricky
- Erma Bombeck
- Hebbedy
- Lucy
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“I learned that our water comes from deep within the surrounding ground and is not transported to us, like I used to believe, from some magical place like San Pellegrino or pumped from a nearby mountain spring by cute elves.”
Setting & Locations edit
- St. Louis, Missouri: The city the author and his boyfriend fled from.
- Saugatuck, Michigan: Resort town near author's cabin.
- Sugar Creek, MO: Place where author spent time with family, especially his grandmother, who introduced him to "Walden."
- America
- Turkey Run
- Lake Michigan
- Chicago
- Banana Republic
First Sentence edit
There's a racoon on my head.
Table of Contents edit
Part One - Wade's Walden
Part Two- Life Lessons
Lesson One: Devote My Life to Writing Full-Time and Embrace the "Solitary Life"
Lesson Two: Eschew the Latest Entertainment and Fashion for Simpler Pursuits
Lesson Three: Learn to Love the Snow
Lesson Four: Embrace My Rural Brethren
Lesson Five: Participate in Country Customs
Lesson Six: Live off the Land
Lesson Seven: Nurture Our Country Critters
Lesson Eight: Rediscover Religion
Lesson Nine: Let Go of My City Cynicism
Lesson Ten: Redefine the Meaning of Life and My Relationship with Gary
Part Three - The Final Test
Acknowledgements
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- Wade Rouse (Author)
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Page Count: 320
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- Dewey: 920
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