North of ordinary how one woman left it all behind for wilderness and wonder in Alaska's frozen frontier

"When the wild strips everything away, what's left is who you are. In the raw, untamed wilds of Alaska-where the wind howls, predators hunt, and the sun disappears for months-only a rare few figure out how to survive. Sue Aikens, the breakout star of National Geographic's long-running TV show Life B...

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Main Authors: Aikens, Sue (Author), Vlessides, Michael (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks, [2026]
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