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\;Derick \;Lugo \;had never been hiking. He certainly couldn&rsquo\;t imagine going more than a day w ithout manicuring his goatee. But with a job cut short and no immediate pl ans\, this New Yorker began to think about what he might do with months of free time. He had heard of the Appalachian Trail\, but he had never serio usly considered attempting to hike all 2\,192 miles of it. Suddenly he fou nd himself asking\, could he do it? \;
\n"The Unlikely Thru-Hike r" is the story of a young black man setting off from the city with an ext remely overweight pack and a willfully can-do attitude. What follows are l essons on preparation\, humility\, race relations\, and nature&rsquo\;s wi ld unpredictability. Through it all\, \;Derick \; refuses to let a ny challenge squash his inner Pollyanna\, persevering with humor\, tenacit y\, and an unshakeable commitment to grooming that sees him from Georgia t o Maine.
\nAfter hiking for more than 2\,000 miles\, he now feels in vincible and plans to cross the Sahara barefoot. (Not really\, but when an ambitious spirit is successful\, it will strive for even greater accompli shments.) \;
\nThe "Unlikely Thru-Hiker" is his debut memoir.&nb sp\;
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