Books That Made a Difference to Sarah Vowell

O, The Oprah Magazine | From the March 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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The author, public radio contributor, and self-described indoorsy person falls for outdoorsy epics, ace historians, and one very unhinged memoirist.

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