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A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests her body and soul, in this transformative memoir, full of heart and courage, that speaks to the adventurousness in all of us. Steph Jagger had always been a force of nature. Dissatisfied with the…

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1 author picked Unbound as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is about the search for self that many of us experience in our 20s -- a breaking away from the ideas of who we are that are passed down by family members, and aren't always serving us as we grow into our own identities. The author handles this eloquently and through the process of an amazing physical feat.

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