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020			_a9781869793302 (pbk.) : _c$39.99
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100	1		_97820 _aLong, Robert, _d1955-
245	1	2	_aA life on Gorge River : _bNew Zealand's remotest family / _cRobert Long.
260			_aAuckland, N.Z. : _bRandom House, _c2010.
300			_a304 p., [8] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.), map ; _c24 cm.
520			_a"Robert Long and his family - wife Catherine, and children Christan (17) and Robyn (14) - live in complete isolation, in a hut two days' walk south of Haast in South Westland. Robert has lived there for nearly 30 years; Catherine for 20 and the kids all their lives. Their only contact with the outside world is a helicopter or plane once a month, and two trips a year to the 'outside world'. This is the story of how and why Robert - known locally as 'Beansprout' - came to live at Gorge River, and the family's experiences there over the years, living self-sufficiently and forging close bonds with the natural environment. It is an inspiring tale of one man's decision to 'drop out' of capitalist society and successfully establish a lifestyle most New Zealanders can't even imagine, harking back to the days of the earliest pioneers."--Back cover.
600	3	0	_aLong family. _97821
650		0	_aSelf-reliant living _zNew Zealand _zWestland District _vBiography. _97822
650		0	_aSustainable living _zNew Zealand _zWestland District _vBiography. _97823
651		0	_aWestland District (N.Z.) _vBiography. _97824
600	1	0	_97820 _aLong, Robert, _d1955-
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