{"product_id":"2940149109586","title":"The Phony Hermit","description":"Al Seely’s story in his own words.\u003cbr\u003eSeely was a literate Twentieth Century man who dropped out of society to live as a hermit in the Ten Thousand Islands without the least preparation for it. This led to a series of adventures and misadventures in the wilderness that tickles your funny bone and keep you on edge. Luckily for us, he wrote about his experiences in the islands in the watery world surrounded by the elements. His family expected him to stay a week and he stayed for fifteen years.\u003cbr\u003eWhy? How? Where?\u003cbr\u003eHow can someone, totally out of his element, survive for fifteen years to become a well-known hermit?  Seely answers the why and how and where in his book and tells it like it is.  When you read this book you will discover why Al Seely considered himself to be a phony hermit and not a true hermit. The book is fresh, funny, often poetical, and makes you cringe because it is so brutally honest.\u003cbr\u003eWill readers enjoy it?\u003cbr\u003eSeely’s narrative is so compelling that you will want to read it straight through. \u003cbr\u003ePhotographs of many of the scenes and details that he talks about have been added which help complete your total experience. There are rare photos of his homes on the three keys: Brush, Panther and Dismal Key.\u003cbr\u003eThere photos of Seely’s hermity friends, Foster Atkinson, Joe Dickman, and Nelson Barlow, and anecdotes from the people in his life.\u003cbr\u003eAl Seely’s Art\u003cbr\u003eA small but impressive collection of Al’s artwork has been brought together and published for the first time in full and living color. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Caxambas Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47160889770224,"sku":"2940149109586","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149109586_p0.jpg?v=1763712217","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149109586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}