<p>Did you ever want to shake up your life a little? Jane Congdon did, but it wasn&rsquo;t the wildlife, fresh air, scenery, or the promise of a simple life that drew retired the&nbsp; editor&nbsp; into the woods. It was the Wild Effect! Record numbers of women were taking to the trails after reading Cheryl Strayed&rsquo;s best-selling memoir. Many, like &ldquo;scared of everything that moves&rdquo; Jane, had little or no prior hiking experience, yet she spent 17 weeks on the Appalachian Trail hiking with partners, alone, and with a glass good-luck charm named Ms. Rabbit, logging nearly 1,200 miles in 7 of the 14 AT states. This is her fascinating and humorous account of her journey&mdash;from bears, ticks, wild pigs, volatile weather, primitive conditions and the personalities she met along the way&mdash;of a long-distance hike, and how it changed her perceptions of both Mother Nature and human nature.</p>