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Green Mountain Club

28 Mar 2018

Mud Season

Last week we celebrated SPRING, the season of reconciliation and renewal, that time of year that brings the promise of better times to come, new life, the flowering of that which has been asleep —  life’s good stuff. But each … Read More

accepting the inevitable, dealing with life, Green Mountain Club, Janet Givens author, mud season
8 Jul 2015

Life Lessons Gleaned Hiking Down Camel’s Hump

  Camel’s Hump is one of Vermont’s best-recognized landmarks. Towering above much of the Green Mountains, it remains unspoiled by roads, ski areas, or phony cell tower trees and is a favorite destination for hikers of various ages and abilities. … Read More

Camel's Hump, Green Mountain Club, Janet Givens author
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Books

LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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