The Point of Vanishing is Into the Wild meets Walden -- a lyrical memoir for nature lovers and for anyone who has wondered what it would be like to disconnect from our hyper-connected culture and seek more meaningful connections.
After losing vision in one eye and becoming estranged from his family and friends, Howard Axelrod spends two years in self-imposed solitude in the backwoods of northern Vermont, where he embarks on a project of stripping away facades and all social ties--and learns to face himself.