Search and Rescue: A Wilderness Doctor's Life-and-Death Tales of Risk and Reward
By: Christopher Van Tilburg
3.41
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
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1. Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
By: Laurence Gonzales
4.00
Format: None pages,
In Deep Survival, Laurence Gonzales combines hard science and powerful storytelling to illustrate t… read more
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2. Transfer of Power (Mitch Rapp, #3)
By: Vince Flynn
3.73
Format: None pages,
On a busy Washington morning, amid the shuffle of tourists and the brisk rush of government officia… read more
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3. Pickets and Dead Men: Seasons on Rainier
By: Bree Loewen
4.00
Format: 202 pages, Paperback
* A women's perspective on the macho world of climbing rangers * Rescues, egos, and breakfast burri… read more
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4. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
By: David Grann
3.96
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the… read more
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5. The Last Season
By: Eric Blehm
3.14
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
To pick up The Last Seasonis to lose oneself in a mesmerizing story about a place few could survive… read more
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6. A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back
By: Kevin Hazzard
4.04
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
A former paramedic's visceral, poignant, and mordantly funny account of a decade spent on Atlanta's… read more
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7. Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks
By: Andrea Lankford
3.92
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The realstories behind the scenery of America's national parks For twelve years, Andrea Lankford li… read more
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8. Found: A Life in Mountain Rescue
By: Bree Loewen
4.03
Format: 325 pages,
Now in her mid-thirties, Loewen has become a wife, a mother, and a leader of Seattle Mountain Rescu… read more
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9. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
By: Patrick Lencioni
4.33
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
In The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as … read more
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10. Lights and Sirens: The Education of a Paramedic
By: Kevin Grange
3.67
Format: 220 pages,
A true account of going through UCLA's famed Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program--and practicing emerg… read more
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11. Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
By: Arlene Blum
3.86
Format: 157 pages, Paperback
A legendary trailblazer, Arlene Blum defied the climbing establishment of the 1970s by leading the … read more
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12. Thornhedge
By: T. Kingfisher
4.00
Format: 111 pages, Hardcover
Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more
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"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
13. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
By: Mary Roach
3.84
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? … read more
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- nature
"The black bear is a ridiculously lovable species. There's a reason kids have teddy bears, not teddy goats or teddy eels."-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
"Californians are like, 'Lions are everywhere now!'" What's on the rise are home security cameras. Doorbell cameras are the mammograms of wildlife biology."-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
"So I’m curious, how far does the Pope think we should go in the direction of respecting and correcting the natural world and it’s wild inhabitants. Before I arrived the PIL media manager sent me a co…"-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
"We are irrational in our species-specific devotions. I know a man who won’t eat octopus because of its intelligence. Yet he eats pork and buys glue traps for rats, though rats and pigs are highly in…"-Mary Roach, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
14. Illuminations
By: T. Kingfisher
4.07
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Rosa Mandolini knows in her heart that her family are the greatest painters of magical illumination… read more
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15. Starter Villain
By: John Scalzi
4.16
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more
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"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."-John Scalzi, Starter Villain
16. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Andrea Lankford
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more
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- outdoors
- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
17. Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)
By: T. Kingfisher
4.16
Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition
A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, but… read more
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"There are few things in life as steadying as someone you have to be brave for."-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)
"Are you sure you wouldn't like some nice murderers instead?" he asked plaintively. "Quite sure, thanks"-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)
"If I'd given him too much, he'd know something was afoot. Too much money is as dangerous as too little; it means you want it too bad."-T. Kingfisher, Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)
18. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
By: Nick Offerman
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about … read more
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- memoir
- nature
"...when you make art with confidence, then clumsiness doesn't play as clumsiness, but panache."-Nick Offerman, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
"Break up your cycle. Get out of your rut. Find a way in your normal setting to "feel alive." One thing I'll do is get up early and see the sunrise from my yard, or for some bonus points, from my roof…"-Nick Offerman, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
19. Walking Home: Common Sense and Other Misadventures On the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Rick Rogers
4.31
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
-A Heartwarming Adventure! - 2022 Best Book Award Winner in Travel Guides & Essays! Can a comicall… read more
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20. Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)
By: T. Kingfisher
4.23
Format: 300 pages, ebook
Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the c… read more
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"If you have any enemies I'll kill them and you can dissect them. Would you like that?"-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)
"Once a thing is made, it exists in the mind of the world. The next one is easier to make, and the next one after that. ... "The first takes a twisted genius. The hundredth can be done by any blacksmi…"-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)
"The one advantage police had over paladins was that guards had no problem believing that someone would randomly shove pointy logs into other people. Paladins generally took a little longer to get the…"-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)
21. Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2)
By: T. Kingfisher
4.23
Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition
He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a… read more
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"I somehow thought you had experience with stealth missions."-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2)
"Saints teeth, everyone gets younger every year I think. Except me."-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2)
"The larger part of power was understanding the power you had over others, even if you would rather not have had that much power in the first place."-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2)
22. Bewilderment
By: Richard Powers
3.92
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. A heartrending new novel from the … read more
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- nature
"Someday we'll learn again how to train on this living place, and holding still will be like flying."-Richard Powers, Bewilderment
"Life is something we need to stop correcting. My boy was a pocket universe I could never hope to fathom."-Richard Powers, Bewilderment
"He wanted drama and showdown and righteous calls for justice from concerned citizens. Instead, he got America."-Richard Powers, Bewilderment
"Apparently God had made life on one planet only, and only one country of that planet's dominant species needed to manage it."-Richard Powers, Bewilderment
23. Tiger Chair
By: Max Brooks
3.57
Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition
When China invades America, guerrilla warfare explodes on the streets of Los Angeles in this provoc… read more
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24. Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)
By: T. Kingfisher
4.12
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year… Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladi… read more
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"I fear that I am not the best possible person for this, but I am the best possible person available at this time, which is much the same thing."-T. Kingfisher, Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)
"There was something about poverty that was a little like war. Either you had been there or you hadn't, and it wasn't really possible to explain it to anyone who hadn't."-T. Kingfisher, Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)
25. The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2)
By: T. Kingfisher
4.22
Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition
Pull three people out of prison--a disgraced paladin, a convicted forger, and a heartless assassin.… read more
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"It could,"-T. Kingfisher, The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War, #2)
26. Holiday SOS: The life-saving adventures of a travelling doctor
By: Ben MacFarlane
4.48
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
Who are you going to call if it all goes wrong on holiday?Meet Doctor Ben MacFarlane. His job is to… read more
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- medicine
- nonfiction
- memoir
"Laughter isn't the best medicine. Feeling that you're in safe hands is."-Ben MacFarlane, Holiday SOS: The life-saving adventures of a travelling doctor
27. Cruise Ship SOS: The Life-Saving Adventures of a Doctor at Sea
By: Ben MacFarlane
4.42
Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition
What happens to patients when it all goes wrong at sea? Say hello to Dr Ben MacFarlane. After spen… read more
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- medicine
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
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28. Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton
By: Kevin Grange
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Wild Rescues is a fast-paced, firsthand glimpse into the exciting lives of paramedics who work with… read more
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29. Hard Roll: A Paramedic’s Perspective of Life and Death in New Orleans
By: Jon McCarthy
4.21
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
Experience the rush as an emergency medic details some of the most formative calls of his career in… read more
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30. Never Quit: From Alaskan Wilderness Rescues to Afghanistan Firefights as an Elite Special Ops PJ
By: Jimmy Settle
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Never Quit is the true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became a Special For… read more
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- memoir
31. Search and Rescue: A Wilderness Doctor's Life-and-Death Tales of Risk and Reward
By: Christopher Van Tilburg
3.41
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Search and A Wilderness Doctor’s Life-and-Death Tales of Risk and Reward is a thrilling collection… read more
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- medicine
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- outdoors
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