Tracing Time: Seasons of Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau
By: Craig Childs
4.16
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
"An engaging glimpse into a world both fascinating and fundamentally unknowable to those who aren't…
Want to Read $ 8.99"One of the more flexible words in the English language, art is defined as a human creative skill, doing something as a result of knowledge and practice. It is the mind's eye rendered in visual form."-Craig Childs, Tracing Time: Seasons of Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau
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1. The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
By: Edward Abbey
4.08
Format: 421 pages, Paperback
Ed Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang, his 1975 novel, a "comic extravaganza." Some readers have r… read more
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"The night. The stars. The river."-Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
"I piss on you from a considerable height."-Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
"Poor Hayduke: won all his arguments but lost his immortal soul."-Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
"There are some places so beautiful they can make a grown man break down and weep."-Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
2. Sea of Darkness: Unraveling the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley
By: Brian Hicks
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
On a dark night in February of 1864, the H.L. Hunley , the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
3. In Search of the Old Ones: Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest
By: David Roberts
4.01
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
David Roberts describes the culture of the Anasazi—the name means “enemy ancestors” in Navajo—who o… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- native american
- archaeology
4. The Fourth World of the Hopis: The Epic Story of the Hopi Indians as Preserved in Their Legends and Traditions
By: Harold Courlander
4.26
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Here the noted folklorist brings together traditional accounts of epic events and adventures in the… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
5. Basin and Range
By: John McPhee
4.22
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
The first of John McPhee's works in his series on geology and geologists, Basin and Range is a book… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
6. Desert Solitaire
By: Edward Abbey
4.00
Format: None pages,
When Desert Solitairewas first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude an… read more
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7. The Devil's Highway: A True Story
By: Luis Alberto Urrea
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The author of "Across the Wire" offers brilliant investigative reporting of what went wrong when, i… read more
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8. Walking It Off: A Veteran's Chronicle of War and Wilderness
By: Doug Peacock
3.89
Format: None pages,
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9. Encounters with the Archdruid
By: John McPhee
5.00
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses - on a coastal island, in a … read more
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10. Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert
By: Terry Tempest Williams
4.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
The beloved author of Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams is one of the country's most eloquent and imag… read more
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11. The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky
By: Ellen Meloy
3.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turqu… read more
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12. When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
By: Terry Tempest Williams
3.07
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The beloved author of Refugereturns with a work that explodes and startles, illuminates and celebra… read more
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13. 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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- nonfiction
"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
14. The River
By: Peter Heller
3.85
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
The story of two college friends on a wilderness canoe trip—of a friendship tested by fire, white w… read more
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"He had a few good friends who respected him and would do anything for him. Why did anyone else need to be impressed?"-Peter Heller, The River
"Late August, a clear night becoming cold. There was no aurora borealis, just the dense sparks of the stars blown from their own ancient fire."-Peter Heller, The River
"And the eagles. They seemed to mark the canoe's progress from the gray spires of dead spruce, spaced downriver like watchmen on some lost frontier..."-Peter Heller, The River
"Rich people are another species. Sort of lost in their own way. It's a good thing they have country clubs and shit because it keeps them kinda corralled up in one place."-Peter Heller, The River
15. Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
By: Ben Goldfarb
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2019 PEN/EO Wilson Award for Literary Science Writing In Eager, environmental jour… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Pandemonium isn’t convenient, but often it’s more natural than stability."-Ben Goldfarb, Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
16. Tracing Time: Seasons of Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau
By: Craig Childs
4.16
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
"An engaging glimpse into a world both fascinating and fundamentally unknowable to those who aren't… read more
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- art
- history
- native american
- nonfiction
- essays
- archaeology
"One of the more flexible words in the English language, art is defined as a human creative skill, doing something as a result of knowledge and practice. It is the mind's eye rendered in visual form."-Craig Childs, Tracing Time: Seasons of Rock Art on the Colorado Plateau
17. The Way of the Bear (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito, #26)
By: Anne Hillerman
4.17
Format: 281 pages, Hardcover
Fossil harvesting, ancient lore, greed, rejected love and murder combine in this gripping new insta… read more
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- native american
18. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
By: John Vaillant
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
19. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
20. The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
By: Timothy Egan
4.13
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken nat… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"There is nothing more practical in the end than the preservation of beauty."-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
"Of all the foes which attack the woodlands of North America, no other is so terrible as fire."-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
"Ideas take on their own trajectory, but they die without people to carry them into the corridors of power."-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
"Onward and upward he pushed until rock, ground, and forest came to an end, until there was nothing but a sharp edge of blunt earth protruding in the late light of the range, where he could see well b…"-Timothy Egan, The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
21. Was It Worth It?: A Wilderness Warrior's Long Trail Home
By: Doug Peacock
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
“If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness.” Edward Abbey In a collection of grip… read more
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- nonfiction
22. To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.33
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
Linked to a special mini season of the award-winning StarTalk podcast, this enlightening illustrate… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
23. Such Kindness
By: Andre Dubus III
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Tom Lowe’s identity and his pride are invested in the work he does with his back and his hands. He … read more
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24. American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal
By: Neil King Jr.
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A stunning, revelatory memoir about a 330-mile walk from Washington, D.C. to New York City—an unfor… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
25. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
26. Leave It As It Is: A Journey Through Theodore Roosevelt's American Wilderness
By: David Gessner
3.90
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An environmental clarion call, told through bestselling author David Gessner’s wilderness road trip… read more
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- history
27. The Missing Morningstar: And Other Stories
By: Stacie Shannon Denetsosie
4.36
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
"Propulsive and complex, this is a gorgeously written debut." —KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review) In T… read more
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28. Seasons: Desert Sketches
By: Ellen Meloy
4.38
Format: 84 pages, Paperback
The late writer and naturalist Ellen Meloy wrote and recorded a series of audio essays for KUER, NP… read more
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- essays
29. Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns, and the Future of Chasing Snow
By: Heather Hansman
3.91
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
*An Outside Magazine Book Club Pick * *Winner of the International Ski Association's Ullr Book Awar… read more
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- history
30. Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West
By: Justin Farrell
3.69
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
A revealing look at the intersection of wealth, philanthropy, and conservation Billionaire Wilde… read more
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- history
"This scholarly shortfall did not happen by chance. Part of it has to do with particular discomforts characteristics of left-leaning academic social scientists. Conducting high-quality ethnographic or…"-Justin Farrell, Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West
31. The Bears Ears: A Human History of America's Most Endangered Wilderness
By: David Roberts
3.95
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
A personal and historical exploration of the Bears Ears country and the fight to save a national mo… read more
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