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National Great Outdoors Month |
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438 days : an extraordinary true story of survival at sea
by Jonathan Franklin
Draws on interviews with Salvador Alvarenga and those who aided in his rescue and recovery to chronicle his fourteen months alone and adrift at sea, during which he imagined a method of survival that kept his body and mind intact until he was rescued
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Birding to change the world : a memoir
by Trish O'Kane
A writer and educator specializing in environmental justice and climate change chronicles her bird-watching journey and shares what she has learned from each new bird she's observed about life, social change and protecting the environment. 75,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The cold vanish : seeking the missing in North America's wildlands
by Jon Billman
These are the stories that defy conventional logic. The proverbial vanished without a trace incidences, which happen a lot more (and a lot closer to your backyard) than almost anyone thinks. These are the missing whose situations are the hardest on lovedones left behind. The cases that are an embarrassment for park superintendents, rangers and law enforcement charged with Search & Rescue. The ones that baffle the volunteers who comb the mountains, woods and badlands. The stories that should give you pause every time you venture outdoors.
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The hour of land : a personal topography of America's national parks
by Terry Tempest Williams
America's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the environmental classic Refuge and the beloved memoir WhenWomen Were Birds, returns with The Hour of Land, a literary celebration of our national parks, an exploration of what they mean to us and what we mean to them.
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Knack cycling for everyone : a guide to road, mountain, and commuter biking
by Leah Garcia
Cycling for Everyone is the book for those looking to get introduced, or reintroduced, to today's world of cycling. It is a step-by-step, comprehensive guide that evaluates all bicycles available today, helps you determine the kind of bike that's right for you, and shows you the accessories you do and don't need to ride comfortably. It includes numerous how-to descriptions, replete with informative photos and tips, on all styles of riding - road biking, mountain biking, commuter cycling, and touring.
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The darkest places : unsolved mysteries, true crimes, and harrowing disasters in the wild
by Outside Magazine
In the wilderness, something can go horribly awry at any moment. And sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction. In The Darkest Places, the editors of Outside chronicle mysterious disappearances, unsolved murders, and deadly disasters. The collection takes us to far-flung places no sane person would want to go. What ties it all together is the incredible voices of legendary Outside contributors who turn their subjects into literary gold and have helped to keep Outside in business for more than forty years.
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The death and life of the Great Lakes
by Dan Egan
An award-winning journalist traces the scientific, historical and ecological factors that are endangering the Great Lakes, discussing the late-19th century's effort to connect the lakes to the Atlantic, which unexpectedly introduced invasive species from the natural world.
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Epic bike rides of the Americas : explore the Americas' most thrilling cycling routes on road, gravel and trails
by Lonely Planet Publications
Get ready to explore America's most thrilling gravel, road and trail bike routes. This definitive companion for cycling enthusiasts showcases 200 of North, Central and South America's best and most celebrated routes, from epic adventures off the beaten path to shorter urban rides. Go bikepacking in Baja, road riding in Colombia, mountain biking in Canada and gravel riding in Pennsylvania. Each ride is accompanied by stunning photos and a map and toolkit of practical details - where to start and finish, how to get there, where to stay and more - to help you plan the perfect trip. Suggestions for similar rides around the world are also included.
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The High Sierra : A Love Story
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on a jungle gym like an energized child. He has returned to the mountains throughout his life--more than a hundred trips--and has gathered a vast store of knowledge about them. The High Sierra is his lavish celebration of this exceptional place and an exploration of what makes this span of mountains one of the most compelling places on Earth.
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The letterboxer's companion : exploring the mysteries hidden in the great outdoors
by Randy Hall
From the day in 1854 when James Perrott placed a bottle for visitors’ cards on a moor in Dartmoor, England, to the feature article in a 1998 issue of Smithsonian introducing the sport to a U.S. audience, to the thousands of letterboxes today scattered throughout North America, the quaint Old World pastime of letterboxing has come a long way. And it’s not surprising. This fascinating, family-friendly sport—an intriguing mix of hiking, puzzle solving, treasure hunting, and rubber stamp artistry, topped off with the thrill of discovery—offers something for everyone.
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Moms who hike : walking with America's most inspiring adventurers
by Heather Balogh Rochfort
"Moms Who Hike celebrates the athleticism, wisdom, and skill of over twenty of America's most inspiring adventurer mothers ranging from legends to rising stars of today. The book is both inspirational and aspirational as each adventurer tells her story in her own words through featuring their favorite hike, highlighting personal challenges, accomplishments, and philosophy, as well as providing readers with practical how-to suggestions on maximizing not only their own potential in hiking but in life.
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The nature handbook : a guide to observing the great outdoors
by Ernest H. Williams
The patterns of nature are explored and explained in a field guide that serves to aid all nature lovers in their quest for understanding the diversity of the living world, covering more than two hundred different subjects divided into primary sections on Plants, Animals, and Habitats.
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Thousand-miler : adventures hiking the Ice Age Trail
by Melanie Radzicki McManus
"In Thousand-Miler : Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail, readers will learn about the history and development of Wisconsin's Ice Age National Scenic Trail and the geologic wonders it showcases, as they trace Melanie McManus's footsteps thru-hiking it twice. While sharing her story of what it was like to hike 1,100 miles of Wisconsin forestland, prairie, wetlands and farmland, McManus also shares the stories of thru-hikers she encounters along the way.
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To boldly grow : finding joy, adventure, and dinner in your own backyard
by Tamar Haspel
In this part memoir, part how-to guide, a self-proclaimed “crappy gardener” goes from cluelessness to competence by using “first-hand food” as her guiding principle, learning to scrounge dinner from the landscape around her and changing the way we think about our food—and ourselves.
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The Twenty-Ninth Day : Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra
by Alex Messenger
This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger's near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they paddle north through harrowing rapids and stunning terrain. Twenty-nine days into the trip, while out hiking alone, Alex is attacked by a barren-ground grizzly. Left for dead, he wakes to find that his summer adventure has become a struggle to stay alive. Over the next hours and days, Alex and his companions tend his wounds and use their resilience, ingenuity, and dogged perseverance to reach help at a remote village a thousand miles north of the US-Canadian border.
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Up : a mother and daughter's peakbagging adventure
by Patricia Ellis Herr
Documents the shared effort of the Harvard anthropologist author and her young daughter to climb all 48 of New Hampshire's mountains higher than 4,000 feet, a 15-month campaign during which the pair learned empowering skills and strengthened their bond while observing breathtaking vistas. Original. 20,000 first printing.
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Walking the Amazon : 860 days. one step at a time
by Ed Stafford
Describes the author's 860-day, 4,000 mile quest to walk the entire length of the Amazon River, offering details on the effects of deforestation and his encounters with both vicious animals and tribal members with machetes. Original.
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Wanderlust : a traveler's guide to the globe
by Philippe Gloaguen
Filled with full-color photos, illustrations and overviews of various destinations and experiences, this unique travel guide takes you around the world, helping you to dream, discover and uncover your next great adventure. 35,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The wild silence : A Memoir
by Raynor Winn
This follow-up to the bestseller The Salt Path follows the difficulties faced by the author and her husband who is facing a terminal diagnosis after returning home from a 630 mile trek walking across the English coastline.
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