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Backcountry Fishing: A Guide for Hikers, Paddlers, and Backpackers

Johnny Molloy - Menasha Ridge Press
Format: Paperback

The lure of backcountry fishing isn't simply the fish, but where the fish are - remote spots, accessible only by foot, canoe, or kayak, with nary a car or camper in sight. This essential guide has all the information backcountry anglers need to fully prepare for both day trips and longer...
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And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind: A Natural History of Moving Air

Bill Streever - Little Brown and Company
Format: Print book

A thrilling exploration of the science and history of wind from the bestselling author of Cold.Scientist and bestselling nature writer Bill Streever goes to any extreme to explore wind--the winds that built empires, the storms that wreck them--by traveling right through it. Narrating...
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The World Without Us

Alan Weisman - Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

A penetrating, page-turning tour of a post-human Earth In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our Earth, without us.In this far-reaching narrative, Weisman explains how our massive...
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Bringing the Outside In

Mary McKenna Siddals - Random House
Format: Print book

A rollicking book that reminds young readers to go outside and play! "We're bringing the outside in, oh, bringing the outside in. . . ." Nothing takes the place of splashing in a puddle or jumping into a pile of autumn leaves. Along with the mud and sand...
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Grand Adventures

Alastair Humphreys - William Collins
Format: Print book

Adventure - something that's new and exhilarating, outside your comfort zone. Adventures change you and how you see the world, and all you need is an open mind, bags of enthusiasm and boundless curiosity.So what's a GRAND ADVENTURE - it is the most life-changing, career-enhancing, personality-forging,...
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Walden

Henry David Thoreau - Shambhala
Format: Book

In July 1845, Henry David Thoreau built a small cottage in the woods near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. During the two years and two months he spent there, he began to write Walden, a chronicle of his communion with nature that became one of the most influential and compelling...
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Getting to Green: Saving Nature: A Bipartisan Solution

Frederic C Rich - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

"Regardless of your place on the political spectrum, there is much to admire in this book, which reminds us that the stewardship of nature is an obligation shared by all Americans." -- U.S. Senator Angus S. King Jr.The Green movement in America has lost its way. Pew polling reveals...
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Green Metropolis: The Extraordinary Landscapes of New York City as Nature, History, and Design

Elizabeth Barlow Rogers - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, the woman who launched the restoration of Central Park in the 1980s, now introduces us to seven remarkable green spaces in and around New York City, giving us the history - both natural and human - of how they have been transformed over time.Here we find: The greenbelt...
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Adventure Carolinas: Your Go-To Guide for Multi-Sport Outdoor Recreation

Joe Miller - The University of North Carolina Press
Format: Paperback

Have you ever wanted to take up a new outdoor sport but thought, "Not me" or "Where do I begin"? In this unique take-it-with-you guide, outdoors and fitness writer Joe Miller introduces you to sixteen adventure sports in the Carolinas, from water to land and through...
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Great Things to Do Outside

DK Publishing - DK Publishing
Format: Book

Get kids away from the TV, unplug, and step into the great outdoors with Great Things to Do Outside. Consisting of practical projects to do outside ranging from simple observation activities like bird watching, hunting for fossils, observing air power, and forecasting the weather,...
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Charles Darwin and the Beagle Adventure

A.J. Wood - Candlewick Press/Templar Books
Format: Print book

Discover the plants, animals, and people Darwin encountered on his groundbreaking voyage aboard the BEAGLE. Packed with novelties, including extracts from Darwin's diary and later works, CHARLES DARWIN AND THE BEAGLE ADVENTURE takes readers on an eyeopening exploration of our globe and uncovers...
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The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health

David R. Montgomery - WW Norton & Co
Format: Print book

Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health for people and for plants depends on Earth s smallest creatures. The Hidden Half of Nature tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine,...
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Microadventures : local discoveries for great escapes

Alastair Humphreys - William Collins
Format: Paperback

'Enthusiastic, pleasingly madcap' GeographicalAdventure - something that's new and exhilarating, outside your comfort zone. Adventures change you and how you see the world, and all you need is an open mind, bags of enthusiasm and boundless curiosity.So what's a microadventure? It's close...
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Silent Spring

Rachel Carson - Houghton Mifflin Co.
Format: Hardcover

First published by Houghton Mifflin in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. "Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller,...
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The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, A Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History

Darrin Lunde - Crown
Format: Print book

A captivating new account of how Theodore Roosevelt's lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America's wildlife conservation movement and determined his legacy as a founding father of today's museum naturalism No U.S. president is more popularly associated with nature...
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Naturally Bug-Free: 67 Nontoxic Recipes for Repelling Mosquitoes, Ticks, Fleas, Ants, Moths & Other Pesky Insects

Stephanie L. Tourles - Storey Publishing
Format: Print book

Protect yourself, your children, your pets, and your home from bugs - without using harsh or toxic chemicals! Herbalist Stephanie Tourles offers 75 simple recipes for safe, effective bug repellents you can make at home from all-natural ingredients. For protection from mosquitos, ticks,...
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You're Not Lost if You Can Still See the Truck: The Further Adventures of America's Everyman Outdoorsman

Bill Heavey - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Print book

Writing for magazines and newspapers for more than twenty years, including two decades at "Field & Stream, " Bill Heavey has become famous as America's everyman outdoorsman, unafraid to draw attention to his many and varied failures--from sporting French lavender deodorant to scaring...
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Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life

Richard Louv - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Format: Print book

"From the author of the New York Times bestseller that defined nature-deficit disorder and launched the international children-and-nature movement, Vitamin N (for "nature") is a complete prescription for connecting with the power and joy of the natural world right now,"--Amazon.com.Nature-deficit...
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Beyond the Bear: How I Learned To Live And Love Again After Being Blinded By A Bear

Dan Bigley - Lyons Press
Format: Book

A 25-year-old backcountry wanderer, a man happiest exploring wild places with his dog, Dan Bigley woke up one midsummer morning to a day full of promise. Before it was over, after a stellar day of salmon fishing along Alaska's Kenai and Russian rivers, a grizzly came tearing around a corner...
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And I Shall Have Some Peace There: Trading in the Fast Lane for My Own Dirt Road

Margaret Roach - Grand Central
Format: Hardcover

Margaret Roach worked at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia for 15 years, serving as Editorial Director for the last 6. She first made her name in gardening, writing a classic gardening book among other things. She now has a hugely popular gardening blog, "A Way to Garden." But despite...
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Kids Outdoor Adventure Book: 448 Great Things to Do in Nature Before You Grow Up

Stacy Tornio - Falcon Guides
Format: Paperback

Honorable Mention of the 2013 National Outdoor Book Awards. Nature is a destination, but you dont have to travel anywhere to find it. Just open the door and step outside. A fun, hands on approach to getting involved in nature, The Kids Outdoor Adventure Book is a year-round how-to activity...
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The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids: How to Plan Memorable Family Adventures and Connect Kids to Nature

Helen Olsson - Roost Books
Format: Paperback

Plan your family camping adventure Whether you're a first-time camper or a veteran backpacker befuddled by the challenges of carting a brood--and all the requisite gear--into the great outdoors, here you'll find all the tips and tools you need to plan the perfect nature adventure with your...
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Last child in the woods saving our children from nature-deficit disorder

Richard Louv - Recorded Books
Format: Audio CD

Louv illustrates how the alienation of today's children from nature can lead to a host of childhood disorders--and he offers effective methods for healing this rift.
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Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day

Diane Ackerman - W.W. Norton & Co.
Format: Hardcover

A celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalist explores a year of dawns in her most personal book to date. In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, Diane Ackerman awakens us to the world at dawn -- drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion,...
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Get Outside: The Kids Guide to Fun in the Great Outdoors

Heather Collins - Kids Can Press
Format: Print book

Armed with Get Outside, a kid will never say, ?I'm bored!? again. This book is a key to the world of fun beyond the front door. Activities are divided into four categories (Nature Lover, Outdoor Fun and Games, Cozy Inside and Look to the Sky) , where readers will find instructions for making...
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Shadow Mountain: A Memoir of Wolves, a Woman, and the Wild

Renee Askins - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

Part memoir, part meditation, part love story, Shadow Mountain is an impassioned commentary on how our connection to the wild can rescue or destroy us.While completing an undergraduate research thesis, Rene Askins was given a two-day-old wolf pup to raise. Named Natasha, the pup, was destined...
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A Stick Is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play

Marilyn Singer - Clarion Books
Format: Book

A paean to play from an award-winning poet and a New York Times best-selling illustrator. The trappings of childhood change from generation to generation, but there are some timeless activities that every kid loves. Marilyn Singer and LeUyen Pham celebrate these universal types...
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The human relationship with nature development and culture

Peter H Kahn Jr. - MIT Press

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Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids

Rebecca Cohen - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback

What if you got outside every day, and what if you could get your kids to come along? It sounds modest, but the effects, as dynamic outdoor spokesperson Rebecca Cohen herself can testify, are profound. This inspiring collection of activities gives families an idea for every day of the year,...
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Snow Play

Birgitta Ralston - Artisan
Format: Hardcover

DIY goes outdoors, giving winter enthusiasts more than 25 new ways to play in the snow!Calling all snow lovers -- young and old alike! When you're surrounded by the white stuff, it's time for Snow Play! With crazy creatures to build, challenging games to play, and outrageous...
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