Outdoorsy Books

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Arctic Dreams
Arctic Dreams 4.23 avg rating — 8,799 ratings
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Desert Solitaire
Desert Solitaire 4.18 avg rating — 53,109 ratings
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants 4.52 avg rating — 158,442 ratings
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Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki 4.16 avg rating — 24,591 ratings
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In Patagonia
In Patagonia 3.65 avg rating — 18,538 ratings
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A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There 4.31 avg rating — 35,158 ratings
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Desert Cabal: A New Season in the Wilderness
Desert Cabal: A New Season in the Wilderness 4.01 avg rating — 685 ratings
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Horizon
Horizon 4.17 avg rating — 1,897 ratings
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Old Glory : A Voyage Down the Mississippi
Old Glory : A Voyage Down the Mississippi 3.97 avg rating — 808 ratings
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The Odds of Getting Even
The Odds of Getting Even 3.47 avg rating — 194 ratings
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating — 436,115 ratings
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Birding Is My Favorite Video Game: Cartoons about the Natural World From "Bird and Moon"
Birding Is My Favorite Video Game: Cartoons about the Natural World From "Bird and Moon" 4.32 avg rating — 770 ratings
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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors 4.14 avg rating — 80,872 ratings
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea 4.12 avg rating — 117,721 ratings
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My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City
My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City 3.98 avg rating — 2,302 ratings
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Great Plains
Great Plains 3.95 avg rating — 3,476 ratings
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Young Men and Fire
Young Men and Fire 4.04 avg rating — 7,072 ratings
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Running the Amazon
Running the Amazon
by: Joe Kane
3.96 avg rating — 1,962 ratings
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The Long Way
The Long Way 4.26 avg rating — 3,158 ratings
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Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback 3.93 avg rating — 17,208 ratings
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush 3.96 avg rating — 6,855 ratings
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The Mountains of My Life
The Mountains of My Life 4.11 avg rating — 1,613 ratings
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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival 4.23 avg rating — 63,067 ratings
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Arabian Sands
Arabian Sands 4.20 avg rating — 5,926 ratings
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Coming Into the Country
Coming Into the Country 4.21 avg rating — 7,472 ratings
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Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,613 ratings
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Sailing Alone around the World
Sailing Alone around the World 4.15 avg rating — 10,943 ratings
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Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure
Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure 4.47 avg rating — 14,832 ratings
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The Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard 4.07 avg rating — 19,812 ratings
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West with the Night
West with the Night 4.15 avg rating — 40,231 ratings
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The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World 4.19 avg rating — 8,228 ratings
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Wind, Sand and Stars
Wind, Sand and Stars 4.12 avg rating — 20,391 ratings
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Travels in West Africa
Travels in West Africa 3.76 avg rating — 911 ratings
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My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 83,252 ratings
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Grass Beyond the Mountains (Grass Beyond the Mountains #1)
Grass Beyond the Mountains (Grass Beyond the Mountains #1) 4.35 avg rating — 453 ratings
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Dersu the Trapper
Dersu the Trapper 4.29 avg rating — 1,251 ratings
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The Island Within
The Island Within 4.25 avg rating — 368 ratings
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The Farm on the River of Emeralds
The Farm on the River of Emeralds 4.29 avg rating — 93 ratings
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Eyelids of Morning: The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men
Eyelids of Morning: The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men 4.36 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Across Arctic America: Narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition (Classic Reprint Series)
Across Arctic America: Narrative of the Fifth Thule Expedition (Classic Reprint Series) 4.09 avg rating — 257 ratings
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Uttermost Part of the Earth
Uttermost Part of the Earth 4.52 avg rating — 254 ratings
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No Picnic on Mount Kenya: A Daring Escape, A Perilous Climb
No Picnic on Mount Kenya: A Daring Escape, A Perilous Climb 4.03 avg rating — 2,429 ratings
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The Ascent of Rum Doodle
The Ascent of Rum Doodle 3.77 avg rating — 3,302 ratings
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The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger
The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger 4.11 avg rating — 4,425 ratings
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The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst
The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst 4.06 avg rating — 1,602 ratings
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Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written 4.26 avg rating — 1,710 ratings
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The shining mountain: Two men on Changabang's west wall
The shining mountain: Two men on Changabang's west wall 4.31 avg rating — 719 ratings
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Chasing the Monsoon
Chasing the Monsoon 3.94 avg rating — 1,534 ratings
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To Timbuktu
To Timbuktu 3.86 avg rating — 265 ratings
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An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan
An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan 4.05 avg rating — 1,810 ratings
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Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North 3.79 avg rating — 7,477 ratings
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Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth
Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth 3.72 avg rating — 4,047 ratings
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Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, And Dying In The National Parks
Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, And Dying In The National Parks 4.03 avg rating — 6,225 ratings
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The Last Season
The Last Season 4.11 avg rating — 11,353 ratings
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Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer's Search for Wonder in the Natural World
Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer's Search for Wonder in the Natural World 3.76 avg rating — 577 ratings
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Haunted Hikes: Real Life Stories of Paranormal Activity in the Woods
Haunted Hikes: Real Life Stories of Paranormal Activity in the Woods 3.58 avg rating — 114 ratings
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Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod 4.29 avg rating — 8,449 ratings
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The Sea Runners
The Sea Runners
by: Ivan Doig
3.87 avg rating — 2,212 ratings
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I'll Call You in Kathmandu: The Elizabeth Hawley Story
I'll Call You in Kathmandu: The Elizabeth Hawley Story 3.50 avg rating — 132 ratings
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph 3.91 avg rating — 11,816 ratings
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Pure Land: A True Story of Three Lives, Three Cultures, and the Search for Heaven on Earth
Pure Land: A True Story of Three Lives, Three Cultures, and the Search for Heaven on Earth 4.24 avg rating — 1,480 ratings
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Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle 4.06 avg rating — 4,432 ratings
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Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know: The Autobiography
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know: The Autobiography 4.12 avg rating — 3,113 ratings
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Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India 4.07 avg rating — 8,473 ratings
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The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia 3.90 avg rating — 21,057 ratings
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon 3.90 avg rating — 106,821 ratings
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Hell and High Water: My Epic 900-Mile Swim from Land’s End to John O'Groats
Hell and High Water: My Epic 900-Mile Swim from Land’s End to John O'Groats 4.26 avg rating — 286 ratings
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The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,044 ratings
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Alastair Humphreys' Great Adventurers
Alastair Humphreys' Great Adventurers 4.39 avg rating — 115 ratings
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Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes
Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes 3.84 avg rating — 1,655 ratings
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She Explores: Stories of Life-Changing Adventures on the Road and in the Wild
She Explores: Stories of Life-Changing Adventures on the Road and in the Wild 4.18 avg rating — 1,345 ratings
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The Man Who Cycled the World
The Man Who Cycled the World 3.97 avg rating — 1,678 ratings
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SAS Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere
SAS Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere 4.25 avg rating — 5,501 ratings
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Shantaram
Shantaram 4.28 avg rating — 233,159 ratings
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Dare to Do: Taking on the planet by bike and boat
Dare to Do: Taking on the planet by bike and boat 4.16 avg rating — 422 ratings
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The Strangler Vine (The Blake and Avery Mystery Series, #1)
The Strangler Vine (The Blake and Avery Mystery Series, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 5,150 ratings
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The Beach
The Beach 3.98 avg rating — 94,564 ratings
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Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness 4.03 avg rating — 38,463 ratings
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Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei
Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei 4.54 avg rating — 226 ratings
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Alone on the Wall
Alone on the Wall 3.89 avg rating — 13,294 ratings
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Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day 4.22 avg rating — 10,954 ratings
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Savage Summit
Savage Summit 4.05 avg rating — 2,240 ratings
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Underland: A Deep Time Journey 4.23 avg rating — 20,152 ratings
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Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination
Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination 4.09 avg rating — 5,247 ratings
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Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World
Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World
by: Lynn Hill
4.16 avg rating — 1,387 ratings
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As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock
As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock 4.37 avg rating — 2,195 ratings
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American Wolf
American Wolf 4.39 avg rating — 12,274 ratings
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Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Other Essays
Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Other Essays 4.26 avg rating — 917 ratings
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All The Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West
All The Wild That Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West 3.84 avg rating — 1,415 ratings
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Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West
Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West 4.02 avg rating — 737 ratings
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Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America
Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America 4.26 avg rating — 4,531 ratings
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Wildfire: On the Front Lines with Station 8
Wildfire: On the Front Lines with Station 8 3.99 avg rating — 115 ratings
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Gold Fame Citrus
Gold Fame Citrus 3.30 avg rating — 9,639 ratings
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History 4.15 avg rating — 77,281 ratings
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Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Ever-Ending Earth
Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Ever-Ending Earth 4.05 avg rating — 852 ratings
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The World Without Us
The World Without Us 3.81 avg rating — 42,954 ratings
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The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors 4.06 avg rating — 1,659 ratings
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Animals Strike Curious Poses
Animals Strike Curious Poses 3.79 avg rating — 926 ratings
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The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks
The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks 4.12 avg rating — 3,660 ratings
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Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape
Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Landscape 4.08 avg rating — 1,224 ratings
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