books: outdoors & nature

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The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

Knopf, 2010

Life and Death in the Taiga with the Tiger
On one level this multifaceted book reads like a thriller. It is undoubtedly a page turner, and given our fascination with monsters, the tiger at the core of the story couldn't be better wrought. What is extraordinary is that it is all true. Unlike Jaws or Moby Dick ...

How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times

James Wesley Rawles

Plume, 2009

Excellent source of information
This book is an excellent source of information for preparing for the worst. The author walks you through just about everything you will need to know to be prepared.

A Nose for Justice: A Novel

Ballantine Books, 2010

Politics, History, and Quirky Characters: The Right Ingredients For a Page-Turning Mystery
In Rita Mae Brown's latest murder mystery, she heads out West--Reno, Nevada, to be precise, for a potboiler of a mystery in A NOSE FOR JUSTICE. With water rights, a one hundred-year-old skeleton, and the history of the Old West teeming at the surface of the story, ...

Zeitoun (Vintage)

Dave Eggers

Vintage, 2010

Compelling and Outrageous
My husband and I listened to the audio book of this compelling read on the road from Iowa to Virginia. This story is so good that the time just flew! To think that the outrageous treatment of the hero, Zeitoun, happened in The United States of America! I was ...

The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption

Jim Gorant

Gotham, 2010

Worth a read.
I really enjoyed this book. It's an easy, quick read. I learned a lot about the Vick case, as well. It only increased my disgust with the criminals involved, but the book mainly focuses on the wonderful story of the dog's rehabilitation.

Eating Animals

Jonathan Safran Foer

Back Bay Books, 2010

Disturbing and Life-Changing
This book should be required reading for everyone. You know in the back of your mind and heart that factory farming is bad but that is where it stays. I am as guilty as anyone else. No more! I do not see how you could read this book and not become an instant ...

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Bill Bryson

Anchor, 2006

Entertaining, Rollicking Read
I truly enjoyed this book. Normally I prefer stories of true adventure, as in something that involves a taste of danger. I was surprised to find myself smiling all the way through this book. Bill Bryson is a very talented writer, and he turns something rather ...

The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean

Susan Casey

Doubleday, 2010

A refreshing mix of sport and science!
I have been a student of the ocean for decades between surfing, oceanography, beach dynamics, biology, the whole deal. One of the most difficult things is for some mainstream media to accurately portray the life or mind of the surfer. Hollywood has failed miserably ...

SAS Survival Handbook, Revised Edition: For Any Climate, in Any Situation

John 'lofty' Wiseman

Harper Paperbacks, 2009

Very pleased.
I'm very satisfied with the book - I got it for my boyfriend on his birthday and he absolutely loved it.

Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God

Greg Graffin, Steve Olson

It Books, 2010

Insightful, Inspirational, Captivating
First off let me say, I have been a Greg Graffin/Bad Religion fan since I was in Kindergarten. Brought up and have lived in the punk scene for as long as I can remember. The problem with the punk seen in general is that the lifestyle is full a self destructive nature ...

When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes

Cody Lundin

Gibbs Smith, 2007

Very pragmatic. Foundational skills applicable for urban disasters and beyond
I found this to be an easy read and quite captivating in terms of how it's presented and how simple the phrase: "the more you know, the less you need" is so appropriate. Something as ubiquitous as electricity is today can wreak havoc if it suddenly was interupted for ...

Blue Book of Gun Values: 31st Edition

S. P. Fjestad

Blue Book Publications, 2010

Blue Book of Gun Values: 31st Edition
What you would expect from a 31st Edition. They have it right and are keeping it so. Excellent resource. Amazon has the better price and as usual, you couldn't ask for quicker delivery! Indiana Pistol Packing Granny

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

William McDonough, Michael Braungart

North Point Press, 2002

excelent book!
This book presents a new way to face the enviromental issues, changing the way we make things and eliminating the waste concept. I higly recomend it.

Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Family Safe in a Crisis

Peggy Layton

Clarkson Potter, 2002

A Good Read
If your looking for something basic then this will cover just about everything you can think of, but it's not a long term survival or self-sufficiency guide. The knowledge is well written and easy to put into practical use. If your looking for a guide on how to survive ...

Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition

Skyhorse Publishing, 2008

Daughter loves this book
My daughter was very grateful to receive this book. It was a gift. She has a farm and this is very basic information and lots of facts and very helpful to her. She loves this book.