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The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain (Everyman's Library)
Cormac Mccarthy
Everyman's Library, 1999
the single most influential series i've read in my life
Cormac McCarthy has the amazing abilitly to envoke emotion using description of action and place. One never gets inside of his characters heads directly (at least not in this particular series) and yet it is the most emotionaly powerful series i have ever encountered. ...
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2007
Great book for adventurous souls
I read this book years ago and picked it up again recently. What a great read! It explores youthful restlessness and a describes very accurately the desire many of us have to break free from the shackles of society and "live" for a little while. This feeling is a ...
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SAS Survival Guide Handbook (Collins Gem)
John 'lofty' Wiseman
Collins, 2006
Good as a pocket survival guide.
This book is great. It tells you basic needs for survival like how to find water, make shelter and purify water. It is just a great book. If you frequently travel to different places like jungles or forests and you want to know how to survive in the wild if you get ...
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US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76
Department of Defense
Department of the Army, 1970
Website Recommendation
I have always been interested about the aspects of survival. I found a website called . I really liked the website, and it turns out that the site was based on this book. So I purchased the book and am looking forward to reading it!
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SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
John Lofty Wiseman
Collins, 2004
Long book, short review.
I dont wanna write a book explaining this thing, but, even if youre just a part time backpacker, hiker or camper, this is a book you want to invest in. Lots of good information on lots of areas in the world. There is some stuff in here that should be common knowledge, ...
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Sierra Club 2009 Wilderness Calendar
Sierra Club
Harmony, 2008
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Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega, Book 1)
Patricia Briggs
Ace, 2008
Mercy fans: This is a great read!
Previous reviewers gave excellent recaps of the story, so I'll keep this short and sweet:
If you like the Mercedes Thompson series as much as I do this is a great read. Cry Wolf offers more insight into Bran (Alpha of the American Alphas), his enforcer/son Charles, ...
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Brian's Return
Gary Paulsen
Laurel Leaf, 2001
Brian's review
I liked this book because it talks about the woods and the animals around him. It talks about Brian's life in the woods.
What happens in this story is all about Brian wanting to go back to the woods and he does in the middle of the book. Caleb Brian's new friend is a ...
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Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
Aladdin, 2006
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen's adventures of Brian are the only books my 15 year old son has ever ASKED me to buy for him. Apparently theyre a really good read.
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98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive
Cody Lundin
Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2003
Great advice from an experienced survivalist!
A new approach to delivering the key ideas of survival and his recommended components for a survival kit with some humor. Short and sweet...this is a great book with another survivalists perspective on how to be prepared for that unexpected situation. I am not going to ...
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Winter Study (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)
Nevada Barr
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2008
Nevada Barr's "Winter Study"
Anna Pigeon has a Winter Study (Anna Pigeon Mysteries)rather tumultous series of experiences in this book - more than "usual" but held interest and was a 'good read' --
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Man vs. Wild: Survival Techniques from the Most Dangerous Places on Earth
Bear Grylls
Hyperion, 2008
Excellent guide and read.
When I first opened the cover, I was greeted by a breath-taking picture of Bear crossing a volcanic area. I knew then that this book would be great.
There is a tremendous amount of knowledge packed into it with some beautiful pictures and excellent illustrations. ...
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Survival Wisdom & Know How: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive in the Wilderness
CC The Editors of Stackpole Books
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2007
Big book, little print: lots of survival info
I spend my summers working for a Boy Scout camp, so I figured this would be a handy reference when I picked it up. And indeed it is! It's a thorough and detailed account of every little survival or outdoor skill you could possible want to know without writing a thesis ...
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Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills: Naked into the Wilderness
John McPherson, Geri McPherson
John Mcpherson, 1993
#1 in my collection
I have books on survival skills and this is the most usefull. This book is priceless. Lots of good pictures and everything is explained very well in his own words. If you are interested in wilderness/survival/etc. this is a must have. Just read the other reviews if you ...
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Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (Dover Thrift Editions)
Henry David Thoreau
Dover Publications, 1995
The Hobo Philosopher
My first copy of this book was indubitably from some other publisher. So I'm not commenting on this particular volume but the content of the work itself.
I have always loved this book but it wasn't until recent years that I realized what a controversial book this was. ...
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