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One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey (Annivers

103 reviews
Sam Keith, Richard Proenneke

Alaska Northwest Books, 2003

Must Read
This is a great book. It was delivered quickly and was in excellent condition. A must for any library.

Wilderness Survival

31 reviews
Gregory J. Davenport

Stackpole Books, 2006

Teaches you how to think
Although it would be nice to have everything you needed for a survival situation, that isn't always the case. Davenport's book teaches you how to think through a survival situation and promotes the art of improvising when things go wrong. His book is straight forward--helping the reader identify survival needs while showing a myriad of methods in which to meet them. It is a textbook! One I ...

More Readings From One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke, 1974-1980

11 reviews
Richard L. Proenneke

National Park Service, 2006

Richard Proenneke's Journals
Richard Proenneke's journals from 1974 - 1980 detail everyday life at Twin Lakes Alaska. From the daily adventures of hiking and filming wildlife to the more mundane chores of chopping firewood, and making sourdough pancakes, Dick reveals his everyday life in the wilderness. Dick's prose is surprisingly easy to read for a daily journal, and entertaining. He easily transports the reader to the ...

Wilderness and the American Mind, Fourth Edition

13 reviews
Roderick Nash

Yale University Press, 2001

Wilderness: One of America's Most Important Ideas
Those who have been so quick to pronounce the "death" of environmentalism surely have not taken Roderick Frazier Nash's Wilderness and the American Mind into account. With roots in European Romanticism, and blossoming in mid-19th Century writings of Thoreau and Emerson, the idea of wilderness is one of the most important ideas America has contributed to the world. The wilderness idea has no ...

Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine

4 reviews
Paul S. Auerbach, Howard J. Donner, ...

Mosby, 2008

Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine
This is an excellent condensed version of the full text. It is the only medical field guide I have found that is written for a medical doctor instead of an EMT or paramedic in an austere environment. I am a physician in a military special operations unit and carry it on all deployments, whether in the U.S. or other countries. It is the perfect size to carry with my field gear and trauma ...

Kit's Wilderness (Readers Circle)

91 reviews
David Almond

Laurel Leaf, 2001

GREAT BOOK!!!
This book is great. It is about kids that play a game that no one would ever imagine. It is very interesting and I did not want to stop reading it. I definately recommend it to anyone who dosent enjoy reading or even people that do.

Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills: Naked into the Wilderness

39 reviews
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 don't believe me.

Into the Wilderness (Wilderness Saga 1)

227 reviews
Sara Donati

Delta, 2008

Wonderful
I've just finished reading Sara Donati's "Into the Wilderness" and don't think I can possibly rave enough about how good this book is... but I'm certainly going to try. Set in the 1790s, this novel of historical fiction brings with it a history of what American life was like in remote mountain areas. Impressively detailed, the setting is a beautiful wonder and seems to be a character all of ...

SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea

109 reviews
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, but will teach you new things you never would have thought. All and all, for 13 bucks, if the book helps even once while in ...

Wilderness Living

8 reviews
Gregory J. Davenport

Stackpole Books, 2001

All you [might] need to know...
Gregory Davenport's book is a masterpiece of clarity and brevity, and it covers all the bases. Use it as a reference book, as opposed to a cover-to-cover read. For instance, it starts off with a chapter on making buckskin. It's just the right level of detail if you're tanning a hide, but too much for the casual reader. Another example is the wonderful chapter on making snares. Davenport ...

Sierra Club 2009 Wilderness Calendar
Sierra Club

Harmony, 2008

Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living: Surviving with Nothing But Your Bare Hands and What You Find in the Woods

4 reviews
John McPherson, Geri McPherson

Ulysses Press, 2008

First nation-wide publication of "Naked into the Wilderness"
This is the McPherson's comprehensive book on surviving in the wilderness. It is incredibly detailed with tons of photos. It covers everything: how and where to make your shelter, (long-term or short-term) how to capture and prepare food, building weapons, baskets and cordage, even avoiding illness. There are probably few others living in the Western world that still have these skills. In ...

Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival (Field Guide)

43 reviews
Tom Brown

Berkley Trade, 1987

I frickin' love this book
I have numerous survival manuals, icluding an airforce manual written by one of my best friends who is a retired survival intructor with the airforce, and actually got this book as a gift from him. It is one of my favorite books ever, and is definitely my favorite survival book. I have never seen the debris hut information anywhere else and it may be the best survival technique of all time. I ...

Wilderness Medicine, Beyond First Aid, 5th Edition

13 reviews
William Forgey

Globe Pequot, 1999

Superb source for beyond first aid
It's no surprise that every reviewer has given this excellent and comprehensive book five stars. Written by William Forgey, MD, former president of the Wilderness Medicine Society it goes beyond first aid, dealing with situations where you cannot merely administer initial care and then count on a rapid evacuation. Forgey writes with a light hand; he avoids jargon and has a dry sense of humor. ...

Angels in the Wilderness: The True Story of One Woman's Survival Against All Odds

33 reviews
Amy Racina

Elite Books, 2005

An amazing story of survival
This is surely one of the great stories of survival, on par with `Into Thin Air', `Alive' and `Touching the Void'. A story of heroism, survival and recovery. Amy Racina is an ardent hiker who enjoys great solo journeys in the Mountains of California. She planned a 162 mile journey in Kings Canyon National park in 2003. This was to be in one of the most remote parts of the park, Tehipite, many ...

Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition

5 reviews
Paul S. Auerbach

Mosby, 2007

The PDR for wilderness injuries & related illnesses
Foregoing knowledge of the existance of this text was unkown, until it was needed in an emergent situation on site. At that time a stingray injury required our immediate attention. With no previous experience in this kind of injury, the book provided immediate no frills information on treatment, backup care and procedures. After this experience, I carefully examined the text at length and was ...

God in the Wilderness: Rediscovering the Spirituality of the Great Outdoors with the Adventure Rabbi

12 reviews
Jamie Korngold

Doubleday, 2008

Journey with the Adventure Rabbi
Easily one of the best and most engaging books I've read in recent years. (Yes that includes non-religious / non-spiritiual books.) Rabbi Korngold does a first-rate job of asking and then answering the question of how to make religion relevant to our modern lives. A great read for all--from the casual hiker who appreciates nature, to the "spiritual but not religious," to those wholly ...

The Wisdom of Wilderness: Experiencing the Healing Power of Nature

9 reviews
Gerald G. May

HarperOne, 2006

THE LAST SPIRITUAL TESTAMENT OF A VERY WISE MAN
Gerald May, well known author of Addiction and Grace, was dying as he wrote this book. He leaves it to us as a last testament of the wisdom he gained not from his teachers, peers or patients, but from the wilderness within him and without. Recounting expeditions into nature over a five-year period, he shares with us what he experienced in the woods and on the water, how nature's lessons healed ...

The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors, Second Edition

8 reviews
David Seidman, Paul Cleveland

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2000

Essential to using a compass
I have been using a compass for many years but I always thought there was much more than I knew. I went to using GPS for all my navigation a few years ago. I purchased 3 books on compass usage a couple years ago after my wife and I broke my GPS during a snowstorm in the mountains of Colorado leaving us in a bad mess. I quickly ran through the other 2, and although they were good they were not as ...

Wilderness Evasion: A Guide To Hiding Out and Eluding Pursuit in Remote Areas

16 reviews
Michael Chesbro

Paladin Press, 2002

If You Go Into The Woods - READ THIS BOOK
I have to confess to being a fan of the author Michael Chesbro. His books offer lots of practical information, and "Wilderness Evasion" is no exception. The ability to stay out of sight in remote and wilderness areas has its place even today. Wilderness Evasion teaches you how to avoid being tracked, how to build low-key shelters, how to avoid dogs, find food, and generally 'stay lost' when you ...

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