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G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Twelve-year-old Tegan and his friends are excited to set out on a weeklong backpacking trip through the wilderness in Shadow Canyon, known for its vast forests and jaw-droppingly deep canyon. But after the group sets off on a little-used trail to visit a remote waterfall, they soon discover that the path markers they've been following have mysteriously disappeared, leaving them hopelessly lost. As Tegan and his friends try to find their way back...
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Haven's Rock volume 2
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English
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"In The Boy Who Cried Bear, New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong keeps readers on the edge of their seats while detective Casey Duncan tries to locate the threat before it's too late. . . Haven's Rock is a well-hidden town surrounded by forest. And it's supposed to be, being that it's a refuge for those who need to disappear. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton already feel at home in their new town, which reminds...
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"From internationally acclaimed eco-warrior and environmentalist--and the subject of recent New York times, The Guardian, and Outside magazine profiles--Lynx Vilden comes a stunning debut memoir on how to return to and nurture the Earth and ultimately, ourselves"--
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Simplified Guide to Foraging Edible Plants for Survival in the Wild. If you get stranded, are you ready?
It can happen to anyone. Your car can break down, a natural disaster can hit, and you're stuck in the wild with no idea how to survive. This can be one of the most dangerous situations a person can get in. Most people could never make it out alive. They simply don't know how easy it is to survive in the wild, or how easy it is to find food.
If...
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Here is a fine companion for any paddler, wanderer, or dreamer with a love for the wild. What you have here is not one more how-to manual for paddlers. These pages comprise a why-do volume exploring the spiritual core of paddle trip experience. Tim McDonnell writes with clarity, spirit, and self-effacing good humor, taking you along on several amazing wilderness journeys. Here you will share explorations into the wild that are fueled by something...
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A stunning picture of the wildlife in the eastern half of the United States.
A noted outdoors expert and an acclaimed illustrator have banded together to create a stunning picture of the wildlife in the eastern half of the United States. Complete with observation tips.
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Large print edition.
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English
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"Three holiday favorites from New York Times bestselling authors! Silver Bells by Debbie Macomber A single dad's rambunctious teenage daughter hatches a plot to find her father a wife, and she has just the woman in mind. He may claim he's not interested in remarriage, but perhaps the magic of the holiday season will help him change his mind. On a Snowy Christmas by Brenda Novak When their private plane crashes in the Sierra Nevada shortly before Christmas,...
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My hunt for a Dall ram in the Chugach Mountains of Alaska became an epic adventure and stretched me beyond my limits, or so I thought. High on the rocky face of a steep mountainside, I found myself both physically and mentally spent. Exhaustion and confusion are a dangerous combination in a spot like that. Sweat stung my eyes and ran off my nose. My heartbeat pulsed in my ears and my arms and legs were limp with fatigue. I reached deep for a little...
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Wolves were once common throughout North America and Eurasia. But by the early twentieth century, bounties and organized hunts had drastically reduced their numbers. Today, the wolf is returning to its ancestral territories, and the "coywolf"-a smaller, bolder wolf-coyote hybrid-is becoming more common. In Return of the Wolf, author Paula Wild gathers first-hand accounts of encounters with wolves and consults with wildlife experts for suggestions...
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Wilderness is a place of dreams. This collection of essays was written after the author traveled on horseback through the vast, untrammeled lands of the Muskwa-Kechika region of northern British Columbia. The essays offer a sense of the profound peace and healing capacity of untamed nature in one of the last remaining wildlife corridors on Earth. Into the Space and Silence was part of an effort to protect the Muskwa-Kechika as an integral part of...
14) The Tree
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The classic meditation on creativity and the natural world
"For years I have carried this book. . . with me on travels to reread, ponder, envy. In prose of classic gravity, precision, and delicacy, Fowles addresses matters of final importance." -W. S. Merwin, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"The Tree is the fullest and finest exploration I've ever read of how the useless delights to be discovered in nature can ripen into the practice of art." -Lewis...
15) Breakneck
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"In Washington, DC, Supreme Court Justice Charlotte Morehouse prepares for a trip to Alaska, unaware that a killer is waiting to take his revenge--by livestreaming her death to the world. In Anchorage, Alaska, Deputy US Marshals Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki are assigned to security detail at a judicial conference in Fairbanks. Lola is tasked with guarding Justice Townsend's teenaged daughter while Cutter provides counter-surveillance. It's a simple,...
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Showtime
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer in the woods, but now as winter begins to bite, we'll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis. While there may or may not be a dark and powerful force inhabiting the wilderness, their survival could depend upon what they choose to believe. Meanwhile, twenty-five years later, each survivor must ask themselves Is the darkness coming for them, or is it coming from them?
17) Myakka
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Discover the story of the land of Myakka. This book takes you into shady hammocks of twisted oaks and up into aerial gardens, down the wild and scenic river, and across a variegated canvas of prairies, piney woods, and wetlands all located in Myakka River State Park, the largest state park in Florida. Each adventure tells the story of a unique facet of this wilderness area and takes you into secret places it would take years to discover on your own.
Whether...
18) Turning Feral: A Modern Journey of Hunting, Trapping, and Living Intentionally in the Wilderness
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Zachary Hanson lived on cruise control. He had a thriving career, designer clothes, and a jet-setting lifestyle. He practiced high-level jiu-jitsu, ran ultramarathons, and pursued academic interests, but nothing gave him what he craved: the antidote to suburban sedation.
Hanson knew his life lacked balance. It served no purpose. It held no meaning. In an effort to connect with something true and real, he turned to the wilderness. Leaving the big-city...
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On September 9, 2015, the Butte Fire broke out on a steep wooded hillside. It seemed to be under control. But, the next morning, with changing winds and temperatures upwards of 105 degrees, the fire whipped out of control. With no warning, sirens were blaring, and the local police were telling them to leave NOW. Facing a wall of fire, they escaped with only a few of the animals. They had to leave most of them behind in the flames. And, within a few...
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Do you feel intoxicated by all the medicines that are recommended to treat just about anything?
Do you get frustrated when you see thousands of advertisements sponsoring expensive, body damaging, addictive medicines and you don't know what to believe anymore?
Are you ready to encounter the world's most effective form of natural medicine, become a skilled herbalist and build your first home-based herb lab?
Long before Europeans arrived in America,...
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