Newly Reviewed Books . . .
Featured Review: Jackson Hole Backcountry Ski Guide
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Featured Review: Teton Pass Backcountry Ski Guide
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Stories Behind the Images (Great Stories, Epic Photography)
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The Adventurer's Son (Search for Son Missing in Wilderness)
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Crosscut Poems (Poetry of Trail Building in the Pacific NW)
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The Twenty-Ninth Day (Surviving a Grizzly Attack)
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Into the Planet (Autobiography of a Cave Diver)
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Beyond Trees (Solo Journey Across Canada's Arctic)
The Zen of Home Waters (Adventure, Travel & Fly Fishing)
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Featured Review: Merciless Eden (Wilderness, Backcountry History)
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Thirst: 2600 Miles from Home (Record Setting: Pacific Trail Hike)
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Waymaking (Anthology of Women's Outdoor Writing and Art)
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New Wave Nordic Skiing (Cross country Skiing)
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Evening in Rishikesh (Climbing and Yoga)
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Healing Earth (Ecological Design)
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Hunters of the White Sheep (Alaskan Hunting)
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50 Years of Flight: Ski Jumping in California (Ski History)
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A Cold Wind Blows (Fiction - Alaskan Hunting)
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Yellowstone: Color it Wild (National Park Coloring Book for Adults).
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Featured Review: Backseat Fish (Fishing & Relationships)
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The Hour of Land (National Parks & the Environment).
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Featured Review: Kolob Tragedy (Canyoneering & Accident Analysis)
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Sherpa: The Memoir of Ang Tharkay (Biography)
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Sixty Meters to Anywhere (Alcohol Dependency & Climbing)
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Walking the Nile (Adventure)
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Landslide (Poetry: Nature Themes)
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Soul of Wilderness (Backcountry Travel/Skiing Western BC & Alaska)
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Journey of Heart (Journey to K2 - Mountaineering/Travel/Reflection)
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Complete Guide to Fresh and Saltwater Fishing
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Featured Review: Hunting for Food
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The Search for Elusive Trout: True Tales & Cocktails
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Absolutely Positively Gundog Training
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Featured Review: Hunting and Cooking Big Game (Vol 1)
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Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game (Vol 2)
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Winterkill (Hunting/Poetry)
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Featured Review: Denali's Howl (Mountaineering)
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Love of Nature (Nature)
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Leaving Tracks: "A Maine Tradition" (Snowshoe Construction)
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Drake's Adventures: Spring Thunder (Children's Book - Hunting)
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Drake's Adventures: Trick or Treat (Children's Book - Hunting)
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Race to Tibet (Fiction)
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All Fisherman are Liars (Fly Fishing)
Featured Review: The Son the Madam of Mustang Ranch (Biography: Backcountry Skiing, Kayaking, Wilderness, Philosophy, etc.)
Featured Review: Defending Idaho's Natural Environment (Conservation)
Featured Review: The Last Voyageur: Amos Burg (Biography: River Runing)
Featured Review: Cabin Creek Chronicle (The History of the Most Remote Ranch in America)
Featured Review: Big Water, Little Boats (Boat Building & River Running)
Featured Review: Canyons & Ice: Wilderness Travels of Dick Griffith (Biography)
Introduction. There are lots of outdoor books published each year and deciding which ones to read isn't an easy task. This is designed to help. A guide to new and past works of outdoor literature, it's a compendium of reviews, lists, and recommendations.
Much of what you'll see here is based on my work with the National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA). As chair of the awards program, I'm very fortunate to have the opportunity to read and review many new outdoor books published each year. Thus, included within these pages you'll find reviews of NOBA winners. Of course, not all books entered in the contest win, and you'll also find reviews on other new and innovative works that I've run across.
Additionally, I've compiled information on outstanding works published in the past. This includes outdoor classics, recommendations from outdoor literature authorities, and "Best Book" lists assembled by others. Finally, I've also included my own list of important works which I use in an outdoor literature class that I teach at Idaho State University.
Happy Reading!
--Ron Watters
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