Great Outdoor Books (M-Z)

Nature & Wildlife Photography Books

• Investing in Natural Resources: 1980s Guide to Tomorrow's Needs  

• Investing in Renewable Energy: Making Money on Green Chip Stocks (Angel Series)  

• On the Edge of Scarcity: Environment, Resources, Population, Sustainability, and Conflict (Michael N. Dobkowski & The Syracuse Studies)  

• Planet Water: Investing in the World's Most Valuable Resource  

• Profits from Natural Resources: How to Make Big Money Investing in Metals, Food, and Energy (Wiley Trading)  

• Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict With a New Introduction by the Author  

• Resources Rock: How to Invest in and Profit from the Next Global Boom in Natural Resources  

• Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy  

• Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity (The Worldwatch Environmental Alert Series)  

• The Pros and Cons of Coal, Gas, and Oil (The Energy Debate)  

Outdoor Adventure Books (True Stories)

Amazing Adventures & Outdoor Heroes Books

• Die Trying: One Man's Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits  

• Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage  Best Seller!

• Into the Wild byJon Krakauer Hot!  

• Lost in the Wild: Danger and Survival in the North Woods  

• Near Death in the Desert (Vintage Departures Original)  

• Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2  

• Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome  

• Ten Degrees of Reckoning: The True Story of a Family's Love and the Will to Survive  

• Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See: My Story  

• Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival  

Rustic Adventure Books

• Looking for Alaska by Peter Jenkins  

• On the Edge of Nowhere  

• One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey (Anniversary Edition) Best Seller!

• The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness  

• The Last Frontier: Incredible Tales of Survival, Exploration, and Adventure from Alaska Magazine  

• Trails of a Wilderness Wanderer

• Woodswoman: Living Alone in the Adirondack Wilderness  

Search & Rescue Books

• Rescue Warriors: The U.S. Coast Guard, America's Forgotten Heroes  

• The Greatest Search and Rescue Stories Ever Told: Twenty Gripping Tales of Heroism and Bravery  

• True Stories of Rescue and Survival: Canada's Unknown Heroes  

• The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue  

• Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do  

Outdoor Business Books

• Growing a Business  

• Growing Your Herb Business  

• McGraw-Hill Guide to Starting Your Own Business : A Step-By-Step Blueprint for the First-Time Entrepreneur  

• Moving The Earth: The Workbook of Excavation Sixth Edition  

• Start Your Own Bed and Breakfast (Entrepreneur Startup)  

• Start Your Own Construction and Contracting Business (Startup Series)  

• Start Your Own Green Business (Start Your Own Business Series)  

• Start Your Own Herb and Herbal Products Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up)  

• Start Your Own Home Inspection Service (Entrepreneur Magazine's Startup)  

• Start Your Own Lawn Care or Landscaping Business [START YOUR OWN LAWN CARE O -OS]  

• Start Your Own Pet Business and More (Start Your Own...)  

• Start Your Own Specialty Travel & Tour Business (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up)  

• Start Your Own Travel Business and More (Startup)  

• Starting & Running Your Own Small Farm Business  

• The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century  

• The Sports Business Management Guide  

• You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise  

Recreation & Leisure Studies

• Kraus' Recreation And Leisure in Modern Society  

• Managing Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services: An Introduction

• Resorts: Management and Operation  

• Trends in Outdoor Recreation, Leisure and Tourism (Cabi)  

Outdoor Crafts & Hobbies Books

• Beautiful Wooden Projects for Outdoor Living (Popular Woodworking)

• Blogging for Bliss: Crafting Your Own Online Journal: A Guide for Crafters, Artists & Creatives of all Kinds  

• How To Knit In The Woods: 20 Projects for the Great Outdoors  

• Organic Crafts: 75 Earth-Friendly Art Activities  

• Nature's Playground: Activities, Crafts, and Games to Encourage Children to Get Outdoors  

• The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do It, Centennial Edition  

• The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft (American Boy's Handy Book) 

• The Big Book of Weekend Woodworking: 150 Easy Projects (Big Book of ... Series)  

• Tree Craft: 35 Rustic Wood Projects That Bring the Outdoors In  

• Tree Houses You Can Actually Build: A Weekend Project Book (Stiles, David R. Weekend Project Book Series.)  

• Woodcraft and Camping  

Hobby Farm Books

• Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cattle  

• Hobby Farming For Dummies  

• How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nestboxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much More  

• The Profitable Hobby Farm, How to Build a Sustainable Local Foods Business  

Outdoor Jobs & Employment Books

Green & Outdoor Jobs

• Green Jobs for a New Economy: The Career Guide to Emerging Opportunities  

• Green Jobs: A Guide to Eco-Friendly Employment  

• Jobs in Paradise- the definitive guide to exotic jobs everywhere (Revised Edition)  

• Great Jobs for Environmental Studies Majors  

• Sunshine Jobs: Career Opportunities, Working Outdoors  

Outdoor Careers

• Green Careers: Choosing Work for a Sustainable Future  

• Opportunties in Forestry Careers  

• Outdoor Careers: Exploring Occupations in Outdoor Fields  

• The Complete Guide to Environmental Careers in the 21st Century  

Outdoor Leadership Books

• AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership  

• Leadership the Outward Bound Way: Becoming a Better Leader in the Workplace, in the Wilderness, and in Your Community  

• Outdoor Leadership: Technique, Common Sense & Self-Confidence  

• Outdoor Leadership: Theory and Practice  

• Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell  Runaway Best Seller!

• The National Outdoor Leadership School's Wilderness Guide: The Classic Handbook, Revised and Updated  

• Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else  

Outdoor Safety & First Aid Books

Boating & Watersports Safety

• Boating Skills and Seamanship, 13th Edition (US Coast Guard Auxiliary)  

• Chapman Piloting & Seamanship 66th Edition (Chapman Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling)  

• River Rescue: A Manual for Whitewater Safety, 3rd (AMC Paddlesports)  

• Sailing Skills & Seamanship, 6th Edition,(US Coast Guard Auxiliary Assoc)  

• Storm Tactics Handbook: Modern Methods of Heaving-to for Survival in Extreme Conditions, 3rd Edition  

• Watersports Safety and Emergency First Aid: A Handbook for Boaters, Anglers, Kayakers, River Runners, and Surfriders  

• Whitewater Rescue Manual: New Techniques for Canoeists, Kayakers, and Rafters  

Firearms, Firearm Safety & Hunter Safety

• 365 Things Every Hunter Should Know  

• George Tooley's Beginner's Book on How to Handle Firearms Safely  

• Hunter Safety DVD by Allumination Films  

• The Complete Gun Owner: Your Guide to Selection, Use, Safety and Laws The Field & Stream Firearms Safety Handbook  

First Aid Books

• American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook  

• Basic Essentials of First Aid for the Outdoors (Basic Essentials Series)

• Injuries in Outdoor Recreation: Understanding, Prevention, and Treatment 

• The U.S. Army First Aid Manual

Outdoor Emergency First Aid & Health Books

• Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care, 5th (Falcon Guide)  

• Don't Get Sick: The Hidden Dangers of Camping and Hiking  

• Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants  

• The Pocket First-Aid Field Guide: Treatment and Prevention of Outdoor Emergencies

• The Ultimate Desert Handbook : A Manual for Desert Hikers, Campers and Travelers  

Wilderness First Aid & Medical Books

• Basic Illustrated Wilderness First Aid (Basic Essentials Series)by William Forgey  

• Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid (Medicine for the Outdoors: The Essential Guide to First Aid & Medical Emergencies )by Paul S. Auerbach  

• Outward Bound Wilderness First-Aid Handbook  

• Wilderness First Aid: A Pocket Guide by Paul G. Gill  

• Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations (Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations), 3rd edition

• Wilderness First Aid Field Guide by Alton L.Thygerson  

• Wilderness First Responder, 2nd: A Text for the Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention of Wilderness Emergencies by Buck Tilton

• Wilderness First Responder, 3rd: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry (Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize, Treat, & Medical Emergencies ) by Buck Tilton  

• Wilderness Medicine, Beyond First Aid, 5th Edition by William Forgey  

Other Outdoor Safety Books

• How to Stay Alive in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere

• How to Think Like a Survivor: A Guide for Wilderness Emergencies  

• Mountain Weather: Backcountry Forecasting And Weather Safety For Hikers, Campers, Climbers, Skiers, and Snowboarders (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)  

• Outdoor Safety Handbook by Buck Tilton  

• Outdoor Survival Skillsby Larry Dean Olsen  

• Wilderness Survivors Guide: A Manual of Basic Survival Techniques for Scouts, Hunters, Campers, Hikers, Canoeists, Pilots, and All Others Unprepared to Meet the Challenge  

Outdoor Special Needs Books

Special Needs Travel

• Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts And Bolts Guide For Wheelers And Slow Walkers (Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts & Bolts Guide for Wheelers & Slow Walker)  

• Cabins, Canoes and Campfires: Guidelines for Establishing a Camp for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders  

• Easy Access National Parks: A Video Tour of 9 National Parks Accessible to People with Disabilities [VHS]  

Special Needs Outdoor Programs

• Backyards and Butterflies: Ways to Include Children with Disabilities in Outdoor Activities  

• Disability Sport and Recreation Resources byMichael J. Paciorek  

• Including People With Disabilities in Camp Programs: A Resource for Camp Directors  

• Including Youth with Disabilities in Outdoor Programs (Special Population) bySteve Branan  

• Special Olympics (True Books: Sports)  

Outdoor Seniors Books-

• Gentle Hikes of Upper Michigan: Upper Michigan's Most Scenic Lake Superior Hikes Under 3 Miles  

• Gentle Hikes: Minnesota's Most Scenic North Shore Hikes Under 3 Miles  

• Gentle Hikes: Northern Wisconsin's Most Scenic Lake Superior Hikes Under 3 Miles  

• Over the Hill And Into The Woods!: A Senior's Guide to the Great Outdoors  

• Senior Sporting Adventures  

Outdoor Survival Books -all very popular books !

• Essentials of Sea Survival  

• Mykel Hawke's Green Beret Survival Manual: Essential Strategies For: Shelter and Water, Food and Fire, Tools and Medicine, Navigation and Signaling, Survival Psychology and Getting Out Alive!  

• Primitive Skills and Crafts: An Outdoorsman's Guide to Shelters, Tools, Weapons, Tracking, Survival, and More  Best Seller!

• SAS Survival Handbook, Revised Edition: For Any Climate, in Any Situation by John Wiseman Best Seller!

• Special Forces Survival Guide: Wilderness Survival Skills from the World's Most Elite Military Units  

• Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive by Les Stroud  

• The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life by Ben Sherwood Best Seller!  

• The Survival Handbook: Essential Skills for Outdoor Adventure by Colin Towell  

• Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival  

• Ultimate Guide to U.S. Army Combat Skills, Tactics, and Techniques Weapons/Tools/Equipment/Survival Psychology/First Aid/Shelter Design/Traps & Snares/Rescue Procedures/Treating Shock/ Mountaineering/Close Range Combat (2010 edition)  

• U.S. Army Survival Handbook, Revised  

• Wilderness Survival by Gregory Davenport  Best Seller!

• Wilderness Survival Handbook: A Practical, All-Season Guide To Short-Trip Preparation And Survival Techniques For Hikers, Skiers, Backpackers, Canoeists, ... Aircraft-And Anyone Stranded In The Outdoors by Alan Frye

Outdoors Living Books

How-To Books

• Green Self-Build Book: How to Design And Build Your Own Eco-home  

• How to Build Your Own Greenhouse by Roger Marshall  

• The Solar Home: How to Design and Build a House You Heat With the Sun (How-To Guides)  

Rustic Living Books

• Foxfire 40th Anniversary Book: Faith, Family, and the Land  

• Foxfire 6-Shoemaking, toys and games, gourd banjos and song bows, wooden locks, & building a water-powered sawmill  

• The Self-Reliant Homestead: A Book of Country Skills  

• The Tales of Mountain Men: Seventeen Stories of Survival, Exploration, and Outdoor Craft  

Self-Sufficient Living Books

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

• Five Acres and Independence: A Handbook for Small Farm Management  

• Homesteading: A Back to Basics Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More (Back to Basics Guides)  

• Living off the Grid: A Simple Guide to Creating and Maintaining a Self-reliant Supply of Energy, Water, Shelter and More 

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: An Easy Household Guide (The Chelsea Green Guides)  

• Self-Sufficiency: A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More! (Back to Basics Guides)  

• The Self-Sufficiency Handbook  

• The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It by John Seymour  Best Seller!

• The Urban Homestead (Expanded & Revised Edition): Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City (Process Self-reliance Series)  

Travel & Tourism Books

Best Adventure Travel Books

• 101 Best Outdoor Towns: Unspoiled Places to Visit, Live & Play (101 Best...Series)  

• The Rough Guide to Ultimate Adventures-the World's Best Travel Experiences (Rough Guide Travel Guides)  

• Travels Along the Edge: 40 Ultimate Adventures for the Modern Nomad--From Crossing the Sahara to Bicycling Through Vietnam  

Global or World Travel

• 1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die: UNESCO Edition,by Michael Bright  

• Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips by National Geographic  

• The New Traveler's Atlas: A global guide to the places you must see in your lifetimeby John Man  

• The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World  

• Trek!: The Best Trekking in the World  

Great Lakes States Travel Books

• A Traveler's Guide to 100 Eastern Great Lakes: Lighthouses  

• A Traveler's Guide to 116 Michigan Lighthouses  

• Lonely Planet Great Lakes-Campsites,Hiking Trails,Parks, & Scenic Drives  

• Midwest Marvels: Roadside Attractions across Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Wisconsin  

• Rail-trails Midwest Great Lakes: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin  

• State Parks on the Great Lakes: A Complete Outdoor Recreation Guide for Campers, Boaters, Anglers, Hikers, & Beach-lovers

US Forests & Parks Travel

• Fodor's Official Guide to America's National Parks, 13th Edition (Special-Interest Titles)  

• National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways, 3d Ed.  

• National Geographic Guide to the State Parks of the United States, 3rd Edition (National Geographic's Guide to the State Parks of the United States)  

• National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, 6th Edition  

• The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges, 6th  

• This Land: A Guide to Western National Forests  

• National Geographic Complete National Parks of the United States  NEW!

Weird or Unusual Travel Books

• Haunted Hikes: Spine-Tingling Tales and Trails from North America's National Parks  

• The World's Most Haunted Places: From The Secret Files Of Ghostvillage.com  

• Weird U.S. The ODDyssey Continues: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets  

• Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets  

Trail Guiding & Outfitter Books

General Guiding & Outfitter Books

• Ask the Elk Guides  

• Bass Pro Shops Hunting and Fishing Directory: Outfitters, Guides, and Lodges  

• Becoming a Boundary Waters Family: Woods Wisdom Shared by the Outfitters of the Gunflint Trail  

• Do-It-Yourself Dream Hunts: Plan Like An Outfitter And Hunt For Less 

• Exploring the Boundary Waters: A Trip Planner and Guide to the BWCAW  

• Have Saddle, Will Travel : Low-Impact Trail Riding and Horse Camping

• John Muir Trail: The essential guide to hiking America's most famous trail  

• North America's Greatest Big Game Lodges and Outfitters (Willow Creek Guides)  

• Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks

• Riding West: An Outfitter's Life by Jim Greer  

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

• The Wilderness Paddler's Handbook  

• Trail Riding: A Complete Guide (Howell Equestrian Library)  

Map & Map Reading Books

• Be Expert with Map and Compass:The Complete Orienteering Handbook 

• Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass  

• The U.S. Army Map Reading and Land Navigation Handbook - Illustrated (U.S. Army)  

• Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & Gps (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)  

Watersport Books-

Sailing & Powerboats

• Fast Powerboat Seamanship : The Complete Guide to Boat Handling, Navigation, and Safety  

• Fundamentals of Sailing, Cruising, and Racing  

• Powerboat Handling Illustrated: How to Make Your Boat Do Exactly What You Want It to Do  

• Rough Weather Seamanship for Sail and Power : Design, Gear, and Tactics for Coastal and Offshore Waters  

• Sailing Fundamentals

• Start Sailing Right!: The National Standard for Quality Sailing Instruction (US Sailing Small Boat Certification)  

• The Annapolis Book of Seamanship, 3rd Edition Revised  

• The Complete Sailor: Learning the Art of Sailing

Scuba Diving Books

• Dive Like a Pro: 101 Ways to Improve Your Scuba Skills and Safety  

• Diver Down: Real-World SCUBA Accidents and How to Avoid Them  

• Scuba Diving Handbook: The Complete Guide to Safe and Exciting Scuba Diving  

• The Certified Diver's Handbook: The Complete Guide to Your Own Underwater Adventures  

• The Northwest Dive Guide: A Scuba Handbook for BC, Washington and Oregon  

Surfing Books

• Fit to Surf : The Surfer's Guide to Strength and Conditioning  

• Learn to Surf by James MacLaren  

• Longboarder's Start-Up: A Guide to Longboard Surfing (Start-Up Sports series)  

• Surf's Up: The Girl's Guide to Surfing  Best Seller!

• Surfing: The Manual: Advanced  

• The Encyclopedia of Surfing  

• The Surfboard: Art, Style, Stoke by Ben Marcus  

Wakeboarding & Waterskiing Books

• Big Wave: Stories of Riding the World's Wildest Water  

• Complete Guide to Water Skiing by Ben Favret  

• Extreme Wakeboarding (Extreme Sports-No Limits!)  

• Maui Trailblazer: Where to Hike, Snorkel, Paddle, Surf, Drive  

• Wakeboarding ...On The Edge by Jason Weber  

• Water Skiing & Wakeboarding by Ben Favret  

Weather, Extreme Weather, & Natural Disaster Books

• Extreme Weather: Understanding the Science of Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Heat Waves, Snow Storms, Global Warming and Other Atmospheric Disturbances  

• Guide to Weather Forecasting: All the Information You'll Need to Make Your Own Weather Forecast (Firefly Pocket series)  

• Harsh Weather Camping: How to Enjoy Backpacking, Canoeing, and Bicycling Under Any Conditions by Sam Curtis (1986)  

• Hooded Poncho & Storm Survival Guide (Mega Mini Kits)  

• Save Your Ass: An Illustrated Handbook for Surviving a Natural Disaster, Terrorist Attack, Pandemic or Catastrophic Collapse  

• Surviving Natural Disasters (Elite Forces Survival Guides)  

• Surviving Natural Disasters: How to Prepare for Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornados, Floods, Wildfires, Thunderstorms, Blizzards, Tsunamis, Volcanic Eruptionsby Janice McCann  

• The AMS Weather Book: The Ultimate Guide to America's Weather  

• The Weather Identification Handbook: The Ultimate Guide for Weather Watchersby Storm Dunlap  

Wilderness & Wilderness Training Books

• Bushcraft: Outdoor Skills & Wilderness Survival by Mors Kochanski  

• Bushcraft Skills and How to Survive in the Wild: A Step-by-Step Practical Guide: A complete handbook to wilderness survival--all the knowledge you need -- illustrated with over 300 color photographs  

• Complete Survival Manual published by National Geographic  

• Complete Wilderness Training Manual by Hugh McManners

• Essential Bushcraftby Raymond Mears  

• NOLS Wilderness Medicine  

• Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills: Naked into the Wilderness  

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

• Wilderness Survival, Leader's Manualby Last  

• Wilderness Survival: Living Off the Land with the Clothes on Your Back and the Knife on Your Belt  

Wild Animals & Wildlife Books

• Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (revised edition)  

• Oceans: Exploring the Hidden Depths of the Underwater World  

• Nat Geo Wild Animal Atlas: Earth's Astonishing Animals and Where They Live - Pre-order  

• The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild  

• The Atlas of Endangered Species -Atlas of... (University of California Press))  

• The Illustrated Atlas of Wildlifeby Channa Bambaradeniya  

• The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring  

• Wild Animals of North America (Poster Books)  

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