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Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierChristy by Catherine MarshallProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best Books Set in Appalachia
794 books — 838 voters
Walking Wild by Jose A NevesA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Some Great Books on Nature
255 books — 146 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBrokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxThe Magic Mountain by Thomas MannInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerGo Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin
Mountains
742 books — 115 voters
The Terror by Dan SimmonsAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. LovecraftFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDark Matter by Michelle PaverWho Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.
Polar Horror
61 books — 103 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonK2 by Ed ViestursEiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer
Worshipping Mountains
166 books — 67 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Bitter Past by Bruce BorgosHeidi by Johanna SpyriMan Hunt by Vanessa ValeInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Mountains on the Cover
410 books — 65 voters

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverH is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Female Naturalist Writers
284 books — 62 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Lost City of Z by David GrannSavage Harvest by Carl HoffmanIf I Can't Have You by Gregg OlsenFinding Everett Ruess by David Roberts
What happened to them?
55 books — 46 voters

Bhutan Travelog Edition 2 by Joni HerisonLamb by Christopher MooreQueen of Scots by John GuyHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshFuriously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Subtitle
542 books — 38 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Help by Kathryn StockettOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Accidents happen
169 books — 36 voters

A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee by Chris Van DusenFroggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan LondonHello Ocean by Pam Muñoz RyanTime of Wonder by Robert McCloskeyS Is for S'mores by Helen Foster James
Picture Books About Summer Outdoor Activities
231 books — 34 voters
Alive by Piers Paul ReadMiracle in the Andes by Nando ParradoFlight 232 by Laurence GonzalesThe Mystery of Flight 427 by Bill AdairLost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff
Planes - accidents
79 books — 31 voters

Bhutan Travelog Edition 2 by Joni HerisonThe Beast of Cretacea by Todd StrasserSave the Ocean by Bethany StahlSave the Arctic by Bethany StahlThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Our World - Earth
126 books — 30 voters
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierWild Rain by Christine FeehanCaressed by Ice by Nalini SinghSlave to Sensation by Nalini SinghTouch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
forest-themed romances
50 books — 24 voters

The White Puma by R.D. LawrenceThe Ghost Walker by R.D. LawrenceCougar by Alan RabinowitzThe Beast in the Garden by David BaronTrack of the Cat by Nevada Barr
Books about Mountain Lions
52 books — 14 voters
The Bond by Simon McCartneyThe Next Everest by Jim DavidsonTouching the Void by Joe SimpsonInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerBeyond the Mountain by Steve House
Best Mountaineering and Rock Climbing Books
42 books — 12 voters

Kept by the Mountain Man by Gemma WeirMountain Captive by Cassie MintProperty of the Mountain Man by Gemma WeirMountain Man Fixated by Olivia T. TurnerOwned by the Mountain Man by Gemma Weir
Romance Novels with Mountain in the Title
145 books — 10 voters
National Audubon Society Guide to Landscape Photography by Tim FitzharrisSecrets of the Whales by James CameronAnsel Adams by Ansel AdamsAnsel Adams by Ansel AdamsWriters of the American South by Hugh Howard
Landscape Photography
117 books — 8 voters

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe NumeroffMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansGoodnight Moon by margaret-wise-brownMr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. SeussIf You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
Preschool-'M'
20 books — 6 voters
The Next Everest by Jim DavidsonIcefall by John AllBuried in the Sky by Peter ZuckermanLast Hours on Everest by Graham HoylandBeyond the Blue Mountains by Jean Plaidy
The Mountains Are Calling
16 books — 6 voters

The Eight Mountains by Paolo CognettiThe Eiger Sanction by TrevanianMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeThe Moth and the Mountain by Ed CaesarFinding Elevation by Lisa Thompson
Mountains And Rock Climbing Fact And Fiction
64 books — 6 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBanner in the Sky by James Ramsey UllmanMystery of the Fleeing Girl by Showell StylesThe Mountain of Adventure by Enid BlytonPeril in the Pennines by Winifred Finlay
Mountaineering in Juvenile Fiction
66 books — 5 voters

Open Season by C.J. BoxSummit by Harry FarthingNowhere To Run by C.J. BoxFirestorm by Nevada BarrFree Fire by C.J. Box
Mountain Mysteries
30 books — 4 voters
The Canadian Living Cookbook by Carol FergusonRock Recipes by Barry C. ParsonsSugar by Anna OlsonReal Food, Real Good by Michael SmithButter Baked Goods by Rosie Daykin
Best Canadian Cookbooks
95 books — 4 voters

Night Driving, the Invention of the Wheel & Other Blues by Dick DorworthSkiing Tales of Terror by William NealyWinged Skis by Elyne MitchellPowder Days by Heather Hansman
Ski Books
4 books — 3 voters
Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWittDoc Susie by Virginia Cornell
Mountain Life in Fiction
2 books — 2 voters

Mountain Maid by Violet RaeSummer Chances by Lisa FreedSummer Wedding by Rose BakHot August Nights by Khloe SummersSummer Savory by Bree Weeks
The Mountain Ridge Resort Series
25 books — 1 voter

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