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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBlood River by Tim ButcherThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,149 books — 1,877 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Environmental Books
1,082 books — 1,226 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,140 books — 1,016 voters
Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Vicarious Thrills
397 books — 425 voters

White Fang by Jack LondonThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Sight by David Clement-DaviesWolf Brother by Michelle PaverPromise of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst
All Fictional Wolf Books (NOT WEREWOLVES)
213 books — 256 voters
Hatchet by Gary PaulsenMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Wilderness Survival Books
197 books — 229 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Trees, Woods, Forests
858 books — 205 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonAWOL on the Appalachian Trail by David MillerStumbling Thru by A. Digger StolzGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryBecoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis
Best Appalachian Trail Books
86 books — 184 voters

Death at SeaWorld by David KirbyBorn Free by Joy AdamsonThe Love of a Dog by Jo ProutyThe Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonAll Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Adult Nonfiction Animal Books
599 books — 176 voters
The Love of a Dog by Jo ProutyA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyWalking Wild by Jose A Neves
Some Great Books on Nature
258 books — 164 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWild by Cheryl Strayed
52 Book Club 2024: #51 Related To The Word "Wild"
330 books — 146 voters
All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana ZapataInstant Attraction by Jill ShalvisThe Simple Wild by K.A. TuckerCrash and Burn by Rachel LaceyHappy Trail by Daisy Prescott
Nature Lovers—Romances With Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Backpacking, Mountain Climbing And More
223 books — 137 voters

Hatchet by Gary PaulsenIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeJulie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead GeorgeHoles by Louis Sachar
Middle Grade & YA Wilderness Survival Stories
404 books — 136 voters
Wild by Cheryl StrayedWinging It by Lia RussBreaking Trail by Arlene BlumTracks by Robyn DavidsonThru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart by Carrot Quinn
Fantastic Women's Adventure Memoirs
124 books — 112 voters

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneA Bear Called Paddington by Michael BondLittle Bear by Else Holmelund MinarikBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Best Bear Books
183 books — 81 voters
Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert by Erica M. ElliottJourney to the West by Biao WangDark Skies by David HaldaneWild Swans by Jung ChangBuses Are a Comin' by Charles Person
Memoirs I've Loved Too
353 books — 81 voters

On the Island by Tracey Garvis GravesJustified Temptation by Erin LockwoodUnseen Messages by Pepper WintersSurviving Raine by Shay SavageUncharted by Tracey Garvis Graves
Best Stranded on Deserted Island
77 books — 78 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëHeidi by Johanna SpyriThe Bitter Past by Bruce BorgosInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerThis Rough Magic by Mary Stewart
Mountains on the Cover
415 books — 71 voters

Snow Falls by Gerri HillWhitewater Rendezvous by Kim BaldwinGulf Breeze by Gerri HillIn the Company of Crocodiles by Maggie BrownThe Target by Gerri Hill
A Lesbian Wilderness
90 books — 70 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
287 books — 64 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?
57 books — 48 voters
The Blue Monsoon by Damyanti BiswasAbyssinian Nomad by Maskarm HaileDown Under by Bill BrysonOne Day at a Time 2017 by Hollie Bell-SchinzingThe Two Week Traveller by Matthew Lightfoot
Best Traveling Vicariously II
98 books — 47 voters

Open Season by C.J. BoxSavage Run by C.J. BoxOut Of Range by C.J. BoxBelow Zero by C.J. BoxWinterkill by C.J. Box
Fiction Novels for the Outdoorsman
121 books — 45 voters
Weird England by Johann-Günther KönigJourney to the West by Biao WangDark Skies by David HaldaneKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Memoirs I've Loved III
42 books — 44 voters

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeHatchet by Gary PaulsenElderberries by Alicia BayerBy the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Best How To Survive Books
84 books — 41 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryWild by Cheryl StrayedInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Hiking Books
122 books — 36 voters

Steppenwolf by Hermann HesseThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryDemian by Hermann HesseThe Prophet by Kahlil GibranSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Novels for thought
98 books — 35 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerDeath in Yellowstone by Lee H. WhittleseyOff the Wall by Charles R. Farabee Jr.Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerOver the Edge by Michael P. Ghiglieri
Accidents and Death in the Wilderness
133 books — 34 voters

Miracle in the Andes by Nando ParradoLost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn FendlerIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Last Season by Eric BlehmForever on the Mountain by James M. Tabor
Missing in Nature
40 books — 30 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteFrom Doctor to Healer by Erica M. ElliottThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
True Crime-Read
130 books — 28 voters

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