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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
2,247 books — 2,087 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 PollanThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Best Environmental Books
1,138 books — 1,349 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
1,157 books — 1,036 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
425 books — 452 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)
226 books — 259 voters
Hatchet by Gary PaulsenMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Wilderness Survival Books
199 books — 240 voters

Nature Calls Outside My Window, A Collection of Poems and Sto... by Suzanne CottrellThe 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 Abbey
Some Great Books on Nature
264 books — 227 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 Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Trees, Woods, Forests
865 books — 211 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 — 188 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
602 books — 182 voters

Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWild by Cheryl Strayed
52 Book Club 2024: #51 Related To The Word "Wild"
330 books — 147 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
227 books — 140 voters

Girls Can be Cowboys Too! Volume I by Rose MillerWild by Cheryl StrayedWinging It by Lia RussBreaking Trail by Arlene BlumTracks by Robyn Davidson
Fantastic Women's Adventure Memoirs
132 books — 139 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
459 books — 127 voters

Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert by Erica M. ElliottJourney to the West by Biao WangGRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS by Scott L. NelsonLucky by Scott NelsonCasey Dancer by Kristin Casey
Memoirs I've Loved Too
375 books — 114 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLucky by Scott NelsonGRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS by Scott L. NelsonHeidi by Johanna SpyriThe Bitter Past by Bruce Borgos
Mountains on the Cover
441 books — 94 voters

From Mountains to Medicine by Erica M. ElliottWeird England by Johann-Günther KönigJourney to the West by Biao WangLucky by Scott NelsonGRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS by Scott L. Nelson
Memoirs I've Loved III
58 books — 93 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
189 books — 84 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 — 83 voters
Terrorism - The Survival Bible Handbook by John BentleyTerrorism - The Survival Bible Handbook by John BentleyThe Survival Bible Handbook by John BentleyLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderRobinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
The Best How To Survive Books
90 books — 77 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 — 69 voters
H is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
Female Naturalist Writers
288 books — 67 voters

The Blue Monsoon by Damyanti BiswasGRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS by Scott L. NelsonLucky by Scott NelsonAbyssinian Nomad by Maskarm HaileThe Two Week Traveller by Matthew Lightfoot
Best Traveling Vicariously II
112 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?
60 books — 50 voters

Open Season by C.J. BoxSavage Run by C.J. BoxOut Of Range by C.J. BoxWinterkill by C.J. BoxBelow Zero by C.J. Box
Fiction Novels for the Outdoorsman
123 books — 47 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
144 books — 40 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
101 books — 38 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerDeath in Yellowstone by Lee H. WhittleseyOff the Wall by Michael P. GhiglieriInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerOver the Edge by Michael P. Ghiglieri
Accidents and Death in the Wilderness
133 books — 34 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
True Crime-Read
136 books — 27 voters
One Man's Wilderness by Sam KeithFlight of the Goose by Lesley ThomasBraving It by James CampbellTo The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn IveyWinds of Skilak by Bonnie Rose Ward
Books about Alaskan Wilderness (fiction and nonfiction)
41 books — 17 voters

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