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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
2,131 books — 1,854 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
1,075 books — 1,203 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
1,137 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
391 books — 420 voters

White Fang by Jack LondonThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Sight by David Clement-DaviesPromise of the Wolves by Dorothy HearstWolf Brother by Michelle Paver
All Fictional Wolf Books (NOT WEREWOLVES)
210 books — 251 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
196 books — 228 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
856 books — 204 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
84 books — 184 voters

Death at SeaWorld by David KirbyBorn Free by Joy AdamsonThe Spotted Sphinx by Joy AdamsonAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriotMarley and Me by John Grogan
Adult Nonfiction Animal Books
594 books — 152 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

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyWalking Wild by Jose A NevesPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Some Great Books on Nature
255 books — 142 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
403 books — 135 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
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

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
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 — 61 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangDark Skies by David HaldaneBuses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonThe Lord God Made Them All by James HerriotWild Swans by Jung Chang
Memoirs I've Loved Too
352 books — 50 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
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

Below Zero by C.J. BoxBlood Trail by C.J. BoxFree Fire by C.J. BoxIn Plain Sight by C.J. BoxOut Of Range by C.J. Box
Fiction Novels for the Outdoorsman
121 books — 45 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 BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryInto 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
39 books — 29 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteFrom Doctor to Healer by Erica M. Elliott M.D.A 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
129 books — 28 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangDark Skies by David HaldaneKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Memoirs I've Loved III
41 books — 26 voters

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