A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorSeven Years in Tibet by Heinrich HarrerBetween the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh FermorA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
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316 books — 216 voters
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2,030 books — 3,944 voters

Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
Best Environmental Books
1,081 books — 1,212 voters
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
Intrepid women travelers
27 books — 20 voters

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenRunes of the North by Sigurd F. Olson
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
479 books — 1,142 voters