"Into the Thaw" is Jon Waterman’s gripping firsthand account of the impact of development and climate change on North America’s Arctic landscape. In his powerful memoir,... Read More

Ecologist Mark J. Easter’s book "The Blue Plate" proposes means of creating sustainable food systems to address the challenges of climate change. Divided into sections based... Read More

Vincent Stanley and Yvon Chouinard’s book "The Future of the Responsible Company" reflects on the first fifty years of the outdoor retailer Patagonia. Co-written by the... Read More

Descriptions of nature as competitive (Charles Darwin) and “red in tooth and claw” (Alfred, Lord Tennyson) shaped the way people perceive it today. "Sweet in Tooth and Claw"... Read More

The essays of fly fisherman Dylan Tomine’s "Headwaters" cast into global waters, seeking to feed a lifelong addiction. Tomine’s angling obsession began when he caught a... Read More

In "Life Lived Wild", outdoorsman, writer, filmmaker, and conservationist Rick Ridgeway recounts his thrilling adventures in the world’s most remote regions. Ridgeway’s... Read More

Everything is connected, says wildlife journalist Douglas Chadwick in "Four-Fifths a Grizzly". From the minuscule to the large scale, the book explores how knowledge of these... Read More

Mark Kurlansky’s "Salmon" makes the species an ecological poster child and a microcosm of the environmental challenges we face. More than an environmental book about... Read More

Following upon the success of Training for the New Alpinism and based on hundreds of thousands of hours of racing, training, and coaching experience, this book provides a... Read More

Pumas (also known as cougars, mountain lions, and ghost cats) are the least familiar of North and South America’s big cats. Seldom-seen loners, their numbers are growing even... Read More

A series of serendipitous events, a generous mentor, and lots of hard work made it possible for young Liz Clark to fulfill her childhood dream of sailing and surfing around the... Read More

This is strong nature writing—descriptive and thorough, and helped by Spencer’s obvious devotion to his task. For years, from May to November, Lee Spencer has stood guard... Read More