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The Indifferent Stars Above

The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party

de Daniel James Brown ...

From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois ... Leer más

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From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book ReviewIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois
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Wild

From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)

de Cheryl Strayed ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century**At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was ... Leer más

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century**At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was
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A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area

de Rachel Brahinsky, Alexander Tarr ...

Series Libro 3 - A People's Guide Series
**An alternative history and geography of the Bay Area that highlights sites of oppression, resistance, and transformation.“Lavishly produced, with beautiful images and crystal clear prose, A People’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area is for readers and activists who have taken part in protests and demonstrations for decades, and from Berkeley and Oakland to San Francisco, Sonoma and beyond.” ... Leer más

$21.41 USD

**An alternative history and geography of the Bay Area that highlights sites of oppression, resistance, and transformation.“Lavishly produced, with beautiful images and crystal clear prose, A People’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area is for readers and activists who have taken part in protests and demonstrations for decades, and from Berkeley and Oakland to San Francisco, Sonoma and beyond.”
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Best Easy Day Hikes Yosemite National Park

de Suzanne Swedo ...

Series series Best Easy Day Hikes Series
Best Easy Day Hikes Yosemite National Park is a perfect guidebook for those who want to sample the best of Yosemite within an easy day's walk, from the world-famous domes and waterfalls of Yosemite Valley to the more remote, less well known, but equally spectacular corners of the park. From a short stroll to an extended ramble, this book is for hikers of almost every ability, age, and interest. ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Best Easy Day Hikes Yosemite National Park is a perfect guidebook for those who want to sample the best of Yosemite within an easy day's walk, from the world-famous domes and waterfalls of Yosemite Valley to the more remote, less well known, but equally spectacular corners of the park. From a short stroll to an extended ramble, this book is for hikers of almost every ability, age, and interest.
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DK Top 10 Seattle

Top 10 lists for your perfect trip, plus an all-weather folded map

de DK Travel ...

Series series Pocket Travel Guide
The world’s favourite pocket travel guidesPerfect for a city break or short stay, Top 10 Seattle is your essential Seattle travel guide. Top 10 lists showcase the city’s highlights, so you can spend less time researching and more time exploring. It’s compact and easy to carry, too, and filled with expert tips and clear maps to guide you on the go.Inside this Seattle guide book you’ll find:- Top 10 ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

The world’s favourite pocket travel guidesPerfect for a city break or short stay, Top 10 Seattle is your essential Seattle travel guide. Top 10 lists showcase the city’s highlights, so you can spend less time researching and more time exploring. It’s compact and easy to carry, too, and filled with expert tips and clear maps to guide you on the go.Inside this Seattle guide book you’ll find:- Top 10
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Day Hiking Olympic Peninsula

de Craig Romano ...

Series series Day Hiking
The most trusted guide to hiking the Olympic Peninsula--now fully updatedFeaturing the largest temperate rainforest in the Lower 48, miles of rugged coastline, snowcapped peaks, crystal-clear alpine lakes, rushing rivers, sprawling wildflower meadows, plus astonishing biodiversity, the Olympic Peninsula is an unparalleled hiking destination. This new edition of Day Hiking: Olympic Peninsula takes ... Leer más

$16.19 USD

The most trusted guide to hiking the Olympic Peninsula--now fully updatedFeaturing the largest temperate rainforest in the Lower 48, miles of rugged coastline, snowcapped peaks, crystal-clear alpine lakes, rushing rivers, sprawling wildflower meadows, plus astonishing biodiversity, the Olympic Peninsula is an unparalleled hiking destination. This new edition of Day Hiking: Olympic Peninsula takes
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The Final Frontiersman

Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness

de James Campbell ...

The inspiration for The Last Alaskans—the hit documentary series now on the Discovery+—James Campbell’s inimitable insider account of a family’s nomadic life in the unshaped Arctic wilderness “is an icily gripping, intimate profile that stands up well beside Krakauer’s classic [Into the Wild], and it stands too, as a kind of testament to the rough beauty of improbably wild dreams” (Men’s Journal) ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

The inspiration for The Last Alaskans—the hit documentary series now on the Discovery+—James Campbell’s inimitable insider account of a family’s nomadic life in the unshaped Arctic wilderness “is an icily gripping, intimate profile that stands up well beside Krakauer’s classic [Into the Wild], and it stands too, as a kind of testament to the rough beauty of improbably wild dreams” (Men’s Journal)
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Roadside Geology of Oregon

de Marli B Miller ...

Series series Roadside Geology
When the first edition of Roadside Geology of Oregon was published in 1978, it was revolutionary—the first book in a series designed to educate, inspire, and wow nongeologists. Back then, the implications of plate tectonic theory were only beginning to shape geologic research and discussion. Geologists hadn’t yet learned that Oregon’s Klamath and Blue Mountains were pieces of far-traveled island ... Leer más

$12.86 USD

When the first edition of Roadside Geology of Oregon was published in 1978, it was revolutionary—the first book in a series designed to educate, inspire, and wow nongeologists. Back then, the implications of plate tectonic theory were only beginning to shape geologic research and discussion. Geologists hadn’t yet learned that Oregon’s Klamath and Blue Mountains were pieces of far-traveled island
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Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Washington

Section Hiking from the Columbia River to Manning Park

de Tami Asars ...

• Inspirational full-color guides with over 150 color photographs in eachHiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Washington is written by Tami Asars. Tami grew up in western Washington playing in the North Cascades. She teaches classes on backpacking basics, lightweight backpacking, and more. A former employee of REI, she now dedicates her time to outdoor writing and photography and is the author of two ... Leer más

$12.95 USD

• Inspirational full-color guides with over 150 color photographs in eachHiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Washington is written by Tami Asars. Tami grew up in western Washington playing in the North Cascades. She teaches classes on backpacking basics, lightweight backpacking, and more. A former employee of REI, she now dedicates her time to outdoor writing and photography and is the author of two
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TRUDGE: A Midlife Crisis on the John Muir Trail

de Lori Oliver-Tierney ...

Lori Oliver-Tierney is every woman with a dream. She is fifty, asthmatic, overweight, with arthritic knees. And like so many married women with children, she's lost herself.When she decides to hike the John Muir Trail, considered by many to be the most challenging and beautiful part of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, she's sure it will help her reconnect with the adventurous girl inside.But by ... Leer más

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Lori Oliver-Tierney is every woman with a dream. She is fifty, asthmatic, overweight, with arthritic knees. And like so many married women with children, she's lost herself.When she decides to hike the John Muir Trail, considered by many to be the most challenging and beautiful part of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, she's sure it will help her reconnect with the adventurous girl inside.But by
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On the Trail of the Jackalope

How a Legend Captured the World's Imagination and Helped Us Cure Cancer

de Michael P. Branch ...

The never-before-told story of the horned rabbit—the myths, the hoaxes, and the entirely real scientific breakthroughs it has inspired—and how it became a cultural touchstone of the American West.Just what is a jackalope? Purported to be part jackrabbit and part antelope, the jackalope began as a local joke concocted by two young brothers in a small Wyoming town during the Great Depression. Their ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

The never-before-told story of the horned rabbit—the myths, the hoaxes, and the entirely real scientific breakthroughs it has inspired—and how it became a cultural touchstone of the American West.Just what is a jackalope? Purported to be part jackrabbit and part antelope, the jackalope began as a local joke concocted by two young brothers in a small Wyoming town during the Great Depression. Their
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Mesa Verde Victim

de Scott Graham ...

**"An absorbing archaeological mystery, rich in historical detail and local atmosphere. With its colorful characters and fast–paced plot, Mesa Verde Victim is a fascinating find."—AUSMA ZEHANAT KHAN, author of A Deadly DivideHounded by false accusations of murder, archaeologist Chuck Bender and his family risk their lives** to track down an unknown killer on the loose in a rugged canyon on the ... Leer más

$4.49 USD

**"An absorbing archaeological mystery, rich in historical detail and local atmosphere. With its colorful characters and fast–paced plot, Mesa Verde Victim is a fascinating find."—AUSMA ZEHANAT KHAN, author of A Deadly DivideHounded by false accusations of murder, archaeologist Chuck Bender and his family risk their lives** to track down an unknown killer on the loose in a rugged canyon on the
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The Men Who United the States

America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible

de Simon Winchester ...

“Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” —Tom BrokawSimon Winchester, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

“Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” —Tom BrokawSimon Winchester, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating
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Pacific Northwest Line Drawing

How to Draw Flowers, Trees, Mushrooms, Birds, Animals, Landmarks, and More

de Peggy Dean ...

This book of simple step-by-step line drawings from beloved art teacher Peggy Dean of The Pigeon Letters will deepen your appreciation for the wonders of the Pacific Northwest.Learn to draw 150 Pacific Northwest natural wonders (plus iconic landmarks) in just a few simple steps each! Rooted in love for the PNW, this no-skills-necessary how-to-draw book will encourage users to stop and notice the ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

This book of simple step-by-step line drawings from beloved art teacher Peggy Dean of The Pigeon Letters will deepen your appreciation for the wonders of the Pacific Northwest.Learn to draw 150 Pacific Northwest natural wonders (plus iconic landmarks) in just a few simple steps each! Rooted in love for the PNW, this no-skills-necessary how-to-draw book will encourage users to stop and notice the
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Secret Seattle (Seattle Walk Report)

An Illustrated Guide to the City's Offbeat and Overlooked History

de Susanna Ryan ...

Series series Seattle Walk Report
Capturing the same charm and whimsy she brought to Seattle Walk Report, Instagram darling Susanna Ryan takes things a step further, revealing the forgotten history behind the people, places, and things that shaped Seattle.Cartoonist and creator of Seattle Walk Report, Susanna Ryan strolls on with a quirky new illustrated guide celebrating Seattle's historical treasures and outdoor wonders. In ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Capturing the same charm and whimsy she brought to Seattle Walk Report, Instagram darling Susanna Ryan takes things a step further, revealing the forgotten history behind the people, places, and things that shaped Seattle.Cartoonist and creator of Seattle Walk Report, Susanna Ryan strolls on with a quirky new illustrated guide celebrating Seattle's historical treasures and outdoor wonders. In
... Leer más
A Rockhound’s Guide to Oregon & Washington

de Alison Jean Cole ...

Features 60 outstanding rockhounding sitesEmphasizes rockhounding basics, sustainable collecting, and Leave No Trace principlesEach location features an overview of the area’s geologic history along with what types of rocks and fossils you may findThe Pacific Northwest’s complex geologic history makes it a treasure trove for rockhounds. Collected here are 60 sites where you can explore ancient sea ... Leer más

$16.19 USD

Features 60 outstanding rockhounding sitesEmphasizes rockhounding basics, sustainable collecting, and Leave No Trace principlesEach location features an overview of the area’s geologic history along with what types of rocks and fossils you may findThe Pacific Northwest’s complex geologic history makes it a treasure trove for rockhounds. Collected here are 60 sites where you can explore ancient sea
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Day Hike Washington: Olympic Peninsula, 5th Edition

More than 70 Trails You Can Hike in a Day

de Seabury Blair Jr. ...

Series series Day Hike!
Explore the best of the Olympic Peninsula with 73 incredible hikes in and around Olympic National Park, including Hurricane Ridge, the Elwha River, the Hoh Rain Forest, and Hood Canal. Featuring the lush rainforests, mountain vistas, waterfalls, and wild ocean beaches, each trail is rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, as well as topographical maps ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

Explore the best of the Olympic Peninsula with 73 incredible hikes in and around Olympic National Park, including Hurricane Ridge, the Elwha River, the Hoh Rain Forest, and Hood Canal. Featuring the lush rainforests, mountain vistas, waterfalls, and wild ocean beaches, each trail is rated from easy to extreme, giving first-time or veteran hikers the variety they want, as well as topographical maps
... Leer más
Astoria

John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival

de Peter Stark ...

In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American fur-trading empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Stark offers a harrowing saga of survival in which a band of explorers battled nature, starvation, and madness to establish the first American ... Leer más

$15.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeletons in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American fur-trading empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Stark offers a harrowing saga of survival in which a band of explorers battled nature, starvation, and madness to establish the first American
... Leer más
A Walk in the Park

The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

de Kevin Fedarko ...

*** Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times“A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it.” —The New York Times Book Review****“Passionate…memorable…life-affirming.” —The Wall Street ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

*** Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times“A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it.” —The New York Times Book Review****“Passionate…memorable…life-affirming.” —The Wall Street
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The Solace of Open Spaces

Essays

de Gretel Ehrlich ...

These transcendent, lyrical essays on the West announced Gretel Ehrlich as a major American writer—"Wyoming has found its Whitman" (Annie Dillard).Poet and filmmaker Gretel Ehrlich went to Wyoming in 1975 to make the first in a series of documentaries when her partner died. Ehrlich stayed on and found she couldn't leave. The Solace of Open Spaces is a chronicle of her first years on "the planet of ... Leer más

$11.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

These transcendent, lyrical essays on the West announced Gretel Ehrlich as a major American writer—"Wyoming has found its Whitman" (Annie Dillard).Poet and filmmaker Gretel Ehrlich went to Wyoming in 1975 to make the first in a series of documentaries when her partner died. Ehrlich stayed on and found she couldn't leave. The Solace of Open Spaces is a chronicle of her first years on "the planet of
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Route 66 Backroads

Your Guide to Scenic Side Trips & Adventures from the Mother Road

de Jim Hinckley, Kerrick James, Rick Bowers, Nora Mays Bowers ...

Get off the beaten path and explore the hidden-gem destinations within a few hours of the Mother Road! Includes numerous photos and illustrations.Known as the Main Street of America and the Mother Road, US Route 66 is the nation's best-known highway. This lavishly illustrated book steers you from Chicago to Los Angeles, traveling through the lowlands of the American Plains and the high plateaus of ... Leer más

$16.91 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Get off the beaten path and explore the hidden-gem destinations within a few hours of the Mother Road! Includes numerous photos and illustrations.Known as the Main Street of America and the Mother Road, US Route 66 is the nation's best-known highway. This lavishly illustrated book steers you from Chicago to Los Angeles, traveling through the lowlands of the American Plains and the high plateaus of
... Leer más
Dear Los Angeles

The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018

Edición de David Kipen ...

A rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some just passing through.“Los Angeles is refracted in all its irreducible, unexplainable glory.”—Los Angeles TimesThe City of Angels has played a distinct role in the hearts, minds, and imaginations of ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

A rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some just passing through.“Los Angeles is refracted in all its irreducible, unexplainable glory.”—Los Angeles TimesThe City of Angels has played a distinct role in the hearts, minds, and imaginations of
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Blood Will Tell

de Dana Stabenow ...

Series Libro 6 - A Kate Shugak Investigation
The Edgar Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling series by Dana Stabenow set in Alaska. Kate Shugak's family becomes involved in a murder investigation in Blood Will Tell.Fifty thousand square miles of untouched Alaskan forest is definitely a prize... but is it worth killing for?Ekaterina Moonin Shugak, tribal elder and community leader, is a fierce friend and an even fiercer foe. So when she ... Leer más

$10.34 USD

The Edgar Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling series by Dana Stabenow set in Alaska. Kate Shugak's family becomes involved in a murder investigation in Blood Will Tell.Fifty thousand square miles of untouched Alaskan forest is definitely a prize... but is it worth killing for?Ekaterina Moonin Shugak, tribal elder and community leader, is a fierce friend and an even fiercer foe. So when she
... Leer más
The Secret Knowledge of Water

There Are Two Easy Ways to Die in the Desert: Thirst and Drowning

de Craig Childs ...

Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post).Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West as an adventurer, a river ... Leer más

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Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post).Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West as an adventurer, a river
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