Outdoor category: 2147 books
The Complete Survival Shelters Handbook
A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Life-saving Structures for Every Climate and Wilderness Situation
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Includes detailed plans on building shelters in any kind of terrain, from desert to snow
Features more than 100 step-by-step photographs
Author is the founder of Wild-Live, a survival skills school
by Glenn W. Worthington
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park allows visitors to keep the diamonds they find. This author found a rare, flawless, golden yellow 2.04-carat diamond. It was independently appraised by a jewelry professional to be worth $76,500!!! This diamond was honored as "One of the Best Finds of 2009"...
by Mors Kochanski
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Fire Skills for the Northern Forest
Knowledge Helpful in Lighting Fires
Many factors participate in the process of combustion. If these factors are identified and understood firelighting may be less of a challenge and skills may be acquired more quickly.
Written by Mors Kochanski
Build a Pond for Food & Fun
Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-19
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 1997
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
Easy-to-Build Birdbaths
Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-208
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 1999
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing
101 Tips for the Absolute Beginner
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
This book, written with the support of America's oldest fishing tackle business, offers beginners a chance to learn the fundamentals of the great sport of fly fishing quickly and easily. The Orvis Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing can be the start of a lifetime journey of discovery that will increase...
At Home in the Woods
Living the Life of Thoreau Today
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
One hundred years ago, Henry Thoreau wrote of the charms and joys of simple living in the woods, away from the hectic nuisances of our city civilization. His philosophy has become part of our American heritage, as sound today as the day he first set it down. But his advice on the simple life has seemed...
by Michael Angelo
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
There is a-lot of information on the internet about how to start an organic garden, learn basic first aid skills, food storage and more, but none of it is screened or consolidated into one app. All proceeds during the month of September 2014 will go to help our retired veterans. Thanks for your support!
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by John Gierach
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.
In Still Life with Brook Trout, John Gierach demonstrates once again that fishing, when done right, is as much a philosophical pursuit as a sport.
Gierach...
by John Gierach
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.
“Good fishing and good writing use the same skills,” writes John Gierach, “whether you’re after a trout or a story, you won’t get that far with...
by John Gierach
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.
“In the world of fishing there are magic phrases that are guaranteed to summon the demon. Among them are: ‘remote trout lake,’ ‘fish up to 13...
The Fisherman's Prayer
Stories, Poems, and Prayers<Br> from The<Br> Olympic Peninsula
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2007
Pat Neal has a problem. It's not gambling, drinking, or sex. His addiction comes in the form of the salmon and steelhead that swim in the rainforest rivers of the Olympic Peninsula. As a child, he was diagnosed with a severe case of fishing attention deficit disorder (FADD), a disease that plagues...
The Prepper's Guide to Foraging
How Wild Plants Can Supplement a Sustainable Lifestyle
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
The Prepper's Guide to Foraging is not a plant identification guide in the traditional sense. It is instead a guide to using plants to supplement other means of food production and subsistence living. Author David Nash believes that there is not enough land available for to support a large scale return...
Fly-Fishing Advice from an Old-Timer
A Practical Guide to the Sport and Its Language
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
With decades of fly-fishing experience, Ed Quigley is the perfect candidate to provide fly-fishing know-how to prospective flyfishers.
For those new to fly fishing as well as for experienced anglers looking to add some secrets” to their own bags of tricks, Fly-Fishing Advice from an Old-Timer...