Outdoors category: 5873 books
Backpacking Oregon
From Rugged Coastline to Mountain Meadow
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2007
In Oregon, backpackers can hike wild beaches, enjoy colorful desert canyonlands, walk amid stunning granite peaks, relax in wildflower meadows, and circle glacier-clad mountains. Award-winning guidebook author and longtime Oregon resident Douglas Lorain details 30 spectacular backpacking trips in...
POW Escape And Evasion
Essential Military Skills To Avoid Being Caught By the Enemy
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
POW Escape and Evasion covers everything you need to know about making a successful return to friendly territory. Beginning from the point where a combatant finds himself or herself trapped in enemy territory, the book offers useful tips and solid advice on how to evade capture and, if that fails, how...
Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
“Gripping, intense. . . . Buried in the Sky will satisfy anyone who loved [Into Thin Air].”—Kate Tuttle, Boston Globe
When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalaya, Sherpas have...
Guns & Ammo Guide to AK-47s
A Comprehensive Guide to Shooting, Accessorizing, and Maintaining the Most Popular Firearm in the World
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
Everything you need to know about AK-47s from top firearms writers.
The Guns & Ammo Guide to AK-47s is packed with a wealth of valuable information compiled by the foremost firearms writers today. A vast range of topics is covered in these articles, including:
An RPK for America
Guns...
When Technology Fails
A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2008
There’s never been a better time to “be prepared.” Matthew Stein’s comprehensive primer on sustainable living skills—from food and water to shelter and energy to first-aid and crisis-management skills—prepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability. But unlike any other book,...
by Miriam Peskowitz, Andrea J Buchanan
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
The Daring Book for Girls is the manual for everything that girls need to know—and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! Whether it's female heroes in history, secret note-passing skills, science projects, friendship bracelets, double dutch, cats cradle, the perfect cartwheel or the eternal mystery...
by Reese Townes
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Learn how to read a gold bearing stream, where gold hides, how to recover it with out heavy equipment, recognizing all types of traps to help you find more gold.
by R. Stevens
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This important falconry book is probably one of the best of its kind. The author was a respected falconer of many years experience and his sheer pleasure in the sport shines through his writing. Contents Include: The Mews - Weathering Enclosure, Bath, Blocks - Bells, Jesses, Clip Swivels, Lures, Hoods,...
Build Your Own AK
(Vol. I) Headspacing & Virgin Barrel Population
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2014
Got an AK Parts Kit? This ebook shows you how to build it right! The AK-47 and its variants are world-renowned for being simple, rugged and nearly indestructible. But if you wanted to build your own Kalashnikov rifle there was no good single source of construction information—until now.
This...
How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It
Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2009
Read James Wesley, Rawles's posts on the Penguin Blog
**In the vein of Sam Sheridan's The Disaster Diaries, a comprehensive guide to preparing for the apocalypse!
With the recent economic crisis, formerly unimaginable scenarios have become terrifyingly real possibilities- learn how to...
by Erwin A. Bauer
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
One of the most recognized names in publications for outdoor enthusiasts, Outdoor Bibles offer expert, informatively illustrated guidance for novices and experienced sportsmen alike.
B & W photographs and illustrations throughout.
Paracord Project Inspirations
Classic and Original Knots and Ties for Fundraising, Fashion, or Fun
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Paracord Project Inspirations (PPI) is another impressive addition to bestselling author J.D. Lenzen's growing catalog of paracording instruction books. Showcasing twenty-five carefully chosen classic and original knots and ties, its focus is stylish and readily reproducible pieces tailored for promotion...
by Nick Lyons
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
The twentieth anniversary edition of the acclaimed memoirist’s masterpiece of Montana fly fishing with a new preface by the author—“I love Nick Lyons’s books” (Ted Hughes).
The Spring Creek river in central Montana is where you’ll find trout as long as your arm—trout that are...
Wilderness Survival Handbook : Primitive Skills for Short-Term Survival and Long-Term Comfort: Primitive Skills for Short-Term Survival and Long-Term Comfort
Primitive Skills for Short-Term Survival and Long-Term Comfort
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2010
An essential guide to everything you need to stay sheltered, fed, healthy, and safe in the backcountry
Organized around the six essentials of survival (shelter, water, food, fire, comfort and health, and navigation), Wilderness Survival Handbook covers 100 skills and techniques, including preserving...