Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir

5 best books like Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir (Linnie Marsh Wolfe): The Moon and Sixpence, The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything, The Wild Muir: Twenty-Two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures, A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf, The Reputation Economy: How to Become Rich in a World Where Your Digital Footprint Is as Valuable as the Cash in Your Wallet

The Moon and Sixpence

Author	W. Somerset Maugham
ISBN	1598185217

Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is W. Somerset Maugham's ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius.
Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. As Strickland pursues his artistic...

The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything

Author

Stephen M.R. Covey

From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son comes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trust—and the speed at which it is established with clients, employees and constituents —is the essential...

The Wild Muir: Twenty-Two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures

Author	Lee Stetson
ISBN	0939666758

Here is an entertaining collection of John Muir's most exciting adventures, representing some of his finest writing. Each included adventure has been selected to show the extent to which Muir courted and faced danger, i.e. lived "wildly, " throughout his life. From the famous avalanche ride off the...

A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf

Author	John Muir
ISBN	0395901472

Here is the adventure that started John Muir on a lifetime of discovery. Taken from his earliest journals, this book records Muir's walk in 1867 from Indiana across Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida to the Gulf Coast. In his distinct and wonderful style, Muir shows us the wilderness,...

The Reputation Economy: How to Become Rich in a World Where Your Digital Footprint Is as Valuable as the Cash in Your Wallet

Author	Michael Fertik
ISBN	0385347596

Another read for work.

Wikipedia calls Fertik a "privacy advocate" -- which I suppose confirms how bad Wikipedia can be, or how good Fertik is at managing his own reputation. If this book is anything to go by Fertik is as much a privacy advocate as a campus security chief telling girls not to drink...