The Adirondacks: A History of America's First Wilderness
10 best books like The Adirondacks: A History of America's First Wilderness (Paul Schneider): A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future, Walden, A Shadow in Summer, Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing, Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military, Love Life, Round River, Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones, Thinner Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female Body
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
| Author | Bill Bryson |
| ISBN | 0307279464 |
The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America—majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you’ll...
Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
| Author | Pete Buttigieg |
| ISBN | 1631494368 |
Once described by the Washington Post as “the most interesting mayor you’ve never heard of,” Pete Buttigieg, the thirty-seven-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has now emerged as one of the nation’s most visionary politicians. With soaring prose that celebrates a resurgent American...
| Author | Henry David Thoreau |
| ISBN | 0691096120 |
Originally published in 1854, Walden; or, Life in the Woods, is a vivid account of the time that Henry D. Thoreau lived alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. It is one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature. This new paperback edition-introduced by noted American writer...
| Author | Daniel Abraham |
| ISBN | 0765313405 |
The city-state of Saraykeht dominates the Summer Cities. Its wealth is beyond measure; its port is open to all the merchants of the world, and its ruler, the Khai Saraykeht, commands forces to rival the Gods. Commerce and trade fill the streets with a hundred languages, and the coffers of the wealthy...
Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing
| Author | Robert A. Caro |
| ISBN | 0525656340 |
From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply revealing recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed books
For the first time in his long career, Robert...
Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
| Author | Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| ISBN | 0393357465 |
In this far-reaching foray into the millennia-long relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-author Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. Spanning early celestial navigation...
| Author | Rob Lowe |
| ISBN | 1451685718 |
Rob Lowe is back with stories he only tells his best friends.
When Rob Lowe's first book was published in 2011, he received the kind of rapturous reviews that writers dream of and rocketed to the top of the bestseller list. Now, in Love Life, he expands his scope, using stories and observations...
| Author | Aldo Leopold |
| ISBN | 0195015630 |
To those who know the grace of Aldo Leopold's writing in A Sand County Almanac, this posthumous collection from his journals and essays will be a new delight. These daily journal entries on hunting, fishing and exploring, written in camp during his many field trips in lower California, New Mexico, Canada,...
Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones
| Author | Suzanne Somers |
| ISBN | 0307237249 |
Can you really feel better as you get older?
Is aging without illness possible?
Is your own internal fountain of youth waiting to be discovered?
Yes, yes, and YES! says Suzanne Somers, the bestselling author of The Sexy Years. It can all be true when you take advantage of the...
Thinner Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female Body
| Author | Michael Matthews |
| ISBN | 1938895290 |
If you want to be toned, lean, and strong as quickly as possible without crash dieting, "good genetics," or wasting ridiculous amounts of time in the gym and money on supplements...regardless of your age... then you want to read this book.
In this book you're going to learn something most women...
Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City
| Author | Russell Shorto |
| ISBN | 0385534574 |
An endlessly entertaining portrait of the city of Amsterdam and the ideas that make it unique, by the author of the acclaimed Island at the Center of the World
Tourists know Amsterdam as a picturesque city of low-slung brick houses lining tidy canals; student travelers know it for its legal...
The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive and Vitality Naturally with the Gottfried Protocol
| Author | Sara Gottfried |
| ISBN | 1451666969 |
ALL TOO OFTEN WOMEN ARE TOLD that feeling moody, asexual, tapped out, dried up, stressed out, and sleep deprived is just a part of being female. Or they’re led to believe that the answer can be found only at the bottom of a bottle of prescription pills. Dr. Sara Gottfried, a Harvard-educated physician...
