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My Top 100 Books
By an Amazon.com customer
Sand County Almanac (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)Sand County Almanac (Outdoor Essays & Reflections) by Aldo Leopold
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
the basics of outdoor awareness
Death in the Long GrassDeath in the Long Grass by Peter H. Capstick
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $6.75
Capstick at his best, I can smell the campfire and hear the hippos in the river, and the lions feeding.
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan)The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan) by Tom Clancy
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
The best of Tom Clancy, Uncle Ronnie called it the perfect yarn.
Kim (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)Kim (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Rudyard Kipling
Buy new: $7.00 / Used from: $0.01
The Great Game at it's finest, a wonderful childrens story for the professional small boy(or girl)in us all.
Wilderness WifeWilderness Wife by Bradford Angier
Buy used from: $1.00
Husband and wife ditch the city and move to the wilds of British Columbia
98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive by Cody Lundin
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $10.84
Excellent real world advice
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Peter Capstick Library Series)The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Peter Capstick Library Series) by J. H. Patterson
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $9.96
The real thing, man eating lions in east Africa
Churchill: A LifeChurchill: A Life by Sir Martin Gilbert
Buy new: $18.48 / Used from: $4.94
One volume life of Churchill, Greatness, but a human being
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigia EditionThe Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigia Edition by Ernest Hemingway
Buy new: $15.84 / Used from: $9.90
the best short stories
Islands in the StreamIslands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway
Buy new: $11.52 / Used from: $0.99
Three stories in one.
Tales from MargaritavilleTales from Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.31
The fictional stories behind some of the music, where's the hammock and the blender
The Old Man and the BoyThe Old Man and the Boy by Robert Ruark
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $5.50
the way every boy should grow up.
Something of ValueSomething of Value by Robert Ruark
Buy new: $34.92 / Used from: $10.00
Ruark at his best, really something of value
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks)The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Edmund Morris
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $0.99
The early life of the man that would become TR
Theodore Rex (Modern Library Paperbacks)Theodore Rex (Modern Library Paperbacks) by Edmund Morris
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $2.22
Excellent! Completes the picture
African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist (Capstick Adventure Library)African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist (Capstick Adventure Library) by Theodore Roosevelt IV
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $13.52
A must for any outdoorsperson or armchair explorer
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton: The Secret Agent Who Made the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Discovered the Kama Sutra, and Brought the Arabian Nights to the WestCaptain Sir Richard Francis Burton: The Secret Agent Who Made the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Discovered the Kama Sutra, and Brought the Arabian Nights to the West by Edward Rice
Buy used from: $0.07
This guy really did it All, in a day when you couldn't just do it with money
Cakes and AleCakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.10
amazing dialogue
Stormy WeatherStormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen
Buy new: $11.19 / Used from: $1.90
This man has serious issues, and we're all the better for it.
Rogue WarriorRogue Warrior by Richard Marcinko
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I'm sooo glad he's on our side.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story (Deluxe Edition)The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story (Deluxe Edition) by Douglas Adams
Buy used from: $18.50
The complete Adams, all five books of the trilogy
A Fine and Pleasant MiseryA Fine and Pleasant Misery by Patrick F. McManus
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01
Some of my favorite memories involve McManus stories and vacations with my mother and grandmother
The Big SkyThe Big Sky by A. B. Guthrie Jr.
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.97
One of my favorite books on the early west
So the Loud TorrentSo the Loud Torrent by R. C. House
Buy used from: $24.85
Thanks Beau Jacques
Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders : A John Gierach Fly-Fishing TreasuryDeath, Taxes, and Leaky Waders : A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury by John Gierach
Buy new: $11.70 / Used from: $0.91
Trout Flies and the big outdoors
Canoeing with the CreeCanoeing with the Cree by ERIC SEVAREID
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $8.70
Yes, THE Eric Sevareid
J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings)J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $8.00
a true original
The Last of the Mohicans (Bantam Classics)The Last of the Mohicans (Bantam Classics) by James Fenimore Cooper
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a wonderful tale to grow up with