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One Man's Wilderness

An Alaskan Odyssey

by Sam Keith, Richard Proenneke ...

Narrated by Norman Dietz ...

Unabridged

6 hours 56 min

To live in a pristine land unchanged by man...to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed...to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin...to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available...to be not at odds with the world but content with one's own thoughts and company.Thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived ... Read more

$16.99 USD

To live in a pristine land unchanged by man...to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed...to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin...to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available...to be not at odds with the world but content with one's own thoughts and company.Thousands have had such dreams, but Richard Proenneke lived
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A Walk in the Park

by Kevin Fedarko ...

Narrated by Kevin Fedarko ...

Unabridged

14 hours 40 min

*** Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times“A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it.” —The New York Times Book Review****“Passionate…memorable…life-affirming.” —The Wall Street ... Read more

$29.99 USD

*** Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times“A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it.” —The New York Times Book Review****“Passionate…memorable…life-affirming.” —The Wall Street
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Wild

From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)

by Cheryl Strayed ...

Narrated by Bernadette Dunne ...

Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection.A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to ... Read more

$24.00 USD

Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection.A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to
... Read more
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The Secret Knowledge of Water

There Are Two Easy Ways to Die in the Desert: Thirst and Drowning

by Craig Childs ...

Narrated by Craig Childs ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post).Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West as an adventurer, a river ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post).Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West as an adventurer, a river
... Read more
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Coming into the Country

by John McPhee ...

Narrated by Nelson Runger ...

Unabridged

16 hours 8 min

Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with urban Alaska, and with life in the remoteness of the bush.Readers of McPhee's earlier books will not be unprepared for his surprising shifts of scene ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Coming into the Country is an unforgettable account of Alaska and Alaskans. It is a rich tapestry of vivid characters, observed landscapes, and descriptive narrative, in three principal segments that deal, respectively, with a total wilderness, with urban Alaska, and with life in the remoteness of the bush.Readers of McPhee's earlier books will not be unprepared for his surprising shifts of scene
... Read more
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Denali’s Howl

The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America’s Wildest Peak

by Andy Hall ...

Narrated by Jim Manchester ...

Unabridged

7 hours 22 min

Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time.In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley—known to the locals as Denali—one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived.Journalist Andy Hall, son of the park superintendent at the time, investigates the tragedy. He spent ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time.In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley—known to the locals as Denali—one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived.Journalist Andy Hall, son of the park superintendent at the time, investigates the tragedy. He spent
... Read more
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Canyons of the Colorado

by John Wesley Powell ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.John Wesley Powell was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers that included the first passage of European Americans through the Grand Canyon. Powell served as ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.John Wesley Powell was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers that included the first passage of European Americans through the Grand Canyon. Powell served as
... Read more
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Live a Little

by Madeleine Reiss ...

Narrated by Olivia Mace ...

Unabridged

10 hours 38 min

Two sisters. Two different lives. One hell of a ride . . .Lottie has always followed the rules, her life is comfortable and she is - finally, finally - marrying her long-term, reliable, boyfriend Dean.Tina is carefree, wild and, maybe, just a little bit careless. She doesn't understand Lottie's obsession with settling down with 'dull Dean', there's so much to explore in the world.The two si... ... Read more

$54.99 USD

Two sisters. Two different lives. One hell of a ride . . .Lottie has always followed the rules, her life is comfortable and she is - finally, finally - marrying her long-term, reliable, boyfriend Dean.Tina is carefree, wild and, maybe, just a little bit careless. She doesn't understand Lottie's obsession with settling down with 'dull Dean', there's so much to explore in the world.The two si...
... Read more
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Ghost Towns of Idaho: Vanished Settlements, Forgotten Fortunes, and Haunting True Stories From the American West

by Robert Lindholm ...

Narrated by Robert Lindholm ...

Unabridged

2 hours 3 min

Explore the haunting history of the American West as you journey through forgotten boomtowns hiding lost fortunes. Perfect for your next scenic road trip or evening escape, this atmospheric travelogue unearths the gritty reality of ambition, risk, and survival on the rugged frontier. Step past crumbling facades and silent cemeteries where echoes of vanished communities still linger in the dust ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore the haunting history of the American West as you journey through forgotten boomtowns hiding lost fortunes. Perfect for your next scenic road trip or evening escape, this atmospheric travelogue unearths the gritty reality of ambition, risk, and survival on the rugged frontier. Step past crumbling facades and silent cemeteries where echoes of vanished communities still linger in the dust
... Read more
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William Stanek's Grand Canyon

A Literary Field Guide to Grand Canyon National Park

by The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Beautiful America 250th and Counting
Unabridged

6 hours 24 min

Grand Canyon is not a place you finish. It is a place you enter. In William Stanek's Grand Canyon, the canyon becomes more than a series of overlooks and trailheads. It becomes a lived landscape of stone, river, light, weather, altitude, silence, descent, and return. The guide moves from the South Rim threshold through Hermit Road and Desert View, into the great descent corridors and the inner ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Grand Canyon is not a place you finish. It is a place you enter. In William Stanek's Grand Canyon, the canyon becomes more than a series of overlooks and trailheads. It becomes a lived landscape of stone, river, light, weather, altitude, silence, descent, and return. The guide moves from the South Rim threshold through Hermit Road and Desert View, into the great descent corridors and the inner
... Read more
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Not the Ones Dead

by Dana Stabenow ...

Narrated by Marguerite Gavin ...

Series Audiobook 23 - A Kate Shugak Investigation
Unabridged

9 hours 30 min

Bloomsbury presents Not the Ones Dead by Dana Stabenow, read by Marguerite Gavin.The gripping new Kate Shugak novel by New York Times bestselling author Dana Stabenow. What seems a tragic accident soon becomes a murder investigation as Kate is drawn into a case of political intrigue.A mid-air collision in the Alaskan wilderness between two small aircraft leaves ten people dead. Was it a bird ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Not the Ones Dead by Dana Stabenow, read by Marguerite Gavin.The gripping new Kate Shugak novel by New York Times bestselling author Dana Stabenow. What seems a tragic accident soon becomes a murder investigation as Kate is drawn into a case of political intrigue.A mid-air collision in the Alaskan wilderness between two small aircraft leaves ten people dead. Was it a bird
... Read more
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Western Bird Watching Adventure

by Jillian Davis ...

Narrated by Morgan Donovan ...

Unabridged

1 hour 10 min

This audiobook is a comprehensive guide to the plumage, habits, and calls of birds found along the West Coast of America, catering to both novice birdwatchers and seasoned ornithologists. It also includes an introduction to birdwatching.Birds are listed alphabetically, making it easy to find the bird you are interested in, or to simply review all the birds in the collection.A significant portion ... Read more

$28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is a comprehensive guide to the plumage, habits, and calls of birds found along the West Coast of America, catering to both novice birdwatchers and seasoned ornithologists. It also includes an introduction to birdwatching.Birds are listed alphabetically, making it easy to find the bird you are interested in, or to simply review all the birds in the collection.A significant portion
... Read more
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Written in the Snows

Across Time on Skis in the Pacific Northwest

by Lowell Skoog ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 11 min

In Written in the Snows, renowned local skiing historian Lowell Skoog presents a definitive and visually rich history of the past century of Northwest ski culture, from stirring and colorful stories of wilderness exploration to the evolution of gear and technique. He traces the development of skiing in Washington from the late 1800s to the present, covering the beginnings of ski resorts and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

In Written in the Snows, renowned local skiing historian Lowell Skoog presents a definitive and visually rich history of the past century of Northwest ski culture, from stirring and colorful stories of wilderness exploration to the evolution of gear and technique. He traces the development of skiing in Washington from the late 1800s to the present, covering the beginnings of ski resorts and
... Read more
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William Stanek's Yosemite

A Literary Field Guide to Yosemite National Park

by The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Beautiful America 250th and Counting
Unabridged

5 hours 59 min

Yosemite changes the scale at which you think. Its granite walls, meadows, waterfalls, giant sequoias, and high-country light are among America's most recognizable landscapes, yet familiarity can make the park surprisingly easy to misread. William Stanek's Yosemite was written to recover the deeper place beneath the iconic views. From Yosemite Valley and Glacier Point to Mariposa Grove, Tioga Road ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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Yosemite changes the scale at which you think. Its granite walls, meadows, waterfalls, giant sequoias, and high-country light are among America's most recognizable landscapes, yet familiarity can make the park surprisingly easy to misread. William Stanek's Yosemite was written to recover the deeper place beneath the iconic views. From Yosemite Valley and Glacier Point to Mariposa Grove, Tioga Road
... Read more
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Finding Nevada Wild

The Terrain, Culture, and People of the Most Mysterious State in the West

by Sydney Martinez ...

Narrated by Sydney Martinez ...

Unabridged

12 hours 24 min

Offering an entry point to understanding the landscapes, culture, and people of Nevada, this inspiring and personal ode to the Silver State takes curious adventurers off the grid to experience a version of the state few people truly know.When many people think of Nevada, they think of Las Vegas, Area 51, and an unending, empty desert—but there’s a lot more to the Great Basin State than that. ... Read more

$24.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Offering an entry point to understanding the landscapes, culture, and people of Nevada, this inspiring and personal ode to the Silver State takes curious adventurers off the grid to experience a version of the state few people truly know.When many people think of Nevada, they think of Las Vegas, Area 51, and an unending, empty desert—but there’s a lot more to the Great Basin State than that.
... Read more
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Essence of Tucson: The Story

by Aneta Hebrova ...

Narrated by Hadley Mackin ...

Unabridged

4 hours 41 min

"Essence of Tucson captured my attention from the very beginning. Even after living in this region for more than 30 years, I found myself wanting to revisit old forgotten places and explore new local destinations. I was yearning to be a better citizen. Equally surprising was the author's story and her journey through this sacred land. Powerful and mesmerizing. Every resident and student of Tucson ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Essence of Tucson captured my attention from the very beginning. Even after living in this region for more than 30 years, I found myself wanting to revisit old forgotten places and explore new local destinations. I was yearning to be a better citizen. Equally surprising was the author's story and her journey through this sacred land. Powerful and mesmerizing. Every resident and student of Tucson
... Read more
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Washington's History, Revised Edition

The People, Land, and Events of the Far Northwest

by Harry Ritter ...

Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 27 min

Now with updated content, including three brand-new chapters plus a new preface and a postscript from the author.An anything-but-dry history textbook, Washington's History is a fascinating walk through the sweeping story of a place and its people.For centuries, the natural beauty and riches of the Northwest have excited the human imagination, from its first peoples to seafaring explorers, to ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Now with updated content, including three brand-new chapters plus a new preface and a postscript from the author.An anything-but-dry history textbook, Washington's History is a fascinating walk through the sweeping story of a place and its people.For centuries, the natural beauty and riches of the Northwest have excited the human imagination, from its first peoples to seafaring explorers, to
... Read more
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First Successful Ascent Of Mt. Rainier, 1870 (Unabridged)

by HAZARD STEVENS ...

Narrated by Maria Silva ...

Unabridged

1 hour 36 min

Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, aided by the Indian guide Sluiskin, made the first documented successful ascent of Mt. Rainier on August 17, 1870. Hazard's account of the climb was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1876 and later reprinted with an introduction by Edmond S. Meany in 1916. Sluiskin tried to dissuade the climbers. "Takhoma” "was an enchanted mountain, inhabited by an evil ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, aided by the Indian guide Sluiskin, made the first documented successful ascent of Mt. Rainier on August 17, 1870. Hazard's account of the climb was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1876 and later reprinted with an introduction by Edmond S. Meany in 1916. Sluiskin tried to dissuade the climbers. "Takhoma” "was an enchanted mountain, inhabited by an evil
... Read more
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Passage to Juneau

A Sea and Its Meanings

by Jonathan Raban ...

Narrated by Jonathan Raban ...

Abridged

3 hours 5 min

Acclaimed travel writer Jonathan Raban invites us aboard his boat, a floating cottage cluttered with books, curling manuscripts, and dead ballpoint pens. ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Acclaimed travel writer Jonathan Raban invites us aboard his boat, a floating cottage cluttered with books, curling manuscripts, and dead ballpoint pens.
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Grizzly Confidential

An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America’s Most Fearsome Predator

by Kevin Grange ...

Narrated by Timothy Pabon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

In?Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange—former paramedic and park ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton—comes face-to-face with North America’s most fearsome predator, Ursus Arctos.His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University—where scientists believe the secrets of hibernation might ... Read more

$29.99 USD

In?Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange—former paramedic and park ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton—comes face-to-face with North America’s most fearsome predator, Ursus Arctos.His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University—where scientists believe the secrets of hibernation might
... Read more
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The Enduring Wild

A Journey into California's Public Lands

by Josh Jackson ...

Narrated by Alex Knox ...

Unabridged

4 hours 26 min

A galvanizing road trip across California's immense public wilderness from a beloved adventurer.It all began with a camping trip. Outdoor enthusiast Josh Jackson had never heard of "BLM land" before a casual recommendation from a friend led him to a free campsite in the desert—and the revelation that over fifteen million acres of land in California are owned collectively by the people. In The ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A galvanizing road trip across California's immense public wilderness from a beloved adventurer.It all began with a camping trip. Outdoor enthusiast Josh Jackson had never heard of "BLM land" before a casual recommendation from a friend led him to a free campsite in the desert—and the revelation that over fifteen million acres of land in California are owned collectively by the people. In The
... Read more
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William Stanek's Death Valley

A Literary Field Guide to Death Valley National Park

by The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Beautiful America 250th and Counting
Unabridged

4 hours 49 min

Death Valley is not one heat story. It is a vertical park. The white floor of Badwater, the badlands around Furnace Creek, dunes, canyon mouths, alluvial fans, desert roads, and the high Panamints belong to dramatically different physical worlds. A traveler can move from below sea level toward mountain country in the same park, carrying the wrong assumptions from one elevation into another. ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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Death Valley is not one heat story. It is a vertical park. The white floor of Badwater, the badlands around Furnace Creek, dunes, canyon mouths, alluvial fans, desert roads, and the high Panamints belong to dramatically different physical worlds. A traveler can move from below sea level toward mountain country in the same park, carrying the wrong assumptions from one elevation into another.
... Read more
Audiobook

William Stanek's California

A Literary Field Guide to California National Parks & Scenic Sites

by The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Beautiful America: National Parks & Scenic Journeys
Unabridged

4 hours 57 min

California has no single national-park road trip. That is its strength. Granite and sequoia give way to eastern escarpment and desert. Mojave country releases into Southern California. Islands require a crossing. Coast, redwoods, volcanic highlands, mountain snow, dry basins, ocean weather, and enormous north-south distance continually reset the terms. William Stanek's California treats these not ... Read more

$14.99 USD

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California has no single national-park road trip. That is its strength. Granite and sequoia give way to eastern escarpment and desert. Mojave country releases into Southern California. Islands require a crossing. Coast, redwoods, volcanic highlands, mountain snow, dry basins, ocean weather, and enormous north-south distance continually reset the terms. William Stanek's California treats these not
... Read more
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A Tale of Two Valleys

Wine, Wealth and the Battle for the Good Life in Napa and Sonoma

by Alan Deutschman ...

Narrated by Michael Cerveris ...

Unabridged

6 hours 49 min

When acclaimed journalist Alan Deutschman came to the California wine country as the lucky house guest of very rich friends, he was surprised to discover a raging controversy. A civil war was being fought between the Napa Valley, which epitomized elitism, prestige and wealthy excess, and the neighboring Sonoma Valley, a rag-tag bohemian enclave so stubbornly backward that rambunctious chickens ... Read more

$14.13 USD

When acclaimed journalist Alan Deutschman came to the California wine country as the lucky house guest of very rich friends, he was surprised to discover a raging controversy. A civil war was being fought between the Napa Valley, which epitomized elitism, prestige and wealthy excess, and the neighboring Sonoma Valley, a rag-tag bohemian enclave so stubbornly backward that rambunctious chickens
... Read more

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