Must read books...

[perrito]

A trimmed down version of these two volumes has been released by Stackpole Books. Right now it's free on a Kindle.

Do you have a link to this?

[The Solemates]

go to my list on my blog below by clicking on the 'Books' tab. highly recommended ones are marked.

[Sman]

I have read these two books and would like to pass them on.

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A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Walk_in_the_Woods )
Walking the Appalachian Trail by Larry Luxenberg ( http://www.luxenberg.info/ )
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[fcoulter]

Do you have a link to this?

Got someone in my office. But I started a separate thread just an hour ago with a link.

[lukabrazi]

Adrift is one of my favorites!

Thanks for these recommendations. I've read many trail accounts and have to say that AWOL on the AT is my favorite.

This is a list I've posted elsewhere. Excuse the repeats - it's a cut & paste.
For long trail journal type reads, I can recommend the following:

AWOL on the Appalachian Trail by Davis Miller

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Skywalker--Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Walker

Becoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis

Three Hundred Zeroes by Dennis R. Blanchard

Barefoot Sisters Southbound by Lucy Letcher and Susan Letcher

Barefoot Sisters Walking Home by Lucy Letcher and Susan Letcher

A Walk for Sunshine by Jeff Alt

On the Beaten Path by Robert Alden Rubin

As Far as the Eye Can See by David Brill

A Blistered Kind of Love by Angela Ballard and Duffy Ballard

A Thru-Hiker's Heart, Tales of the Pacific Crest Trail by Ray Echols

Then the Hail Came by George Steffanos
is an excellent and free online read.


Other "outdoorsy" type reads:

The Man Who Walked Through Time by Colin Fletcher

The Last Season by Eric Blehm

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Just Passin' Thru by Winton Porter

Adrift by Steven Callahan

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzales


A few of my favorite fictional reads:

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Stand by Stephen King

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Now I read a lot, about 70 to 80 books a year, of which about 75% are fiction. Last year a friend recommended Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. This was the best book I'd read all year. It is a MUST read. Half way through the book I couldn't believe that there was still half of a book left to read. It blew me away.

[hikerhobs]

127 hours the story of aron rolston who was trapped in a canyon when a boulder crushed his arm.

[strikermike]

I'm not a religious man, but I think everyone should read the Bible at least once

I Have to agree with this thought.

On a lighter note, I found Following Atticus by Tom Ryan quite enjoyable.

[Kingbee]

For poetry, you can't go wrong with "The Spell pf the Yukon", by Robert Service.