#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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.

This handy 6x9 guidebook is a new, full color volume that navigates 822 miles of backcountry trails in Central Utah, near the towns of Green River, Richfield, Hanksville, Crescent Junction, and Castle Dale.

The book is a comprehensive treatment—if one wants to find out the latest information on any species of shark or ray off California, this is the place to go.

/MUIR JOHN Originally published in 1916, this book is largely comprised of lightly edited diary entries Muir made during his memorable 1867 trek from Kentucky to Florida.

Describes both humorous and deadly contacts between humans and bears in Alaska and reviews the precautions for avoiding a bear attack

“Outstanding. This is a brilliant work by the best in the field.

The epic story of the fastest boat ride in history, on a hand-built dory named the "Emerald Mile," through the heart of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado river.

Newly abridged and illustrated with sketches and maps from their journals, this is the classic, firsthand account of Lewis and Clark's epic voyage through the unknown territory of the American West.

The humorist reflects on his scuffling years -- silver mining in Nevada, working at a Virginia City newspaper, down and out in San Francisco, reporting for a newspaper from Hawaii, and more.

Written by a native San Franciscan who combines a moving and expressive style with the objective eye of the scholar, Professor Starr's chronicle will appeal to all those who relish American history set forth in vivid detail and enriched ...