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Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares
by Greg Marley • 2010
Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.
3.95
271
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares Summary
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares 88%
Why Russians worship the mushrooms Americans fear: a cultural history of the forest floor.
by Greg Marley 2010
3.95
271 ratings
Civilized to Death
by Christopher Ryan • 2018
Agriculture made us sicker, more unequal, and less free. The hunter-gatherer way holds the clues.
4.12
5k+
Civilized to Death Summary
Civilized to Death 88%
Agriculture made us sicker, more unequal, and less free. The hunter-gatherer way holds the clues.
by Christopher Ryan 2018
4.12
5k+ ratings
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking
by Tom Brown Jr. • 1999
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
4.10
335
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking Summary
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking 88%
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
by Tom Brown Jr. 1999
4.10
335 ratings
The Way of the Hermit
by Ken Smith • 2023
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
4.21
3k+
The Way of the Hermit Summary
The Way of the Hermit 88%
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
by Ken Smith 2023
4.21
3k+ ratings
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
by Jim Corbett • 1944
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
4.31
6k+
Man-Eaters of Kumaon Summary
Man-Eaters of Kumaon 88%
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
by Jim Corbett 1944
4.31
6k+ ratings
Bushcraft 101
by Dave Canterbury • 2014
Five gear categories, a handful of knots, and the fire skills to replace the heavy pack.
4.10
3k+
Bushcraft 101 Summary
Bushcraft 101 88%
Five gear categories, a handful of knots, and the fire skills to replace the heavy pack.
by Dave Canterbury 2014
4.10
3k+ ratings
One Man's Wilderness
by Sam Keith • 1973
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
4.37
10k+
One Man's Wilderness Summary
One Man's Wilderness 88%
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
by Sam Keith 1973
4.37
10k+ ratings
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
by Tristan Gooley • 2014
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
3.77
5k+
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs 88%
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
by Tristan Gooley 2014
3.77
5k+ ratings
The Forest People
by Colin M. Turnbull • 1961
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
3.96
3k+
The Forest People Summary
The Forest People 88%
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
by Colin M. Turnbull 1961
3.96
3k+ ratings
Eating on the Wild Side
by Jo Robinson • 2013
We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.
4.19
4k+
Eating on the Wild Side Summary
Eating on the Wild Side 88%
We spent millennia breeding nutrients out of our food. The rules for getting them back.
by Jo Robinson 2013
4.19
4k+ ratings
100 Million Years of Food
by Stephen Le • 2016
Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.
3.62
616
100 Million Years of Food Summary
100 Million Years of Food 87%
Our bodies evolved for a diet we no longer eat: the mismatch is making us sick.
by Stephen Le 2016
3.62
616 ratings
The Lost Ways
by Claude Davis • 2021
Root cellars, gravity-fed fires, herbal poultices: pioneer skills that need no modern grid.
4.23
155
The Lost Ways Summary
The Lost Ways 87%
Root cellars, gravity-fed fires, herbal poultices: pioneer skills that need no modern grid.
by Claude Davis 2021
4.23
155 ratings
Cod
by Mark Kurlansky • 1997
The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.
3.92
25k+
Cod Summary
Cod 87%
The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.
by Mark Kurlansky 1997
3.92
25k+ ratings
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan • 2006
Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.
4.19
211k+
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 87%
Corn and oil, not sunlight, power what we eat. Four meals traced to their hidden origins.
by Michael Pollan 2006
4.19
211k+ ratings
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch • 2016
The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.
3.98
115
How to Survive Off the Grid Summary
How to Survive Off the Grid 87%
The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.
by Tim MacWelch 2016
3.98
115 ratings
The Feast Nearby
by Robin Mather • 2011
Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.
3.79
2k+
The Feast Nearby Summary
The Feast Nearby 87%
Job gone, marriage over: one woman, $40 a week, a year of eating what grew nearby.
by Robin Mather 2011
3.79
2k+ ratings
Just in Case
by Kathy Harrison • 2008
A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.
3.85
494
Just in Case Summary
Just in Case 87%
A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.
by Kathy Harrison 2008
3.85
494 ratings
Search for the Golden Moon Bear
by Sy Montgomery • 2002
One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.
3.83
127
Search for the Golden Moon Bear Summary
Search for the Golden Moon Bear 87%
One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.
by Sy Montgomery 2002
3.83
127 ratings
Endure
by Cameron R. Hanes • 2022
A bowhunter who runs ultramarathons before dawn on what the relentless grind builds.
4.02
11k+
Endure Summary
Endure 87%
A bowhunter who runs ultramarathons before dawn on what the relentless grind builds.
by Cameron R. Hanes 2022
4.02
11k+ ratings
The Lost Super Foods
by Claude Davis • 2021
Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.
4.27
107
The Lost Super Foods Summary
The Lost Super Foods 87%
Stock a year of food on $5 a week with preservation methods older than refrigeration.
by Claude Davis 2021
4.27
107 ratings
Eat Nordic
by Trine Hahnemann • 2016
Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.
3.19
16
Eat Nordic Summary
Eat Nordic 87%
Rye bread, herring, home baking: how Nordic eating sheds pounds without counting a single calorie.
by Trine Hahnemann 2016
3.19
16 ratings
Eating for Beginners
by Melanie Rehak • 2010
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
3.62
285
Eating for Beginners Summary
Eating for Beginners 87%
A food writer butchered a lamb and worked a fishing boat. Her toddler still refused broccoli.
by Melanie Rehak 2010
3.62
285 ratings
Wild Chocolate
by Rowan Jacobsen • 2024
Two-thirds of chocolate comes from a monoculture disaster. The antidote grows wild in the Amazon.
4.12
557
Wild Chocolate Summary
Wild Chocolate 87%
Two-thirds of chocolate comes from a monoculture disaster. The antidote grows wild in the Amazon.
by Rowan Jacobsen 2024
4.12
557 ratings
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George • 1959
Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.
4.10
86k+
My Side of the Mountain Summary
My Side of the Mountain 87%
Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.
by Jean Craighead George 1959
4.10
86k+ ratings
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
by Peter Wohlleben • 2017
Why a wolf can reroute a river, and salmon feed the forest: nature's invisible connections.
4.05
7k+
The Secret Wisdom of Nature Summary
The Secret Wisdom of Nature 87%
Why a wolf can reroute a river, and salmon feed the forest: nature's invisible connections.
by Peter Wohlleben 2017
4.05
7k+ ratings
A Year of Living Simply
by Kate Humble • 2024
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
3.71
2k+
A Year of Living Simply Summary
A Year of Living Simply 87%
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
by Kate Humble 2024
3.71
2k+ ratings
Eat Like a Human
by Bill Schindler • 2021
The ancestral food-prep tricks that make plants safe, grains digestible, and dairy a superfood.
3.86
352
Eat Like a Human Summary
Eat Like a Human 87%
The ancestral food-prep tricks that make plants safe, grains digestible, and dairy a superfood.
by Bill Schindler 2021
3.86
352 ratings
What the Bears Know
by Steve Searles • 2023
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
4.18
401
What the Bears Know Summary
What the Bears Know 87%
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
by Steve Searles 2023
4.18
401 ratings
How to Read a Tree
by Tristan Gooley • 2023
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
4.09
1k+
How to Read a Tree Summary
How to Read a Tree 87%
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
by Tristan Gooley 2023
4.09
1k+ ratings
A Life in Nature
by Marc Hamer • 2019
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
4.16
2k+
A Life in Nature Summary
A Life in Nature 87%
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
by Marc Hamer 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
Coming Into the Country
by John McPhee • 1977
Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.
4.21
8k+
Coming Into the Country Summary
Coming Into the Country 87%
Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.
by John McPhee 1977
4.21
8k+ ratings
Deep Nutrition
by Catherine Shanahan • 2008
Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.
4.20
6k+
Deep Nutrition Summary
Deep Nutrition 87%
Your genes evolved expecting bone broth and organ meats. They're getting vegetable oil instead.
by Catherine Shanahan 2008
4.20
6k+ ratings
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook
by Mykel Hawke • 2011
A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.
4.08
131
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook Summary
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook 87%
A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.
by Mykel Hawke 2011
4.08
131 ratings
Back to Basics
by Abigail R. Gehring • 2007
Build a home, grow your food, power it yourself: illustrated encyclopedia of self-sufficient living.
4.20
2k+
Back to Basics Summary
Back to Basics 86%
Build a home, grow your food, power it yourself: illustrated encyclopedia of self-sufficient living.
by Abigail R. Gehring 2007
4.20
2k+ ratings
Managed Annihilation
by Dean L.Y. Bavington • 2010
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
3.29
21
Managed Annihilation Summary
Managed Annihilation 86%
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
by Dean L.Y. Bavington 2010
3.29
21 ratings
The Paleo Solution
by Robb Wolf • 2010
The pre-agricultural diet your body expects: lose fat, end cravings, and reverse disease.
3.96
9k+
The Paleo Solution Summary
The Paleo Solution 86%
The pre-agricultural diet your body expects: lose fat, end cravings, and reverse disease.
by Robb Wolf 2010
3.96
9k+ ratings
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
by Barbara Kingsolver • 2007
One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.
4.05
113k+
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Summary
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle 86%
One family, one year, one rule: nothing to eat from beyond a hundred miles.
by Barbara Kingsolver 2007
4.05
113k+ ratings
Emergency
by Neil Strauss • 2009
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
3.81
6k+
Emergency Summary
Emergency 86%
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
by Neil Strauss 2009
3.81
6k+ ratings
Gardening When It Counts
by Steve Solomon • 2006
Most gardening books assume cheap inputs and grocery stores. This one assumes the day both are gone.
4.05
982
Gardening When It Counts Summary
Gardening When It Counts 86%
Most gardening books assume cheap inputs and grocery stores. This one assumes the day both are gone.
by Steve Solomon 2006
4.05
982 ratings
Give Your Heart to the Hawks
by Win Blevins • 1973
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
3.98
425
Give Your Heart to the Hawks Summary
Give Your Heart to the Hawks 86%
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
by Win Blevins 1973
3.98
425 ratings
Movement Matters
by Katy Bowman • 2016
Movement is biology, not exercise. The true cost of outsourcing it reaches beyond your body.
4.28
850
Movement Matters Summary
Movement Matters 86%
Movement is biology, not exercise. The true cost of outsourcing it reaches beyond your body.
by Katy Bowman 2016
4.28
850 ratings
The Peregrine
by J.A. Baker • 2004
One man's decade of chasing peregrines to see an English estuary through their hunting eyes.
4.15
6k+
The Peregrine Summary
The Peregrine 86%
One man's decade of chasing peregrines to see an English estuary through their hunting eyes.
by J.A. Baker 2004
4.15
6k+ ratings
The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Richie Chevat • 2015
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
4.03
4k+
The Omnivore's Dilemma Summary
The Omnivore's Dilemma 86%
Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.
by Richie Chevat 2015
4.03
4k+ ratings
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2013
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
4.51
177k+
Braiding Sweetgrass Summary
Braiding Sweetgrass 86%
Two sciences braided: a Potawatomi botanist on why plants are teachers and earth is a gift.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013
4.51
177k+ ratings
Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking
by Maria Emmerich • 2016
Drop pounds without hunger: the no-stress keto cookbook that makes fat the hero.
4.16
702
Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking Summary
Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking 86%
Drop pounds without hunger: the no-stress keto cookbook that makes fat the hero.
by Maria Emmerich 2016
4.16
702 ratings
The Art of Simple Food
by Alice Waters • 2007
The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.
3.94
27k+
The Art of Simple Food Summary
The Art of Simple Food 86%
The best cooking skill: buying perfect ingredients, then getting out of their way.
by Alice Waters 2007
3.94
27k+ ratings
Bushcraft First Aid
by Dave Canterbury • 2017
When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.
4.32
262
Bushcraft First Aid Summary
Bushcraft First Aid 86%
When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.
by Dave Canterbury 2017
4.32
262 ratings
The Third Plate
by Dan Barber • 2014
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
4.28
7k+
The Third Plate Summary
The Third Plate 86%
Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.
by Dan Barber 2014
4.28
7k+ ratings
Made in Italy
by Giorgio Locatelli • 2006
A fight for real Italian food: protecting the inner bite of pasta and the shared table.
4.35
368
Made in Italy Summary
Made in Italy 86%
A fight for real Italian food: protecting the inner bite of pasta and the shared table.
by Giorgio Locatelli 2006
4.35
368 ratings
The One-Straw Revolution
by Masanobu Fukuoka • 1975
A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.
4.33
9k+
The One-Straw Revolution Summary
The One-Straw Revolution 86%
A manifesto that argues plowing, weeding, and fertilizing are optional. Thirty years of proof.
by Masanobu Fukuoka 1975
4.33
9k+ ratings
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