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Wild Reads

The books shown here are simply a list meant to take you deeper into the heart of wilderness.  Most are easy to read and fascinating introductions to the idea of wilderness and how vital it is to our full flowering as humans.  It turns out that without wild places, we shrink in heart and mind and soul.  We simply cannot truly live without it.  But reading is only a start.  To understand, you have to climb the mountains and wander the forests.  Our hope is that immersing yourself in the pages below will awaken your desire to immerse yourself in the wilderness around you.  And as your heart is awakened to the wonder of the wild, you will be changed.  

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Wilderness and the American Mind

by Roderick Nash

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The Rocky Mountain Wonderland

by Enos Mills

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The Hidden Life of Trees

by Peter Wohlleben

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Wilderness Essays 

by John Muir

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Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wilderness

by Laura and Guy Waterman

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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

by Edward Abbey

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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

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Mountains of the Mind: A History of Fascination

by Robert Macfarlane

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Beyond the Hundredth Meridian

by Wallace Stegner

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The Practice of the Wild

by Gary Snyder

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Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart

by Carrot Quinn

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The Idea of Wilderness

by Max Oelschlaeger

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