‘I don’t know where you study, but this bar’s my favorite!’
Winter can be damn cold. Van camping in the winter can be even colder. But nothing warms me up like a good book (and maybe a shot of whiskey!) before I bed down for the night with the snow piling up outside. To that end, I figured I would pass on a great link for all you outdoors enthusiasts. Patagonia has a publishing wing of their enterprise, and since they have entered into the whole literary world, they have compiled a list of books that are must reads for adventure fans worldwide.
Listed under the proper categories, the books range from Guns, Germs and Steel , a book about how civilizations have evolved, to Surf is Where You Find It , a memoir by big-wave surfer Gerry Lopez. I have only had the chance to dip into a few of the titles, but after reading the blurbs, I am now confronted with the daunting task of finding enough time to devour the rest. Speaking of devouring, at least there’s a book in the list titled, The Omnivore’s Dilemma .
Click the links below to check out the list of must-reads:
Activism
Adventure/Travel
Climbing/Mountaineering
Environment/Ecology/Conservation
Falconry
Fiction
Fishing
Memoir
Naturalists/Natural History
And a big thank you to Patagonia’s blog for putting this one together. Oh, and if you want a copy of Guns, Germs and Steel, I have one in the TatsVan, so ask for it if you see me!
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