Topic
Wilderness
3 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Best Books About Adventure and Survival: Essential Outdoor and Wilderness Reading
The best books about adventure and survival — from Into the Wild and Into Thin Air to Life of Pi and Wild. Essential outdoor and wilderness reading.
Best Books About Nature and Wilderness: Essential Reading List
The best books about nature, wilderness, and the natural world — from Into the Wild and Into Thin Air to The Overstory and A Field Guide to Getting Lost. Nature writing that changes how you see.
Books Like Into the Wild: Escape, Nature, and the American Wilderness
Jon Krakauer's account of Chris McCandless — who gave away his savings, walked into the Alaskan wilderness, and starved to death — is one of the most argued-over books of the last thirty years. These books share its fascination with the person who rejects civilization, its love of wild places, and its unresolved question: was McCandless a romantic idealist or a fool?
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