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Before you click the links below, please pick up the phone, call your favorite bricks & mortar bookstore and see if they have the volume in question. Don't know of one? Look here, or here. That’s what I usually do. And I won’t object at all if you buy it there, since you’ll be supporting the overall health of the word economy. If your bookstore doesn’t have it, feel free to click through here. If you lived in Portland, Oregon I reckon your favorite bookstore would be Powell’s. I’ve only been there once, but I remember overwhelming, awe-inspiring acres of shelf space. Yeah, I’ll get a piece of the action. But I promise to spend it all on books. | ||||
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I suspect most every writer dreams at one time or another of running a bookstore. It’s a crazy notion, really: bookselling is a brutal business, and most of us are not that savvy in the ways of capital. Then along comes the web—the ultimate publishing and business tool—and bookstores are in more trouble than ever. Nevermind that Amazon was a bookstore first. Just to complete the irony we can all open bookstores now. Welcome to mine. | | |
A Leopold Library (go to Return to the Shack)
by Aldo Leopold The endlessly inspiring conservation classic, augmented by gorgeous photography of the Shack and surrounding areas by Michael Sewell. This version does not, however, contain other essays (such as The Round River) often collected with the Almanac. If you're just looking for the words, try here.
by Curt Meine
A thorough—and thoroughly enjoyable—examination of the life and legacy of Aldo Leopold. If you're a serious student of Leopold this is a must read.
by Curt Meine
More Leopold gems culled by Meine, who has probably spent more time with Leopold's papers than anybody since Aldo himself.
by Aldo Leopold
Leopold's life was tragically cut short by a heart attack. This volume collects a variety of writing. From the title essay: "And now, speaking geographically, the end of the unknown is at hand. This fact in our environment, seemingly as fixed as the wind and the sunset, has at last reached the vanishing point. Is it to be expected that it shall be lost from human experience without something likewise being lost from human character?"
A Benton MacKaye Library: (go to The Path Taken)
by Larry Anderson
This biography is an obvious labor of love, and Anderson ought to be thanked heartily for expending such an effort on behalf of one of the lesser-known pillars of the environmental movement. He does a excellent job of both translating MacKaye's unique lexicon and putting his ideas in the context of contemporary planning and land use problems.
by Benton Mackaye
MacKaye has a truly unique way of looking at the world, and reading this book will challenge you wear those lenses. It's not the easiest read or the most intuitive language, but well rewards careful reading.
by Bill Bryson
I've got problems with this book—not least that Bryson didn't walk the whole trail. More importantly, perhaps, he completely misses the scope and importance of Benton MacKaye's vision to what the trail is today. Still, it's an amusing read.
by Paul S Sutter
This is the story of the shoe that fell long before $50 oil. A fascinating look at the early interplay of the automobile and the environmental movement.
by Keller Easterling Easterling has the same cock-eyed genius as MacKaye: a way of looking at the world that really stretches your ideas about the structure of what we see every day.
Books mentioned in: The Intimate Ape
by Biruté M. F Galdikas
An article in Outside Magazine several years ago raised questions about the work of Galdikas, who is one of Leakey's Angels, along with Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey. Her story is well worth reading in her own words.
Recommended reading about deer (go to Deer Diary)
by Richard Nelson
Hunting magazines are legion, but intelligent writing about deer is hard to come by. This is an elegant and heartfelt examination of a tangled blood relationship.
Books mentioned in: The Fish Man of Wisconsin
by George C. Becker
An exhuastive reference work and one of the finest guides of its kind. Becker cared so much for this work that he supported a second printing with his own money. Expensive, though probably not compared to your tackle costs over the last few years....
Books mentioned in: The Mummy's Tumor
by Donald J. Ortner
CSI meets Indiana Jones. You probably don't need this book, but—if you can afford it—how cool would your coffee table look?
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