Looking for the best Outdoor books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.
- The Dehydrator Cookbook for Outdoor Adventurers: Healthy, Delicious Recipes for Backpacking and Beyond (2019)
- Outdoor Leadership: Theory and Practice (2017)
- Outdoor Emergency Care (5th Edition) (EMR) (2011)
- Outdoor Survival Skills (1997)
- Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower’s Bible (2006)
- The National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness Guide: The Classic Handbook, Revised and Updated (1999)
- The Outdoor Table: The Ultimate Cookbook for Your Next Backyard BBQ, Front-Porch Meal, Tailgate, or Picnic (2015)
- Managing Outdoor Recreation: Case Studies in the National Parks (2017)
- Building Outdoor Kitchens for Every Budget (Creative Homeowner) DIY Instructions and Over 300 Photos to Bring Attractive, Functional Kitchens within Reach of Budget-Conscious Homeowners (2014)
- Outdoor Leadership: Technique, Common Sense, & Self-Confidence (1997)
- The Outdoor Athlete (2008)
The Dehydrator Cookbook for Outdoor Adventurers: Healthy, Delicious Recipes for Backpacking and Beyond (2019)
Hearty meals for the trail―from your dehydrator to your destination.Want to dig into a warm, delicious meal in the wilderness without filling your pack with heavy ingredients? It’s easy with The Dehydrator Cookbook for Outdoor Adventurers. Just prep your favorite recipes from the book to dehydrate at home―to savor when you’re far from home.This dehydrator cookbook includes easy instructions for cooking, dehydrating, storing, and reconstituting all kinds of foods.
Outdoor Leadership: Theory and Practice (2017)
Outdoor Leadership, Second Edition, is the definitive text for developing student leadership in outdoor and adventure settings throughout the world. Crafted by an author team internationally recognized for their research, teaching, and experience in outdoor and adventure leadership, this new edition provides students with the foundational knowledge they need to develop as competent professionals in the field.
Outdoor Emergency Care (5th Edition) (EMR) (2011)
Developed in partnership with the National Ski Patrol, offers relevant, invaluable content for all emergency first responders working in an outdoor environment. The contributing authors and reviewers are highly respected experts in education in the outdoor emergency care community.
Outdoor Survival Skills (1997)
Outdoor Survival Skills has taught three generations of wilderness adventurers how to survive in nature without expensive purchased equipment, instead drawing on knowledge of the land and carefully tested techniques, many of them ancient, for finding or creating shelter, fire, tools, water, and plant and animal foods. In this new edition, anecdotes from the author’s lifetime of experience provide thrilling examples of the skills and attitudes that ensure survival outdoors.
Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower’s Bible (2006)
With 512 full color pages and 1120 full color photographs and illustrations, Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower’s Bible is the most complete cultivation book available. The Fifth Edition of the former Indoor Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor Bible was originally published in 1983, when it immediately became a best seller.
The National Outdoor Leadership School’s Wilderness Guide: The Classic Handbook, Revised and Updated (1999)
The classic backpacker’s handbook—revised and updated—providing expert guidelines for anyone who loves the outdoors.The Wilderness Guide brings the savvy of the world’s most famous and respected outdoor organization to everyone—from the sixteen million backpacking Americans to the more than 265 million people, tenderfeet and trail-hardened hikers, who visit our national parks annually.
The Outdoor Table: The Ultimate Cookbook for Your Next Backyard BBQ, Front-Porch Meal, Tailgate, or Picnic (2015)
When most people say they are going out to eat, they usually mean out to a restaurant.
Managing Outdoor Recreation: Case Studies in the National Parks (2017)
This fully updated second edition presents a conceptual framework of outdoor recreation management in the form of a series of management matrices.
Building Outdoor Kitchens for Every Budget (Creative Homeowner) DIY Instructions and Over 300 Photos to Bring Attractive, Functional Kitchens within Reach of Budget-Conscious Homeowners (2014)
Everyone wants an outdoor kitchen, but most people think they can’t afford one this book will fix that!
Outdoor Leadership: Technique, Common Sense, & Self-Confidence (1997)
* Only handbook available on outdoor leadership* Skills taught are applicable to all endeavors and vocations* Sidebars written by noted outdoor leaders Leadership is not a set of rules, but an art. It’s not just skills and techniques, but a subjective blend of personality and style. A good leader must have self-confidence, intuition, compassion, and common sense. Can leadership be taught?
The Outdoor Athlete (2008)
More than 160 million American adults participated in outdoor activities or adventure sports in 2005, according to the Outdoor Industry Foundation. While biking, trail running, and hiking remain the most popular, other activities like snowshoeing and mountaineering surge in popularity each year.
Best Outdoor Books Everyone Should Read
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some outdoor books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Black Trans Feminism
Author(s): Marquis Bey
ID: 3180779, Publisher: Duke University Press Books, Year: 2022, Size: 18 Mb, Format: pdf
Loving and Studying Nature: Celebrating the Earth through History, Culture and Education
Author(s): Malcolm Skilbeck
ID: 3199404, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2022, Size: 24 Mb, Format: pdf
Picnic Recipes: Easy and Delicious Recipes for Your Next Outdoor Gathering
Author(s): Mack, Jaydon
ID: 3214377, Publisher: , Year: 2022, Size: 7 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are really hot items according to Chicago Tribune, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.