The Adventurous Book List

Kim — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:06:46 +0000

While many of us enjoy spending time outside hiking, biking, and kayaking, there are days where the weather, illness or the unexpected keeps us indoors. On those days, it’s always nice to have a great book the inspires your next adventure in the outdoors!

Books about Nature

Check out the books our staff loves!

Fiona’s book list includes: Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, The Mountains of California by John Muir, Just Kids by Patti Smith, and New and Selected Poems, Volume 1 by Mary Oliver (poetry).

Hannah’s book list includes: Walking the Nile by Levison Wood, Path of the Puma by Jim Williams, Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden, Exhalation & Arrival by Ted Chaing, Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, Caught by the Sea by Gary Paulson, My Family & Other Animals by Gerald Durrell.

Kim’s book list includes: Let my People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard, Beyond the Bear by Dan Bigley & Debra Mckinney, and Becoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis

Sarah’s book list: The Push by Tommy Caldwel and Women on High: Pioneers of Mountaineering by Rebecca A. Brown.

Learn to create your own Nature Journal

Sarah Scrivano’s book list includes: The Nature Fix by Florence Willams, The End of Night by Paul Bogard, The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling written and illustrated by John Muir Laws, and How to Read Water by Tristan Gooley.

Books about Channel Islands

Diary of a Sea Captain’s Wife by Margaret Holden Eaton and edited by Janice Timbrook, Islands Apart by Ken McAlpine, When the Killings Done by T.C. Boyle and Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell

Let us know if there are any good books to add to the list!

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Channel Islands: A Reading List

sbadventure — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:30:40 +0000

I have always been a fan of T.C. Boyle. Greasy Lake is probably the only book from my required high school reading list that is still in my library. I was excited to hear his latest book was about territory near and dear to my heart – California’s Channel Islands National Park. His latest novel is based on recent events on the islands and the controversy surrounding the killing of feral pigs. I am sure it will be another great read. Here is a video of T.C. Boyle discussing his experience on Santa Cruz Island while researching his novel; it has great photos and video footage of the islands.

There are a few more books that you might want to pick up if you are planning a trip to California’s Channel Islands.

1) When the Killings Done by T.C. Boyle

2) Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell

3) Diary of a Sea Captains Wife: Tales of Santa Cruz Island by Margaret Eaton

4) Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.

Please add any other suggestions in the comment section below or just share your thoughts.

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The Adventurous Book List

Check out the books our staff loves!

Books about Channel Islands

Channel Islands: A Reading List