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Books for When You Want to Abandon City Life

Books about hiking, mountaineering, living off grid, moving to the countryside, farms, and generally being closer to nature.
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Word for Woman Is Wilderness (Abi Andrews)
Word for Woman Is Wilderness
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Abi Andrews
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac
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Aldo Leopold
The Orchardist (Amanda Coplin)
The Orchardist
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Amanda Coplin
Hard Mouth (Amanda Goldblatt)
Hard Mouth
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Amanda Goldblatt
Woodswoman, Anne Lebastille
Woodswoman, Anne Lebastille
5
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
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Annie Dillard
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
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Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal Summer (Barbara Kingsolver)
Prodigal Summer
8
Barbara Kingsolver
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail (Ben Montgomery)
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
9
Ben Montgomery
The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald)
The Egg and I
10
Betty MacDonald
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
11
Bill Bryson
The Songlines (Bruce Chatwin)
The Songlines
12
Bruce Chatwin
The Encyclopedia of Country Living (Carla Emery)
The Encyclopedia of Country Living
13
Carla Emery
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart (Carrot Quinn)
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart
14
Carrot Quinn
North of Normal (Cea Sunrise Person)
North of Normal
15
Cea Sunrise Person
In Patagonia (Chatwin)
In Patagonia
16
Chatwin
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
17
Cheryl Strayed
Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia (Chris Stewart)
Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia
18
Chris Stewart
Born to Run (Christopher Mcdougall)
Born to Run
19
Christopher Mcdougall
The Awakening Land (Conrad Richter)
The Awakening Land
20
Conrad Richter
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
21
Cormac McCarthy
Makers (Cory Doctorow)
Makers
22
Cory Doctorow
Walkaway (Cory Doctorow)
Walkaway
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Cory Doctorow
The Cactus Eaters (Dan White)
The Cactus Eaters
24
Dan White
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
25
Delia Owens
Farewell, My Subaru (Doug Fine)
Farewell, My Subaru
26
Doug Fine
Desert Solitaire (Edward Abbey)
Desert Solitaire
27
Edward Abbey
The Last American Man (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Last American Man
28
Elizabeth Gilbert
Meet the Frugalwoods (Elizabeth Willard Thames)
Meet the Frugalwoods
29
Elizabeth Willard Thames
The Last Season (Eric Blehm)
The Last Season
30
Eric Blehm
Better off (Eric Brende)
Better Off
31
Eric Brende
Three Against the Wilderness (Eric Collier)
Three Against the Wilderness
32
Eric Collier
The Kerracher Man (Eric MacLeod)
The Kerracher Man
33
Eric MacLeod
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Eric Newby)
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
34
Eric Newby
The Golden Apples (Eudora Welty)
The Golden Apples
35
Eudora Welty
Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps (Fergus Fleming)
Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps
36
Fergus Fleming
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
37
Gary Paulsen
Riprap (Gary Snyder)
Riprap
38
Gary Snyder
The Solace of Open Spaces (Gretel Ehrlich)
The Solace of Open Spaces
39
Gretel Ehrlich
Main-Travelled Roads (Hamlin Garland)
Main-Travelled Roads
40
Hamlin Garland
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