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OUTDOOR BOOK REVIEWS HOME PAGE
NEWS & COMMENTARY
WINNERS OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR
BOOK AWARDS (NOBA)
NOBA WINNERS BY CATEGORY:
OUTDOOR LITERATURE
NATURAL HISTORY
LITERATURE
HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
CLASSIC AWARD
DESIGN/ARTISTIC MERIT
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
GUIDES (ADVENTURE)
GUIDES (NATURE)
INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS
BEST BOOK LISTS:
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
ADVENTURE'S 100 BEST
ADVENTURE BOOKS
CHESSLER'S TOP 100
CLIMBING BOOKS
SIERRA MAGAZINE
READER'S FAVORITE
BOOKS
OUTSIDE'S 25 BEST
BOOKS OF THE LAST
100 YEARS
CANOE-KAYAK'S 10 BEST
ADVENTURE PADDLING
BOOKS
TOP 10 BOOKS ON
ALPINISM
ASLE'S TOP 12
ENVIRONMENTAL BOOKS
THE REVIEWS 10 MOST
INFLUENTIAL
ENVIRONMENT BOOKS
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
SURVEY: BEST BOOKS
RECOMMENDATIONS:
TRAVEL LITERATURE BY
JEFF TUCKER
OUTDOOR LITERATURE
BY LIAM GUILAR
RIVER LITERATURE BY
LIAM GUILAR
THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE READING LIST:
READING LIST FOR AN
OUTDOOR LITERATURE
COURSE
OTHER SUGGESTIONS:
HUMBLE SUGGESTIONS
(A Few of Our Editor's
Own Works)
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Welcome
to the Outdoor Book Review Page
 Wikipedia, the Internet's largest encyclopedia, links directly to the Outdoor Book Review page as a reliable source information on outdoor literature.
Introduction. There are lots of outdoor
books published each year and deciding which ones to read isn't an easy
task. This is designed to help. A guide to new and past works
of outdoor literature, it's a compendium of reviews, lists, and recommendations.
Much of what you'll see here
is based on my work with the National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA).
As chair of the awards program, I'm very fortunate to have the opportunity
to read and review many new outdoor books published each year. Thus,
included within these pages you'll find reviews of NOBA winners.
Of course, not all books entered in the contest win, and you'll also find
reviews on other new and innovative works that I've run across.
Additionally, I've compiled
information on outstanding works published in the past. This includes
outdoor classics, recommendations from outdoor literature authorities,
and "Best Book" lists assembled by others. Finally, I've also included
my own list of important works which I use in an outdoor literature class
that I teach at Idaho State University.
Happy Reading!
--Ron Watters
Commentary & Reviews:
2008 Newly Published Books & Best of the Year 2007
The
2008 National Outdoor Book Awards have been announced. Here are the winners: NOBA Winners. In
addition to the winners, there were a number of other outstanding
outdoor books published this year. For news, commentary and
reviews of some of the best outdoor books published in 2007, click
here: Best Books of the Year (2007). (Note that our Best Books of 2008 will appear at the end of the year.)
For Newly Published Books in 2008: Newly Published
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