8 Books To Help You Unplug, Unwind, and Get a Little Wild
From building cabins to befriending deer, these thought-provoking reads celebrate the healing, humbling, and awe-inspiring power of the natural world.
This week we celebrated both Earth Day and Arbor Day, making it a great time to step outside and marvel at what nature has to offer. And you might as well bring along something good to read.
Celebrate sustainability and adventure with these eight books about all that the outdoors can nurture in our hearts and minds.
Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman
By Patrick Hutchison
A memoir of the author’s journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Patrick Hutchison, or View on Amazon
Good Nature: Why Seeing, Smelling, Hearing, and Touching Plants is Good for Our Health
By Kathy Willis
A ground-breaking investigation into newly discovered evidence showing that remarkable things happen to our bodies and our minds when our senses connect with the natural world. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Kathy Willis, or View on Amazon
Earthly Bodies: Embracing Animal Nature
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Examining the cultural belief that our animal instincts are to be corrected or corralled, nature advocate and rewilding facilitator Vanessa Chakour explores our inner and outer landscapes through the lens of wild animals. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Vanessa Chakour, or View on Amazon
Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World
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What does the science of animal intelligence mean for how we understand and live with the wild creatures around us? Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Brandon Keim, or View on Amazon
The Nature of Our Cities: Harnessing the Power of the Natural World to Survive a Changing Planet
By Nadine Galle
A stirring exploration of how innovators from around the world are combining urban nature with emerging technologies, protecting the planet’s cities from the effects of climate change and safeguarding the health of their inhabitants. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Nadine Galle, or View on Amazon
Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World
By Craig Foster
How can we reclaim the soul-deepening wildness that grounds us and energizes us when so much of the modern world seems designed to tame us? Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Craig Foster, or View on Amazon
The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors
By Erika Howsare
A masterful hybrid of nature writing and cultural studies that investigates our connection with deer—from mythology to biology, from forests to cities, from coexistence to control and extermination—and invites readers to contemplate the paradoxes of how humans interact with and shape the natural world. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Erika Howsare, or View on Amazon
Camping with Kierkegaard: Faithfulness as a Way of Life
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In a world too often defined by a quest for “success” that leaves us empty, alone, and anxious, Simmons seeks “faithfulness“ outdoors and invites us to rethink what it means to make choices, take risks, be alone and silent while cultivating friendships, and to find our calling by facing our vulnerability. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author J. Aaron Simmons, or View on Amazon
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