A Wilderness Called Home
Author | : Charles Wilkins |
Publisher | : Penguin Books Canada |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Canada |
ISBN | : 9780670894161 |
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Author | : Charles Wilkins |
Publisher | : Penguin Books Canada |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Canada |
ISBN | : 9780670894161 |
Author | : Sally Carrighar |
Publisher | : Penguin Group |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780140038620 |
Author | : Kobie Kruger |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2014-11-28 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1473526132 |
When Kobie Krüger, her game-ranger husband and their three young daughters moved to one of the most isolated corners of the world - a remote ranger station in the Mahlangeni region of South Africa's vast Kruger National Park - she might have worried that she would become engulfed with loneliness and boredom. Yet, for Kobie and her family, the seventeen years spent in this spectacularly beautiful park proved to be the most magical - and occasionally the most hair-raising - of their lives. Kobie recounts their enchanting adventures and extraordinary experiences in this vast reserve - a place where, bathed in golden sunlight, hippos basked in the glittering waters of the Letaba River, storks and herons perched along the shoreline, and fruit bats hung in the sausage trees. But as the Krugers settled in, they discovered that not all was peace and harmony. They soon became accustomed to living with the unexpected: the sneaky hyenas who stole blankets and cooking pots, the sinister-looking pythons that slithered into the house, and the usually placid elephants who grew foul-tempered in the violent heat of the summer. And one terrible day, a lion attacked Kobus in the bush and nearly killed him. Yet nothing prepared the Krugers for their greatest adventure of all, the raising of an orphaned prince, a lion cub who, when they found him, was only a few days old and on the verge of death. Reared on a cocktail of love and bottles of fat-enriched milk, Leo soon became an affectionate, rambunctious and adored member of the fmaily. It is the rearing of this young king, and the hilarious endeavours to teach him to become a 'real' lion who could survive with his own kind in the wild, that lie at the heart of this endearing memoir. It is a memoir of a magical place and time that can never be recaptured.
Author | : Doug Peacock |
Publisher | : Patagonia |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2022-01-11 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781952338045 |
"If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness." Edward Abbey In a collection of gripping stories of adventure, Doug Peacock, loner, iconoclast, environmentalist, and contemporary of Edward Abbey, reflects on a life lived in the wild, asking the question many ask in their twilight years: "Was It Worth It?" Recounting sojourns with Abbey, but also Peter Matthiessen, Doug Tompkins, Jim Harrison, Yvon Chouinard and others, Peacock observes that what he calls "solitary walks" were the greatest currency he and his buddies ever shared. He asserts that "solitude is the deepest well I have encountered in this life," and the introspection it affords has made him who he is: a lifelong protector of the wilderness and its many awe-inspiring inhabitants. With adventures both close to home (grizzlies in Yellowstone and jaguars in the high Sonoran Desert) and farther afield (tigers in Siberia, jaguars again in Belize, spirit bears in the wilds of British Columbia, all the amazing birds of the Galapagos), Peacock acknowledges that Covid 19 has put "everyone's mortality in the lens now and it's not necessarily a telephoto shot." Peacock recounts these adventures to try to understand and explain his perspective on Nature: That wilderness is the only thing left worth saving. In the tradition of Peacock's many best-selling books, Was It Worth It? is both entertaining and thought provoking. It challenges any reader to make certain that the answer to the question for their own life is "Yes!"
Author | : Lynn Schooler |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2010-07-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1408814838 |
The stirring memoir of one man's harrowing solo adventure in the Alaskan wilderness, and his discoveries about the home he leaves behind. 'This is the best wilderness narrative I've read for a long time. The tension between nature at its most exquisite and most lethal makes this the story of our times. A remarkable book' Nicholas Crane, TV presenter and author of Coast In the spring of 2007, hard on the heels of the worst winter in the history of Juneau, Alaska, Lynn Schooler finds himself facing the far side of middle age and exhausted by labouring to handcraft a home as his marriage slips away. Seeking solace and escape in nature, he sets out on a solo journey into the Alaskan wilderness, travelling first by small boat across the formidable Gulf of Alaska, then on foot along one of the wildest coastlines in North America. Walking Home is filled with stunning observations of the natural world, and rife with nail-biting adventure as Schooler fords swollen rivers and eludes aggressive grizzlies. But more important, it is a story about finding wholeness-and a sense of humanity-in the wild. His is a solitary journey, but Schooler is never alone; human stories people the landscape-tales of trappers, explorers, marooned sailors, and hermits, as well as the mythology of the region's Tlingit Indians. Alone in the middle of several thousand square miles of wilderness, Schooler conjures the souls of travellers past to learn how the trials of life may be better borne with the help and community of others. In Walking Home Schooler creates a conversation between the human and the natural, the past and present, and investigates, with elegance and soul, what it means to be a part of the flow of human history.
Author | : Branda Nurt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2020-09-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Are you tired of carrying extensive backpacks to camping trips in the wilderness? Are you afraid of dying of hunger? Do you avoid visiting the wilderness because you believe you will get lost and go hungry? Do you want to learn how to eat in the wilderness? Do you want to learn primitive but extremely useful skills such as foraging, hunting, and gathering? Do you want to form a physical and spiritual connection with Mother Nature? Are you interested in bushcraft but don't know where to begin? If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then you have chosen the right book. Bushcraft is rapidly becoming a lifestyle choice for many. It is a great way to connect with nature and enjoy its gifts. Living and surviving in the wilderness can teach you a lot of things. There are many things you need to consider while living in the wilderness. Water, shelter, and food should always be your priorities in the wilderness. While the first two can be found with ease, it might be quite difficult to identify and find edible and non-poisonous food in the wilderness. This book contains various tips, guidance, and techniques that will help you find, harvest, forage, hunt, trap, collect, and gather food in the wilderness. It also features extensive chapters on cooking and preserving these food items. The book contains chapters on a variety of topics related to bushcraft and eating in the wilderness. If you follow the instructions and descriptions given in this book closely, you will always be able to find some edible plants or animals in the wilderness. In the course of this book, you will learn about: The basics of bushcraft The basics of foraging Identification of various edible plants How to harvest plants Basics of hunting and trapping Bushcraft gears and weapons Foraging snails and slugs Butchering Cooking in the wilderness Uncommon foods And much more! So, what are you waiting for? Learn to survive anywhere with this easy to follow guide. Click on the Buy Now button and grab your copy today.
Author | : Nancy Lawson |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2017-04-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1616896175 |
In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.
Author | : Gary Snyder |
Publisher | : Catapult |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2020-09-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1582439354 |
A collection of captivatingly meditative essays that display a deep understanding of Buddhist belief, wildness, wildlife, and the world from an American cultural force. With thoughts ranging from political and spiritual matters to those regarding the environment and the art of becoming native to this continent, the nine essays in The Practice of the Wild display the deep understanding and wide erudition of Gary Snyder. These essays, first published in 1990, stand as the mature centerpiece of Snyder's work and thought, and this profound collection is widely accepted as one of the central texts on wilderness and the interaction of nature and culture.
Author | : Christopher McGrory Klyza |
Publisher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Nature conservation |
ISBN | : 9781584651024 |
The first book to look at wilderness in the northeastern US, Wilderness Comes Home features a new approach based on ecological reserve design to protect biological diversity, rewilding and restoring lands to wilderness, and embedding wilderness in a landscape of sustainably managed farmland and forestland. It addresses major theoretical and practical aspects of this important issue -- whether, why, and how to reestablish wilderness areas in the Northeast. Although Western wilderness models already exist for undeveloped areas, Eastern models are still evolving. Protection and social management are being urged not for the "forest primeval" but for recovering areas, in which returning species such as moose and peregrine falcons roam over new growth softwoods and hardwoods, interspersed with the stone walls that once marked field boundaries.
Author | : Sam Keith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781941821237 |