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A rugged, contemplative journey through untamed landscapes where opposing philosophies about the natural world collide. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Encounters with the archdruid.
- rugged
- contemplative
- tense
- outdoorsy
- 01
Basin and range
John McPhee
A contemplative journey across the American West that peels back the landscape to reveal the staggering depths of geologic time.
- 02
Annals of the former world
John McPhee
A majestic, slow-moving road trip through deep time that forever changes how you look at the ground beneath your feet.
- 03
The wild trees
Richard Preston
An awe-inspiring ascent into a dangerous, hauntingly beautiful lost world hidden high above the forest floor.
- 04
The Overstory
Richard Powers
A sprawling, deeply rooted epic that shifts your perception of time and the natural world.
- 05
The Song of the Dodo
Simon & Schuster · 1998
A globe-trotting, intellectually thrilling journey through the fragile, isolated ecosystems where evolution and extinction collide.
- 06
One man's wilderness
Richard Proenneke and Sam Keith · 1973
A quiet, deeply satisfying immersion into the ultimate fantasy of leaving society behind to build a life by hand in the wild.
- 07
Deliverance
James Dickey · 1970
A descent into the unforgiving wild where the thrill of adventure shatters into a primal fight for life.
- 08
A Life on Our Planet
David Attenborough and Jonnie Hughes
A sobering but ultimately hopeful fireside chat with a beloved naturalist about the fate of our shared home.
- 09
A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold · 1977
A quiet, deeply observant meditation on the changing seasons and humanity's ethical bond with the earth.
- 10
Monkey Wrench Gang (2233)
Edward Abbey · 1988
A sun-baked, adrenaline-fueled joyride of righteous anger and chaotic eco-sabotage across the American Southwest.
- 11
Arctic Dreams
Barry Holstun Lopez · 1986
A luminous, contemplative journey into the stark beauty and spiritual weight of the far North.
- 12
Under a White Sky
Elizabeth Kolbert
A wry, sobering travelogue through the bizarre, highly engineered landscapes of the Anthropocene.
