Outside Books on The Point

Today Mindy, Melanie and I were discussing books having to do with the great outdoors. Here are the lists! Happy Reading (and eating and building and gardening and birding and traveling)! Miss the show? You can listen tonight at 7:30, or catch the podcast. And we will be back on The Point talking about Summer Reading on June 8th! What’s your favorite Summer Read?

Melanie’s List

Halfway to Heaven: My White-Knuckled and Knuckleheaded Quest for the Rocky Mountain High by Mark Obmascik

Eat My Globe: One Year to Go Everywhere and Eat Everything by Simon Majumdar

Beyond Walden: The Hidden History of America’s Kettle Lakes and Ponds by Robert M. Thorson

The Big One: An Island, an Obsession, and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish by David Kinney

Once in a Lifetime Trips: The World’s 50 Most Extraordinary and Memorable Travel Experiences by Chris Santella

Dune Shack Summer by Suzanne Lewis

Outdoor Entertaining Idea Book by Natalie Ermann Russell

The Backyard Homestead edited by Carleen Madigan

Jill’s List

The History of Gardens in Painting by Nils Buttner

Sunset Walks Walls & Patio Floors by Jeanne Huber

Backyards: a Sunset design guide

The Outdoor Shower: creative design ideas for backyard living, from the functional to the fantastic by Ethan Fierro

Ultimate Adventures: a rough guide to adventure travel by Greg Witt

Treehouses of the World by Pete Nelson

Home Outside: creating the landscape you love by Julie Moir Messervy

50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants by Tracy Disabato-Aust

The Armchair Birder: discovering the secret lives of familiar birds by John Yow

The Natural World from a Wooden Deck by Ann Buckley

Good Day for a Picnic: simple food that travels well by Jeremy Jackson

Picnics: easy recipes for the best alfresco foods by Robin Vitetta-Miller

Mastering the Grill: the owner’s manual for outdoor cooking

The New Outdoor Kitchen: cooking up a kitchen for the way you live and play by Deborah Krasner

American Museum of Natural History Birds of North America

The Shining Tides: a novel by Win Brooks (1952)