Finding Beauty in a Broken World In her wonderful way with words, Terry Tempest Williams has written Finding Beauty in a Broken World in which she expresses concerns with our relationship between humankind and the natural world. Some say this book, due out October 7th, is her most powerful book to date. Mark your calendar to pick up this important new release by the author of Refuge. -- Peggy Spilker

The future of our land north of the Brooks Range (and south) is in much danger right now. This book is divided into three parts: I. The Northern Tree Line II. Urban Alaska III. In the Bush

A twenty year walk in the wilderness of Montana and Wyoming must be very exciting, particularly when studying the great grizzly bear. One, two, and three readings -- I'm still enjoying and learning from Doug Peacock.

Linda is the first woman to receive a Western American Writer's Award. She is a poet, essayist , and working ranch woman.

These beautiful nature essays originally appeared as columns in the Knoxville News Sentinel, where Brewer (1920-2003) was a reporter and columnist for more than forty years. He was active with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and very concerned with its conservation. In the early 1970s my dad and I enjoyed a hike up Mt.LeConte with Brewer and his wife. The group hiking was clebrating "Uncle" Rufus Morgan's 80th birthday. It was quite an active group! -- Peggy Spilker

In The Essential Grizzly, the authors have presented us with the complex dynamics that characterize modern bonds between people and the grizzly bear - the most dangerous of all land mammals. Doug Peacock and his wife, Andrea, explore a wide range of human-grizzly encounters through interviews with biologists, victims, hunters, and photographers who have had close contact with bears. If you enjoy hiking and are exploring grizzly country, you'll find plenty of fascinating information here. Peacock, who comes from the Edward Abbey circle, is a renowned grizzly bear expert and nature writer. (Abbey patterned his character Hayduke after Peacock.)
- Peggy Spilker

If you read National Geographic magazine in the 1950's then it is likely you read articles by the Craigheads. Their sister, Jean Craighead George, has written many books for children.