A. Bobby and Jackie: a Love Story
B. Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived: Virtual JFK
C. Dead Kennedys: How Martyrdom Changed Politics
D. Joseph P. Kennedy Presents: His Hollywood Years
A. Anatomy of a Beast: Obsession and Myth on the Trail of Bigfoot
B. Train in Vain: A Lifelong Obsession with Rail Travel
C. Cleaving: a Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession
D. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: the True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
Each year, Fall brings with it the "Oscars" in outdoor literature. After a season of scrambling, whitewater, equine ramblings, or the like, outdoor enthusiasts can treat themselves to a comfy chair and a good book. There may be others, but I am aware of two sets of awards given out in the Fall. The National Outdoor Book Awards are to be released November 12. Numerous award categories are represented, including books related to history, biography, design, guidebooks, and children.
Also released every Fall are the Banff Centre's Banff Mountain Book Festival (they have an awesome film festival too, by the way). Categories are similar, but be aware that you might not find the more Canada-specific titles in the KCLS catalog. You can always request the purchase of a title, though.
I always find at least a few titles that inspire me, and awe me. Now, get out your snowshoes and crampons!
A. Bacon: a Love Story: a Salty Survey of Everybody's Favorite Meat
B. True North Strong and Free: A Love Story
C. Married to Africa: a Love Story
D. Aesop's Mirror: a Love Story
E. Late Edition: a Love Story
A. The Madness of March: Bonding and Betting with the Boys in Las Vegas
B. Madness Under the Royal Palms: Love and Death Behind the Gates of Palm Beach
C. Trapped by Love: the Madness of Compulsive Collecting
D. Madness and Modernity: Mental Illness and the Visual Arts in Vienna 1900
A. A Maze of Twisty Little Passages, All Alike: Sewers, Games, and Obsession
B. Go Ask Your Father: One Man's Obsession with Finding his Origins Through DNA Testing
C. The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession
D. Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science
A. Chased by Demons: Grief and Long Distance Running
B. Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict
C. Demons in Eden: the Paradox of Plant Diversity
D. Seattle and the Demons of Ambition: a Love Story
A. Our Frontman Can't Go Bald!: A Survival Guide for The Aging Hip
B. "I Can't Believe I'm Sitting Next to a Republican": A Survival Guide for Conservatives Marooned Among the Angry, Smug, and Terminally Self-Righteous
C. How to Raise your Parents: A Teen Girl's Survival Guide
D. Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide
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A. The Zombie Handbook: How to Identify the Living Dead and Survive the Coming Zombie Apocalypse
B. Zombie Haiku
C. Zombie CSU: the Forensics of the Living Dead
D. Lonely Planet Zombie: Tales of the Undead from Every Culture
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A. Cabinology: a Handbook to Your Private Hideaway
B. The Official Filthy Rich Handbook
C. Roasting Raccoon: The Varmint Cookin' Handbook
D. The Housewife's Handbook: How to Run the Modern Home
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