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Books that Changed Everything | #29


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Who doesn’t love a good book?! In today’s episode of Camp Nowhere we dive into some literary adventures and explore books that are Camp Nowhere coded. We discuss my favorite books, including some honorable mentions from the categories: Adventure & Travel, Natural History & Science & Personal Development. We discuss why these books are so impactful and best form factor to enjoy them in. Obviously, after hearing this the Camp Nowhere community wants to know what books you recommend too! Toss them in the comments! Blog post of recommended reading.

Books in this Episode:

Adventure & Travel:

~ The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko

~ Endurance by Caroline Alexander

~ Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson

~ The Puma Years by Laura Coleman

~ Into the Inferno by Stuart Palley

~ A Walk in the Park by Kevin Fedarko

~ Deep by James Nestor

~ To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins

Natural History & Science:

~ Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard

~ Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith

~ The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson

~ Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

~ Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

~ The Great Animal Orchestra by Bernie Krause

~ The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams

Personal Development:

~ The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

~ Breath by James Nestor

~ Deep Work by Cal Newport

~ The Creative Act by Rick Ruben

~ The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

Next Up on MAK’s Reading List:

~ Challenger by Adam Higginbotham

~ The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen

~ Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

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