Inside, the best of the first fifteen years ofOutside Cartwheeling down a Himalayan river. Climbing America's unfriendliest mountain. Dousing fires in the oil fields of Kuwait. Chasing African killer bees. For twenty years,Outsidemagazine has devoted itself to original and engaging reports on travel, adventure, sports, and the environment. This collection of the best of the stories from the first fifteen years features many of the country's finest writers, in a single volume: EDWARD ABBEY RICK BASS JOHN BRANT CHIP BROWN BILL BRYSON TIN CAHILL E. JEAN CARROLL PHIL GARLINGTON JIM HARRISON DONALD KATZ WILLIAM KITTREDGE JON KRAKAUER BARRY LOPEZ THOMAS MCGUANE BILL MCKIBBEN MICHAEL MCRAE PETER MATTHIESSEN PETER NELSON GEOFFREY NORMAN DAVID QUAMMEN BOB REISS DAVID ROBERTS ROB SCHULTHEIS BOB SHACOCHIS LAURENCE SHAMES GRANT SINS ANNICK SMITH RICK TELANDER BILL VAUGHN CRAIG VETTER RANDY WAYNE WHITE ED ZUCKERMAN Whether you're an armchair adventurer or a true-life trekker, you'll be at once entranced and exhilarated as you goOut of the Noösphere.Edward Abbey,staunch defender of the Southwest's desert wilderness and a contributor toOutsidefor several years, wroteThe Monkey Wrench Gang, Desert Solitaire, Fire On The Mountain, Abbey's Road,andThe Fool's Progress,among other books and novels.Hayduke Lives!,a sequel toThe Monkey Wrench Gang,was published posthumously in 1990.COWGIRLS ALL THE WAY
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