Nols Wilderness Wisdom: Quotes for Inspirational Exploration

by John Gookin

Book Overview

More than 1,000 quotes from close to 600 sources in categories ranging from leadership to diversity and inclusio to environmental ethics to expedition planning 139 new quotes Easy to pack and carry... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811726460
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

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This small packable book, easy to carry because of its' size, includes almost 1,000 quotations, all organized around NOLS's wilderness education curriculum. Quotes from: Albert Einstein, Ernest Shackleton, Edward Abbey, Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, Barry Lopez, Henry David Thoreau, Mark Twain, Rachel Carson, Aldo Leopold, Plato, Wallace Stegner, Morris Udall, - to name a very few.! The quotes are divided up into 130 chapters addressing areas of thought - such as: beauty, biodiversity, endurance, failure and success, individuality, taking risks, natural rhythms, oceans, self-awareness, etc.