The Swiss Army Knife Book

This new book is the ideal preparation for your next adventure. In The Swiss Army Knife Book, woodsman Felix Immler reveals how to build a comfortable camp in the wilderness using nothing more than a trusty Swiss Army Knife. With 63 bushcraft projects, the book will guide you to build a waterproof roof, a chair, a bed, a table, a fridge, and an oven, as well as show you how to carve spoons, knifes, and bowls. You can even build your own hammock with natural materials. The book also offers dozens of excellent tips to spend great moments in the woods, and ideas for exciting and thrilling activities.

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BARBARIAN DAYS

Looking for a beach read this summer? Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life is a damn good book about surfing, worthy of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography.  The compelling book is William Finnegan’s memoir of his obsession with surfing, which he calls a beautiful addiction. In the book Finnegan describes his childhood growing up in California and Hawaii in the mid 1960s, his vagabond years hunting down secluded surf spots around the world, stories of lif...
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SURF ODYSSEY

Explore the world of surfing outside of palm trees and beach clichés with this new book by Gestalten - Surf Odyssey. The book focuses on the creative and adventurous souls, forward-thinking makers, artists, doers, photographers and environmentalists for whom surfing provides the catalyst for inspiration. It is about an attitude toward life, a lust for adventure, and a love of nature that one can only find far away from established spots. It is beautifully...
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The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees

The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees is a tale of craftsmanship for nature lovers, and about the joy of making things in wood. The fascinating read tells the story of how one individual (Rob Penn) cut down a single ash tree to see how many things could be crafted from it. In the book, Rob talks about the therapeutic value of working with wood, the joy of making things in wood, of its touch and smell, its many uses, and the resonant, calming effect of running our han...
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