A total of 15 books were named either winners or honorable mentions in 10 categories, including Outdoor Literature, Natural History Literature, History/Biography, Design & Artistic Merit, Children’s, Nature and the Environment, Instructional/How-to and Outdoor Adventure Guidebooks and Nature Guidebooks.
Winners of the National Outdoor Book Awards over the years have represented some of the absolute best in outdoor writing, artwork and photography. If you enjoy reading about the outdoors, you probably will not be disappointed by any of the books on this list.
Without further ado, here are the winners of the 2012 National Outdoor Book Awards:
- Outdoor Literature – “Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail” by Suzanne Roberts
- Outdoor Literature – “The Ledge: An Adventure Story of Friendship and Survival on Mount Rainier” by Jim Davidson and Kevin Vaughan
- Natural History Literature – “The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature” by David George Haskell
- History/Biography – “Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2’s Deadliest Sky” by Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan
- History/Biography – “Anything Worth Doing: A True Story of Friendship and Tragedy on the Last of the West’s Great Rivers” by Jo Deurbrouck
- Design and Artistic Merit – “Beneath the Cold Seas: The Underwater Wilderness of the Pacific Northwest” by David Hall
- Children’s – “For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson” by Peggy Thomas and illustrated by Laura Jacques
- Nature and the Environment – “The Melting Edge: Alaska at the Frontier of Climate Change” by Michael Collier
- Instructional/How-to – “AMC Guide to Digital Photography: Creating Great Nature and Adventure Photos” by Jerry Monkman
- Instructional/How-to – “Backpacker Magazine’s Complete Guide to Outdoor Gear Maintenance and Repair: Step by Step Techniques to Maximize Performance and Save Money” by Kristin Hostetter
- Outdoor Adventure Guidebooks – “Grand Canyoneering: Exploring the Rugged Gorges and Secret Slots of the Grand Canyon” by Todd Martin
- Nature Guidebooks – “A Field Guide to the Southeast Coast & Gulf of Mexico” by Noble S. Proctor and Patrick J. Lynch
Honorable mention winners included:
- Outdoor Literature – “Before They’re Gone: A Family’s Year-Long Quest to Explore America’s Most Endangered National Parks” by Michael Lanza
- Nature and the Environment – “Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast: A Natural History” by Carol Gracie
- Nature and the Environment – “Polar Bears: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior” by Andrew E. Derocher with photographs by Wayne Lynch
Complete reviews of these books, as well as the list of past winners, may be found at the National Outdoor Book Award’s Web site at www.noba-web.org.
In the end, let me know if any of you have had a chance to read any of the above books. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.
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