Category Archives: Books

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Books: The Undead and Philosophy

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Bone

The Undead and Philosophy is volume 22 in the wonderful Popular Culture and Philosophy series. It’s a collection of essays by various professional philosophers about the philosophical significance of zombie and vampire stories, with a few digressions into specials cases, … Continue reading →

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Books: Hammock Camping

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Bone

Inspired by the delightful goofiness of a certain youtube personality, I’ve been spending some time reading about hammock camping over on hammockforums.net, and I decided to get the definitive book on the subject. It’s pretty much a straight, to the … Continue reading →

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Books: Hike Your Own Hike

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Bone

I heard about this book on one of the backpacking podcasts I listen to at work to drown out my noisy co-workers. Hike Your Own Hike is basically a self-help book, but it uses AT thru-hiker jargon instead of the … Continue reading →

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Books: Walden

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Bone

This is another book you can download for free from Manybooks.net Pretty much everybody I know who is into the woods / outdoors / nature scene loves this book. If you don’t know the story, the author goes into the … Continue reading →

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Books: Juniata, River of Sorrows

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Bone

Juniata, River of Sorrows is two stories in one. One of them is about the author’s 100 mile fishing trip, where he floated the whole length of the Juniata River in a Jonboat. The other story is about all the … Continue reading →

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