USED BOOK: A Woman’s Guide to the Wild

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A Woman’s Guide to the Wild: Your Complete Outdoor Handbook
By Ruby McConnell

USED BOOK: Very Good – First inside page with a small written note from the author. Rest of the inside pages are very clean with no writing or appearance of use. Minimal damage on covers. Photos are of the actual book you’ll receive (back photo – removed shown sticker).

“The book every outdoor-loving woman should have on her shelf.”
—Misadventures Magazine

Hike, camp, backpack, and navigate the wilderness like a pro with this personable guide to outdoor adventure. This fun, practical handbook covers everything from “feminine functions” (like dealing with your period and peeing in the woods) to staying safe (like protecting yourself from strangers). You’ll also find chapters that help you prepare for—and make the most of—your time in the wilderness with information and advice on:

• Gear lists
• Personal Care
• Camp setup
• Fire building
• Weather
• Navigation
• Food & Water

Fun and informative, A Woman’s Guide to the Wild will inspire you to get out on your own or with your girlfriends, explore the wilderness, and get a little dirty.

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Description

A Woman’s Guide to the Wild

For women who enjoy hiking, camping, backpacking, and other outdoor recreation, this is the definitive guide to being a woman in the great outdoors. This friendly handbook covers the matters of most concern to women, from “feminine functions” in the wilderness to how to deal with condescending men, as well as the basics of wilderness survival tailored to women’s unique needs.

Format: SOFTCOVER

Language: English

ISBN: 1632170051

ISBN13: 9781632170057

Release Date: 2016

Publisher: Sasquatch Books

Length: 304 pages

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 1 x 7.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #607,873 in Books

#990 in Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides
#1,537 in Hiking & Camping Excursion Guides (Books)
#1,872 in General Women’s Health

About the Author

RUBY MCCONNELL is the author of A Girl’s Guide to the Wild. She’s also a geologist, environmental advocate, and dancer. Her work has appeared in Grain Magazine, Misadventures Magazine, Oregon Quarterly, Seattle Backpackers Magazine, Bird Watcher’s Digest, and Fungi Magazine, among others.

Additional information

Weight	11.2 oz
Dimensions	5.5 × 7.75 × 1 in

“Ruby McConnell is a force of nature. She’s fun, informative, and never preachy. Buy a copy of A Woman’s Guide to the Wild for all your girlfriends, get out to the backcountry, and get dirty.”
—Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City and Gone Feral

“A handbook for outdoors-loving women, whether they’re experienced trailblazers or newbies inspired by Cheryl Strayed’s Wild.”
—Publishers Weekly

"Oregonian Ruby McConnell’s practical guide to the great outdoors is just for women, with topics such as how to deal bathroom needs and condescending men, and advice on camp setup and building fires."
—The Seattle Times“...A Woman’s Guide to the Wild provides wisdom for outdoor adventurers of all levels. Most of all, it is meant to encourage and support women in exploring their full potential.”

— Stackedd magazine

“For women who enjoy hiking, camping, backpacking and other outdoor recreation — or those inspired to start getting out there by Cheryl Strayed’s Wild—this book is the definitive guide to being a woman in the great outdoors.”
—Bainbridge Island Review

“You’ll find that [McConnell] is both inspiring and awesome and I highly recommend her book.”
—Hike Like a Woman

“It was so refreshing to read straightforward, honest information about the topics that seem to be taboo for every other guidebook.”
—Modern Hiker

“[McConnell’s] book is a manifesto for women to go exploring the wild, even if it means making mistakes along the way.”
—Appalachian Trail Girl

"In A Woman’s Guide to the Wild, geologist and outdoor enthusiast Ruby McConnell gives women the tools (and confidence) to safely navigate the backcountry solo."
—Modern Farmer

“Cheryl Strayed's famous book Wild was almost a how-NOT-to-survive-wilderness book. Ruby McConnell aims to flip the script and give women useful information on striking out on their own."
—NPR

"The book every outdoor-loving woman should have on her shelf."
—Misadventures Magazine