A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh FermorSeven Years in Tibet by Heinrich HarrerBetween the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh FermorA Walk in the Woods by Bill  Bryson
Best Travel Writing
328 books — 253 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckA Year in Provence by Peter MayleBlue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon
Favorite Travel Books
2,053 books — 3,997 voters

Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
Best Environmental Books
1,117 books — 1,291 voters
West with the Night by Beryl Markham
Intrepid women travelers
27 books — 20 voters

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenRunes of the North by Sigurd F. Olson
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
480 books — 1,148 voters