Ten Speed Press

Outdoor Recreation

9 books found.

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100 Baseball Icons

Written by Kit Hinrichs

  • Format: Hardcover
  • On Sale: Apr 1, 2008
  • Price: $19.95

100 BASEBALL ICONS presents the treasures of the most famous repository of baseball memorabilia in the world, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Given access to the Hall's vast archives, award-winning photographer and lifelong baseball aficionado Terry Heffernan unearths artifacts that represent some of the outstanding achievements and legends in baseball history, including Babe Ruth's bat, "Shoeless Joe&… Read more »

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Buck Peterson's Complete Guide to Bird Hunting

Written by Buck Peterson
Illustrated by J. Angus Mclean

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • On Sale: Nov 1, 2007
  • Price: $12.95

Targeting those bird hunters of a feather who flock together, outdoor funnyman Buck Peterson scours the skies and fields to find the latest victims of his special brand of hunting humor. In this third book in Buck'¬?s hunting series-following DEER HUNTING and FISHING-Buck trains his eagle eye on the intricacies of hunting fowl. You'¬?ll learn the proper way to position yourself for a wedding chapel dove shoot, build a duck-hunting blind… Read more »

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Let's Get Primitive

Written by Heather Menicucci
Illustrated by Susie Ghahremani

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • On Sale: Apr 1, 2007
  • Price: $14.95

The definitive camping manual for urban gals who appreciate sidewalks and all-night sushi bars, LET'S GET PRIMITIVE is an invitation to embrace your inner mountain mama and follow the call of the wild. A writer and filmmaker turned outdoor aficionado, Heather Menicucci shares hard-won backcountry lessons that cover all the basics—planning the trip, getting the gear, fitting it in your backpack, choosing a campsite, stocking a primitive… Read more »

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Buck Peterson's Complete Guide to Fishing

Written by Buck Peterson
Illustrated by J. Angus Mclean

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • On Sale: Oct 1, 2006
  • Price: $12.95

Outdoor jokester Buck Peterson turns his bloodshot eyes to the piscatorial world of lakes and streams. This revised edition of his original classic includes techniques for catching the latest hybrid fuel-efficient fish, turning fish into rosebush food, and capitalizing on recent innovations in military fishing weaponry.Reviews"Supremely funny, patently irreverent, and modestly salty information on just about everything to do with anything fishing… Read more »

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Buck Peterson's Complete Guide to Deer Hunting

Written by Buck Peterson
Illustrated by J. Angus Mclean

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • On Sale: Mar 1, 2006
  • Price: $12.95

Back by popular demand, the funniest author with a gun on his shoulder is making sure he still has the last word on deer and deer hunter behavior. The new and improved BUCK PETERSON'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO DEER HUNTING offers invaluable insights into hunting equipment, techniques, and habits, making it requisite reading for hunters with a sense of humor and for those in need of one.A sleeker, rowdier, and funnier update of the classic humor book for… Read more »

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The Surfin'ary

Written by Trevor Cralle

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • On Sale: Jun 13, 2001
  • Price: $24.95

Back by popular demand, this is the definitive reference for surf bums everywhere‚Äîor at least any gremmie who's ever pondered the semantic subtleties between bitchin', rad, and killer. Informative and often hilarious, this bible of the cult of Kahuna sports over 3,000 alphabetical entries interspersed with surfing history, international surf glossaries, and 500 of the kindest surf photographs and illustrations ever gathered in one… Read more »

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Up Shit Creek

Written by Joe Lindsay

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • On Sale: Aug 1, 1997
  • Price: $9.95

We all know HOW TO SHIT IN THE WOODS—but do we dare? After reading this uproarious collection of "fecal misadventures" from a veteran river-rafting guide and yarn spinner extraordinaire, you may think twice before venturing out into the great beyond...or even down the hall to your nice safe water closet. Read more »

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How to Shit in the Woods

Written by Kathleen Meyer

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • On Sale: Aug 1, 1994
  • Price: $11.95

The author continues to expand her investigation into better methods of conduct in the outdoors, reviews health concerns, and shares some of the extraordinary mail her book has generated. Read more »

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The 2 Oz. Backpacker

Written by Robert S. Wood

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • On Sale: May 1, 1982
  • Price: $6.95

An evergreen backpacking classic from the 70's. Read more »