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Plastic Shaman

The True Story of a Deadly Self-Help Retreat and America's Misguided Quest for Wellness

A spiritual quest turns into a fatal disaster in this gripping true crime investigation of the wellness industry.

In October 2009, more than fifty people attended a $10,000-per-person wellness retreat led by a celebrity self-help guru. For these enlightenment seekers, their time in Sedona, Arizona, culminated in a fake Native American sweat lodge ceremony. Three of them would not make it out alive. . .

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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD

Pure Land

A True Story of Three Lives, Three Cultures, and the Search for Heaven on Earth

"McGivney's reporting sets a new standard for how humane and thoughtful outdoor true crime should be."

- Outside Magazine

Pure Land is the story of the most brutal murder in the history of the Grand Canyon and how McGivney's quest to investigate the victim's life and death wound up guiding the author through her own life-threatening crisis. . .

Glen Canyon and a New Vision for the American West

Resurrection

Named a “Top Pick” by the Pima County Library Association in its Southwest Books of the Year.

Annette McGivney explores the controversy and the history of water politics in the American Southwest through the lens of the re-emergence of Glen Canyon due to an ongoing drought. More than 125 large images by photographer James Kay capture the beauty of the legendary canyons of Glen Canyon as they emerge in to the light of day for the first time in nearly 40 years. . .

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More works from Annette McGivney

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Leave No Trace

A Guide to the New Wilderness Etiquette

Beyond cleaning up your trash and not cutting down trees for firewood, how far should you go to minimize your impact on wilderness lands? What is really important, and what is too extreme?

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Building Wood Fires

Techniques and Skills for Stoking the Flames Both Indoors and Out

Part how-to, part history of fire, Building Wood Fires is an essential guide for anyone with a fireplace, backyard fire pit, or love of camping.

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