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1	The Monkey Wrench Gang more books like this by Edward Abbey Edward Abbey called The Monkey Wrench Gang a "comic extravaganza," which it is, although one with a clear, serious message: to protect the American wilderness from the forces of commercial enterprise. The story centers on George Hayduke, an ex-Green Beret and Vietnam vet, who returns to the Southwestern desert after the war to find his beloved ... see all copies from £2.85! new only from £8.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness more books like this by Edward Abbey DESERT SOLITAIRE, widely considered to be one of Abbey's best books, is the account of two summers he spent in the canyon lands of southeastern Utah. First published in 1968, the book has acquired a huge following over the years, and stands as one of the author's most impassioned pleas for the preservation of the wilderness, and has become a ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
3	Desert Solitaire more books like this by Abbey When "Desert Solitaire" was first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude and sensitive. Thought-provoking and mystical. Angry and loving. Both Abbey and this book are all of these and more. Here, the legendary author of "The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's Road" and many other critically acclaimed books vividly captures the ... see all copies from £5.64! new only from £9.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Journey Home more books like this by Edward Abbey Long considered an underground classic, The Journey Home stands beside Desert Solitude as one of Abbey's most important works. In a voice edged eith chagrin, Abbey offers a portrait of the American West that readers will not soon forget, presenting the reflections and observations of a man who left the urban world behind in pursuit of the natural ... see all copies from £5.64! new only from £10.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Down the River more books like this by Edward Abbey This collection of short stories is mainly about rivers: the joys of floating down them and the dangers to their existence posed by the modern world. see all copies from £6.36! new only from £10.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Hayduke Lives! more books like this by Edward Abbey The sequel to "The Monkey Wrench" featuring the ex-Green Beret George Washington Hayduke who was thought dead, but lives to fight again. The author has also written "Desert Solitaire" and "Fool's Progress". see all copies from £5.64! new only from £9.71! \| first editions
7	The Fool's Progress: An Honest Novel more books like this by Edward Abbey The vividly presented hero of this novel, Henry Holyoak Lightcap, is a misanthrope, a drunk, and a hell-raiser. When his third wife leaves him, he takes off for his home town in West Virginia, accompanied by a sick dog, to meet his demons. Edward Abbey always claimed that his 1988 novel is not autobiographical, but conceded that it had certain ... see all copies from £7.29! new only from £11.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Everett Ruess more books like this by W L Rusho, Vicky Burgess, PhD, Edward Abbey (Afterword by) Everett Ruess, the young poet and artist who disappeared into the desert canyonlands of Utah in 1934, has become widely known posthumously as the spokesman for the spirit of the high desert. Many have been inspired by his intense search for adventure, leaving behind the amenities of a comfortable life. His search for ultimate beauty and oneness ... see all copies from £10.08! new only from £11.59!
9	Brave Cowboy more books like this by Edward Abbey The Brave Cowboy Jack Burnes is a loner at odds with modern civilization. A man out of time, he rides a feisty chestnut mare across the New West -- a once beautiful land smothered beneanth airstrips and superhighways. And he lives by a personal code of ethics that sets him on a collision course with the keepers of law and order. Now he has stepped ... see all copies from £7.68! new only from £10.34! \| first editions
10	Fire on the Mountain more books like this by Edward Abbey Abbey's 1962 novel tells the story of an old rancher and his 12-year-old grandson. John Vogelin's property is threatened by a U.S. Air Force missile range that the government wants to extend to his land. Vogelin remains defiant, refusing to agree to the takeover and, in the end, demonstrating the power that a fully committed individual can wield ... see all copies from £5.64! new only from £9.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	One Life at a Time, Please more books like this by Edward Abbey Essays by Abbey on politics, traveling, literature, art, nature, and his own credo as a writer. see all copies from £7.29! new only from £7.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Black Sun more books like this by Edward Abbey This 1971 novel, one of Abbey's own favorites, is about a 30-something professor named Will Gatlin who gives us his job, leaves his wife, and heads for the Rocky Mountains to become a fire ranger. Widely considered to be autobiographical, the novel is one of Abbey's most romantic and lyrical. see all copies from £5.77! new only from £10.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Good News more books like this by Edward Abbey Edward Abbey's futuristic fable presents a world that is, in Abbey's view, a logical outcome of the course being taken by American society in the 20th century. All systems have broken down, and the world has evolved into a society in which two rival ways of life head for a confrontation: a pastoral community of peaceful whites and Native Americans ... see all copies from £5.64! new only from £10.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Best of Edward Abbey more books like this by Edward Abbey This 1984 selection, from Abbey's fiction as well as from his essays, was originally titled SLUMGULLION STEW. It provides a valuable introduction to his work. see all copies from £5.64! new only from £11.64! \| first editions
15 view cover	Abbey's Road more books like this by Edward Abbey Abbey's explorations include the familiar territory of the Rio Grande in Texas, Canyonlands National Park, and Lake Powell in Utah. He also takes readers to such varied places as Scotland, the interior of Australia, the Sierra Madre, and Isla de la Sombra in Mexico. see all copies from £2.88! new only from £11.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
16	Cactus Country more books like this by Edward Abbey, Time-Life Books see all copies from £4.36! new only from £51.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Vox Clamantis in Deserto): Notes from a Secret Journal more books like this by Edward Abbey, Andrew Rush (Illustrator) For the first time in softcover, Edward Abbey's last book, a collection of unforgettable barbs of wisdom from the best-selling author of "The Monkey Wrench Gang." Notes from a Secret Journal "Edward Abbey on: " "Government-""Terrorism: deadly violence against humans and other living things, usually conducted by a government against its own ... see all copies from £6.35! new only from £9.29! \| first editions
18 view cover	Appalachian Wilderness: The Great Smoky Mountains more books like this by Eliot Porter Eliot Porter supplies the photographs and Edward Abbey tells the sad story of the land's deterioration in this tribute to the monumental beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains, first published in 1970. see all copies from £6.35! new only from £43.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
19	The Brave Cowboy: An Old Tale in a New Time more books like this by Edward Abbey Abbey's nostalgic early (1956) novel is about a rebellious throwback to the cowboy heroes of another age. The anarchistic Jack Burns, who gets himself arrested so he can help his draft-dodging pal break out of jail, is a symbol of the simpler, unregulated life of personal freedom that the Old West represents for Abbey. The novel was made into a ... see all copies from £6.00! new only from £55.13! \| first editions
20 view cover	Earth Apples: The Poetry of Edward Abbey more books like this by Edward Abbey, David Petersen (Adapted by), Michael McCurdy These 71 poems are the only examples of Abbey's poetry available. None of them were published in his lifetime, though he was a prolific and passionate poet from the early 1950s until his death. As both Abbey and the volume's editor (his longtime friend David Peterson) state, the poems are not meant to be great poetry, but a unique insight into the ... see all copies from £9.53! new only from £14.82! \| first editions
21 view cover	Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast more books like this by Edward Abbey, David Petersen (Editor) "But hell, I do like to write letters. Much easier than writing books." And write letters Ed Abbey did. In his famous -- or infamous -- 45-year career, Abbey's cards and letters became as legendary as his books for their wit, vitriol, and ability to speak truth to power. Published here for the first time, the letters offer a fascinating, often ... see all copies from £10.56! new only from £10.72! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Best of Outside: The First 20 Years more books like this by Outside Magazine (Editor), Cutside Magazine (Editor), Edward Abbey (Adapted by) The editors of the award-winning "Outside" magazine have selected over 30 essays that together compose some of the finest nonfiction gathered anywhere. Authors include Sebastian Junger, Jon Krakauer, E. Annie Proulx, Jane Smiley, and Tim Cahill. see all copies from £5.64! new only from £10.99! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Serpents of Paradise: A Reader more books like this by Edward Abbey, John MacRae (Editor) Edward Abbey considered it the writer's duty "to defy the powerful and to speak for the voiceless". His is the voice crying in the wilderness. Angry, eloquent, knowledgeable, and outrageous, the pieces here in Abbey's collection will leave readers feeling both insulted and stirred. see all copies from £5.64! new only from £11.61! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Hidden Canyon: A River Journey more books like this by John Blaustein (Photographer), Edward Abbey, Martin Litton (Introduction by) The Grand Canyon continues to be the most popular of our national parks. While millions gaze at its cliffs each year, only 15,000 float through the canyon on the Colorado River. A landmark portrait of the Grand Canyon, this is the only photography book to document this amazing journey from river level. Now this classic is back in print, with an ... see all copies from £9.14! first editions
25	Desert images : an American landscape more books like this by David Muench, Edward Abbey see all copies from £17.08! signed copies \| first editions

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