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This terrifically energetic, dude-friendly adventure, originally published in 2005, mixes ecology with travel and is informative and endearingly funny. Unger is a family man ("…not a nutcase with a bear fetish or a shrill environmental warrior") who likes the woods, eats organic, and feels guilty about getting crappy mileage on his minivan. After earning a master's in environmental science from Berkeley, he stopped hoping that the Navy SEALS would open "a small division for peacenik forest rangers" and became (naturally) an Oakland fireman (Working Fire: The Making of a Fireman). Though attuned to climate...Log In or Sign Up to Read More