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BOOK OF THE YEAR 1997-2002 |
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BOOK OF THE YEAR 1997-2002 |
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The National Outdoor Book Awards, established in 1997, aim to honor the best in outdoor writing and publishing. Winners are selected by a panel of judgesactive in outdoor and environmental axctivities and studies. The 17 judges in 1999 included a biologist, ornithologist, naturalist, oudoor guide, publisher and journalist. Awards are made in several categories including History-Biography, Nature and the Environment, Oudoor Adventure Guidebook, Nature Guidebook and Oudoor Literature. Winners in the latter category are listed below.
| 2002 | Jill Fredston | Rowing to Latitude |
| 2001 | Erika Warmbrunn | Where the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China and Vietnam |
| 2000 | Chris Duff | On Celtic Tides: One Man's Journey Around Ireland ny Sea Kayak |
| 1999 | Richard Bangs | The Lost River: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Transformation on Wild Water |
| 1998 | Greg Child | Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child |
| 1997 | Don Gayton | Landscapes of the Interior |
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