How to Eat in the Woods

Bradford Angier wrote the field guides that the mid-century back-to-the-land crowd carried in their packs, and this is his most complete one, brought up to date by Jon Young. It covers finding edible plants, berries and nuts, locating clean water, fishing, trapping, insects, bird eggs, building a fire and cooking without a single utensil. Written for people who actually go into the woods, so the tone is direct, practical and unsentimental.

The cover, a tree-ring dinner plate set between a fork and a knife, made us laugh out loud. Goes well with our Campsite Pack List and the Pocket Survival Kit.

Hardcover, 320 pages. Published by Black Dog & Leventhal.