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Be Bard's "500 books to read"

Building this list as time goes on. I may delete books at times but do not intend to do so until closer to #500.
Try to find a balance of topics, largely related to personal growth, christianity, biological farming practices, business, adventure and health.
1.
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 The One that Got Away: My SAS Mission behind Enemy Lines
by Chris Ryan
  
2.
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 Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
by Nando Parrado
  
3. Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea
by Steven Callahan
  
4.
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 Anton Oliver Inside
by Anton Oliver (with Brian Turner)
  
5.
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 Fiordland: An Autobiography
by Des Arthur
  
6.
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 Among The High Hills Of Canterbury
by James Gibson
  
7.
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 Arawata Bill: The Story of Legendary Gold Prospector William James O'Leary
by Ian Dougherty
  
8.
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 Born For Adventure
by David Blackley
  
9.
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 Brash: A Biography
by Paul Goldsmith
  
10.
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 Caught Mapping: The Life and Times of New Zealand's Early Surveyors
by Janet Holm
  
11.
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 Wait for daybreak: More stories from the Canterbury hills (Vol 1)
by Graeme Robson
  
12.
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 'Ready Money': The life of William Robinson of Hill River, South Australia and Cheviot Hills, North Canterbury
by Margaret Wigley
  
13.
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 Amuri hunter: Tales from the North Canterbury hills
by Graeme Robson
  
14. God in My Corner: A Spiritual Memoir
by George Foreman
  
15. Gold Miner's Handbook  
16. Jesus of Nazareth
by Pope Benedict XVI
  
17.
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 Into the Wild (MTI)
by Jon Krakauer
  
18. The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
by Slavomir Rawicz
  
19. FROM GANGLAND TO PROMISED LAND
by Pridmore John
  
20. Barren Lands: An Epic Search for Diamonds in the North American Arctic
by Kevin Krajick
  
21.
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 Grass Beyond the Mountains. Discovering the Last Great Cattle Frontier on the North American Continent
by Richmond P., Jr. Hobson
  
22. Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
by Richmond P. Hobson
  
23.
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 Out There. In The Wild In A Wired Age
by Ted Kerasote
  
24. The Greatest Fishing Stories Ever Told: Twenty-Eight Unforgettable Fishing Tales (Greatest)  
25.
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 Legs On Everest
by Mark Inglis
  
26. The Rancher Takes a Wife
by Richmond P. Hobson
  
27.
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 Livestock Handling and Transport (Cabi Publishing)
by Temple Grandin
  
28. Animals in Translation
by Temple Grandin
  
29. Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals  
30. The Wisdom of Alexander The Great: Enduring Leadership Lessons From The Man Who Created An Empire
by Lance B. Kurke
  
31. Managing the Madness: From Addictions to Devotions
by Revel, III Dawson
  
32. Handbook Of Microbial Biofertilizers
by Mahendra K., Ed. Rai
  
33. First Blood
by David Morrell
  
34. Against All Odds: My Story
by Chuck Norris
  
35. Building Soils for Better Crops (Sustainable Agriculture Network Handbook Series, Bk. 4)
by Fred Magdoff
  
36.
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 Eco Farm, An Acres USA Primer
by Charles Walters
  
37. The Secret Life of Compost: A "How-To" & "Why" Guide to Composting-Lawn, Garden, Feedlot or Farm
by Malcolm Beck
  
38.
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 The compost tea brewing manual
by Elaine R Ingham
  
39. Knott's Handbook for Vegetable Growers, 4th Edition
by Donald N. Maynard
  
40.
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 Obscured by waves: South Island canoe odyssey
by Paul Caffyn
  
41. Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism
by John Piper
  
42. Discovering Biblical Equality: Complementarity Without Hierarchy  
43.
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 Memories of Walter Peak, Mt. Nicholas and Fernhill Stations
by
 
44.
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 Quiet with the hills;: The life of Alfred Edward Peache of Mount Somers,
by Alfred Edward Peache
  
45.
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 Left for dead in the outback
by Ricky Megee
  
46. Gods Smuggler
by Brother Andrew
  
47. Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
by Michael J. Fox
  
This is Be Bard's list. Only Be Bard can edit it. You can make your own version of this list.
Created by Be Bard on Jun 13, 2007.