1Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing.

Seeded my young girl's dream lived out in my 40s.

2Pieces of White Shell: A Journey to Navajoland, by Terry Tempest Williams.

An unusual peek into language and culture. For the spiritual side in us all.

3The Golden Spruce, by John Vaillant.

Challenges our notions and beliefs about nature

4A Fierce Green Fire, by Marybeth Lorbiecki.

This biography tells the story of one of America's most important conservationists, Aldo Leopold.

5The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver.

So you know I enjoy good fiction, as well!