Having selected a destination, it is sometimes a challenge to locate specific adventure and outdoor related information. Here are some bookstores and publishers that are helpful in finding guide and reference books about your areas of interest whether or not you know the author and title. This list is by no means complete so we welcome any suggestions to improve this page.

• Amazon Books, US
  Amazon is an Internet bookstore that encourages browsing through their vast selection of books. You may search by author, title or key words. Other features include book reviews and recommendations by category. Books are shipped worldwide.
• Blackwell's Mail Order
  50 Broad Street
  Oxford OX1 3BQ
  United Kingdom
  Tel: +44 (0) 1865 333536
  Blackwell's has a wide variety of travel books.
• Countryman Press publishes an American Backcountry series that includes biking, hiking, fly fishing, walks and rambles as well as related travel guides.
• Eland Books
  3rd Floor
  61 Exmouth Market
  London EC1R 4QL
  United Kingdom
  Tel: 020 7833 0762 (Domestic) or 44 20 7833 0762 (International)
  Fax: 020 7833 4434 (Domestic) or 44 20 7833 4434 (Internationl)
  Email: info@travelbooks.co.uk
  Eland Books is a small press that has reprinted a growing collection of timeless and well-written travel books for your reading pleasure.
• Harry's Universe
  Harry Paraiser, author, artist and photographer has an intriguing site where he shares excerpts from his adventure travel guidebooks as well as other tidbits. Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are featured. These books are available at bookstores or they may be ordered online.
• Hunter Publishing, USA
  Hunter Publishing produces a comprehensive range of travel guides to the Caribbean, the US, Europe, South America and the far reaches of the globe.
• ISHK Book Service/Octagon Press
  Box 381069
  Cambridge, MA 02238-1069, USA
  Tel: (800) 222-4745, (617)497-4124
  Fax: (800) 223-4200, (617) 876-2976
  ISHK Book Service has an unusual collection of books reflecting travel and cultural themes. These present a rich perspective of the subtle flow of life and culture in distant lands.
• Latin American Travel Advisors
  P.O. Box 17-17-908
  Quito, Ecuador
  Fax: +593-2-562-566
  Latin American Travel Advisors offer an extensive selection of Latin American maps and guidebooks including climbing guides for Ecuador.
• Lonely Planet, Australia
  Lonely Planet has an excellent website to support their travel guide publications. Their books are available at most bookstores or can be ordered online from anywhere in the world.
• Longitude Books
  115 West 30th Street, Suite 1206
  New York, NY 10001
  Toll Free Orders: 800-342-2164
  Tel: 212-904-1144
  Fax: 212-695-8352
  Email: longitude@longitudebooks.com
  Longitude Books offers expert book and map recommendations, featuring hard-to-find maps, field guides, classic accounts of exploration, travel narratives, books on art and archaeology, novels, essays and well-written academic books. The Company was founded by Darrel Schoeling amd Daniel Kaizer, veteran travelers and naturalists, who are happy to share their expertise with their customers. Longitude will locate out-of-print books and will ship worldwide.
• Moon Publications, USA
  Moon publishes comprehensive travel guides to North America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Moon's travel guides are available at bookstores or may be ordered online.
• New Zealand Books Online, NZ sells books about New Zealand relating to travel, nature and culture.
• Outdoor Bookstore
  P. O. Box 693
  Libby, MT 59923-0693
  Tel: 1-406-293-2336
  Fax: 1-406-293-2669
  Email: skoob@outdoorbooks.com
  The Outdoor Bookstore offers a selection of hiking, travel, nature & outdoor activities for the Western United States. Catalogs are available upon request.
• Rick Steves' Guidebooks and Travel Videos
  Europe Through The Back Door Inc.
  P.O. Box 2009
  Edmonds, WA 98020 USA
  Tel: (425) 771-8303
  Fax: (425) 771-0833
  Email: rick@ricksteves.com
  Rick Steves' guidebooks specialize in European destinations. These humorous travel guides are full of practical information with suggested itineraries that are useful for first time visitors. This site has some excellent "Back Door Travel Tips" including a comparative assessment of guidebooks to Europe and recommendations based on your personal situation.
• Rough Guides, USA
  The Rough Guides are excellent travel guides for adventurers. Their web site is one of the best for current online travel information about worldwide destinations with food and lodging recommendations.
• Sierra Outdoor Guides
  Box 1134
  Logandale, NV 89021-1134
  Tel: (877) 570-9670
  Email:orders@sierraguides.com
  Charles Taliaferro is the author of a wide range of information guides to the Sierra Nevada and other locations. The hiking, mountain peak, camping and fishing guides are greatly detailed with maps that show trails, camps, streams and lakes not represented by newer maps. These books will appeal to all outdoor enthusiasts and history buffs.
• The Sierra Club Bookstore
  Email:information@sierraclub.org
  The Sierra Club Bookstore stocks thousands of books that focus on travel, natural history, outdoor activities and nature photography.
• The Travel Bug Bookstore
  3065 West Broadway
  Vancouver, BC
  Canada, V6K 2G9
  Tel: (604) 737-1122
  Email:info@travelbugbooks.ca
  The Travel Bug is a Canadian based "store for travellers" that has an array of travel books and guides.
• W.H. Smith, UK
  W.H. Smith bookshop has a large selection of travel guides and videos for worldwide destinations.
• World Traveller Books and Maps
  400 S. Elliott Road
  Chapel Hill, NC 27514 USA
  Tel: (919) 933-5111
  Fax: (919) 933-7532
  E-mail: rpipes@mindspring.com
  World Traveller Books and Maps is an independent bookstore that offers a good selection of travel guides and maps.

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