A Look Inside The Life of a Ranger: Experiences of Living, Working, and Dying in National Parks

Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks, by Andrea Lankford, is the perfect Yellowstone Wyoming travel book. It's highly rated for overall satisfaction, value for money, binding and page quality, and makes an ideal gift. Experience the National Parks through the eyes of a park ranger and discover what it takes to protect and preserve these incredible places. Get your copy of Ranger Confidential today!

Key Features:

This documentary explores the themes of sacrifice and dedication through the stories of those who live, work, and die in the National Parks. It highlights the commitment and courage of those who dedicate their lives to the preservation of these iconic places.
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Value for money
80
Overall satisfaction
90
Giftable
80
Easy to understand
87
Easy to read
81
Binding and page quality
80

Details of A Look Inside The Life of a Ranger: Experiences of Living, Working, and Dying in National Parks

  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-0762752638
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 0762752637
  • Best Sellers Rank: #39 in Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference #112 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies#1,301 in Memoirs
  • Paperback ‏ ‎: 256 pages
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 0.741 ounces
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Falcon Guides; First Edition
  • Traveler & Explorer Biographies: Traveler & Explorer Biographies
  • Customer Reviews: 4.5/5 stars of 1,546 ratings
  • Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference (Books): Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 6 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches
  • Memoirs (Books): Memoirs

Comments

GC: Great book! Amazing stories! You will cry!

Japan on Nov 08, 2023

Craig LaFargue: Very well written and a good read that you can’t put down. I highly recommend it for anyone who loves the wilderness

United States on Oct 31, 2023

AWM: Interesting real world perspective of life as a Park Ranger. A must read for those considering this career.

United States on Oct 27, 2023

Uncle Ang: Recommend. Great read.

Canada on Oct 07, 2023

Hutch: Very heartfelt and candid stories. It left me with a very high regard for park rangers and all employees of the NPS.

United States on Oct 05, 2023

ed: I found this book to be one of my forever favorites. The writing is so very easy to follow and the details beg for more.

I would recommend this book for anyone that likes the great outdoors as well as those that believe a park rangers job is cushy.

United States on Sep 25, 2023

G. Stauffer: I bought this book not long after I had gone to Yellowstone. We interacted with the rangers there and had a wonderful experience that when this book was recommended in an issue of Backpacker magazine, I bought the book. It was very interesting. We've hit up several national parks attending ranger sessions, etc. and this book parallels a lot of what we see there. It's a tough but rewarding job of being a ranger and if I were a much younger self would go back and try my hand at it. I'm writing this recommendation 13 years after buying the book but still recommend it.

United States on Aug 31, 2023

Mountain Wolf: If you live for the outdoors, have hiked the Grand Canyon and mountain trails of the high country, you may have secretly envied and admired our park rangers.

But this book tells of the toll that it takes on their lives from low wages; burnout; PTSD; death in the line of duty; and the stress of dealing with a too often insensitive and ignorant public bent on killing themselves in a myriad of ways.

Canada on Dec 30, 2017

Alex Tee: Maybe it's just me, but I somehow thought there was going to be a bit more animal attacks and the like. Most of the book seemed to revolve around climbing accidents - not that it wasn't fascinating and at times very sad.

The book itself is very interesting and gives you a glimpse of what it's like to be a park ranger for the US - very hard but very rewarding.

If you want something a bit different to read, but that is still light and easy, then this book is probably it.

United Kingdom on Sep 05, 2016

Offeciers: Interesting book. Made me respect rangers even more. If you want to know more about what rangers do and how they put their lives on the line, this is the book for you! I read it while travelling through the US and while visiting several national parks. I kept quoting from the book and was determined not to end up as 'another story' about a 'stupid tourist not following the rules of the park'. The book probably saved my life since it made me more careful :-)

United Kingdom on Aug 07, 2014

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ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-0762752638 978-1640495302 978-1426220579
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 0762752637 1640495304 142622057X
Best Sellers Rank #39 in Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference #112 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies#1,301 in Memoirs #61 in Yellowstone Wyoming Travel Books#401 in Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference #553 in West Mountain United States Travel Books #1 in Yosemite California Travel Books#10 in Atlases #14 in Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference
Paperback ‏ ‎ 256 pages 296 pages
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 0.741 ounces 1.15 pounds 6.35 pounds
Publisher ‏ ‎ Falcon Guides; First Edition Moon Travel; 1st edition National Geographic
Traveler & Explorer Biographies Traveler & Explorer Biographies
Customer Reviews 4.5/5 stars of 1,546 ratings 4.7/5 stars of 243 ratings 4.8/5 stars of 1,415 ratings
Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference (Books) Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference Parks & Campgrounds Travel Reference
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9.25 inches 5.45 x 0.85 x 8.35 inches 10.62 x 1.34 x 13.75 inches
Memoirs (Books) Memoirs
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