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Steven Rinella Books in Order

Explore Steven Rinella’s books and series in order, with short summaries and reading lists to help you find your next book and decide where to begin reading.

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Steven Rinella sets out to prepare a forty-five-course feast inspired by Auguste Escoffier's recipes. A year of hunting, fishing, and gathering ingredients becomes a memoir about food, family, friendship, and his relationship with the natural world.

American Buffalo

by Steven Rinella

2009

Steven Rinella combines an Alaskan bison hunt with an exploration of the animal's history in North America. His account connects personal experience with Indigenous hunting traditions, commercial exploitation, and the buffalo's place in American culture and identity.

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Buy the Seat of Their Pants

by Steven Rinella

2011

Steven Rinella accompanies vintage-denim hunter Brit Eaton through the American West, searching old mine shafts and barns for valuable clothing. The account explores a niche trade where forgotten workwear becomes a coveted prize for collectors and major fashion companies.

Grand Theft Cattle

by Steven Rinella

2011

Steven Rinella joins the pursuit of modern cattle thieves, entering a world where ranching crime involves financial fraud as well as stolen livestock. His reporting follows the people adapting old range-war tactics to contemporary schemes and law enforcement.

Me, Myself, and Ribeye

by Steven Rinella

2011

Steven Rinella travels through Argentina in search of an exceptional steak, exploring a country where beef carries meaning beyond the dinner table. His journey connects eating and travel with the people and traditions behind a deeply rooted meat culture.

Meat Eater

by Steven Rinella

2013

Steven Rinella tells the story of his relationship with hunting through ten hunts spanning childhood and adulthood. Outdoor adventures become occasions to examine food, the ethics of killing animals, changing landscapes, and hunters' place in American life.

Steven Rinella offers more than one hundred recipes for wild game, birds, fish, and other harvested foods. Instructions on handling, butchering, and cooking accompany preparations ranging from familiar dishes to meals using less commonly appreciated species and cuts.

Steven Rinella and experienced outdoor contributors present skills for wilderness travel and emergencies. Navigation, water purification, first-aid preparation, and equipment choices are discussed through practical instruction and lessons drawn from hunting, angling, climbing, paddling, and guiding.

Outdoor Kids in an Inside World

by Steven Rinella

2022

Steven Rinella offers parents ways to build children's connection with nature through camping, gardening, fishing, and other shared activities. Drawing on family experience, he explains how outdoor challenges can encourage curiosity, competence, and a sense of environmental responsibility.

Steven Rinella gathers outdoor projects for children, from tracking animals and identifying stars to growing food and building shelters. Illustrated activities encourage practical skills and curiosity, helping young readers explore the natural world through observation, experimentation, and adventure.

The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook

by Steven Rinella

2024

Steven Rinella presents more than a hundred recipes for preparing wild fish and game outdoors. Organized around cooking methods and trip types, the book combines grilling, smoking, and campfire techniques with advice on equipment, fire management, and practical preparation.

Standalone Steven Rinella books

  1. Book cover for "The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine"

    The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine

    by Steven Rinella

    2006How I Spent a Year in the American Wild to Re-create a Feast from the Classic Recipes of French Master Chef Auguste Escoffier
  2. Book cover for "American Buffalo"

    American Buffalo

    by Steven Rinella

    2009In Search of a Lost Icon
  3. Book cover for "Buy the Seat of Their Pants"

    Buy the Seat of Their Pants

    by Steven Rinella

    2011
  4. Book cover for "Grand Theft Cattle"

    Grand Theft Cattle

    by Steven Rinella

    2011
  5. Book cover for "Me, Myself, and Ribeye"

    Me, Myself, and Ribeye

    by Steven Rinella

    2011
  6. Book cover for "Meat Eater"

    Meat Eater

    by Steven Rinella

    2013Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter
  7. Book cover for "The MeatEater Fish and Game Cookbook"

    The MeatEater Fish and Game Cookbook

    by Steven Rinella

    2018Recipes and Techniques for Every Hunter and Angler
  8. Book cover for "The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival"
  9. Book cover for "Outdoor Kids in an Inside World"

    Outdoor Kids in an Inside World

    by Steven Rinella

    2022Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature
  10. Book cover for "Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars"

    Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars

    by Steven Rinella

    2023Fun Projects, Skills, and Adventures for Outdoor Kids
  11. Book cover for "The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook"

    The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook

    by Steven Rinella

    2024

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