--- product_id: 1773619 title: "Meat Eater" brand: "steven rinella" price: "BD 8.22" currency: BHD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://bahrain.desertcart.com/products/1773619-meat-eater store_origin: BH region: Bahrain --- # 11th in Hunting Guides NYT Bestseller #1 4.8/5 Star Rating Meat Eater **Brand:** steven rinella **Price:** BD 8.22 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🏹 Unlock the primal story behind your plate — where adventure meets authenticity! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Meat Eater by steven rinella - **How much does it cost?** BD 8.22 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [bahrain.desertcart.com](https://bahrain.desertcart.com/products/1773619-meat-eater) ## Best For - steven rinella enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted steven rinella brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Award-Winning Storytelling:** From Netflix’s MeatEater host, Steven Rinella delivers raw, real, and riveting narratives that redefine hunting literature. - • **Highly Acclaimed & Trusted:** Join 3,395 readers who rated it 4.8 stars, making it a must-have for outdoor and culinary enthusiasts. - • **Cultural & Historical Depth:** Explore America’s vanishing frontier and primal food origins through a uniquely personal lens. - • **Ethical & Thought-Provoking:** Engages with the moral complexities of hunting, bridging hunters and non-hunters alike with honest insight. - • **Authentic Hunting Chronicles:** Dive into 10 vivid hunts spanning North America, blending history, nature, and culinary mastery. ## Overview Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter is a #1 New York Times bestseller by Steven Rinella, blending gripping hunting tales with history, ethics, and cooking. Celebrated for its honest, immersive storytelling, it ranks top in hunting and outdoor guides, boasting a 4.8-star rating from over 3,300 readers. This used book in good condition offers a rare, thoughtful perspective on the connection between humans, nature, and food. ## Description From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of Netflix’s MeatEater comes “a unique and valuable alternate view of where our food comes from” (Anthony Bourdain). “Revelatory . . . With every chapter, you get a history lesson, a hunting lesson, a nature lesson, and a cooking lesson. . . . Meat Eater offers an overabundance to savor.”— The New York Times Book Review Meat Eater chronicles Steven Rinella’s lifelong relationship with nature and hunting through the lens of ten hunts, beginning when he was an aspiring mountain man at age ten and ending as a thirty-seven-year-old Brooklyn father who hunts in the remotest corners of North America. He tells of having a struggling career as a fur trapper just as fur prices were falling; of a dalliance with catch-and-release steelhead fishing; of canoeing in the Missouri Breaks in search of mule deer just as the Missouri River was freezing up one November; and of hunting the elusive Dall sheep in the glaciated mountains of Alaska. A thrilling storyteller, Rinella grapples with themes such as the role of the hunter in shaping America, the vanishing frontier, the ethics of killing, and the disappearance of the hunter himself as consumers lose their connection with the way their food finds its way to their tables. The result is a loving portrait of a way of life that is part of who we are—as humans and as Americans. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | 0385529821 | | Dimensions | 5.2 x 0.59 x 7.95 inches | | Edition | Reprint | | Isbn 10 | 9780385529822 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0385529822 | | Item Weight | 7.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print Length | 256 pages | | Publication Date | September 10, 2013 | | Publisher | Random House | ## Images ![Meat Eater - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81pdho3wMNL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hunting--For Real *by on Reviewed in the United States September 4, 2012* Meat Eater does something simple, but amazing: it presents hunting, fishing, and trapping for what they really are: a primal connection to wild creatures through using their bodies to fulfill our most basic needs.Steven Rinella skipped the contorted, snobbish, and apologetic philosophical hogwash that has characterized generations of hunting literature. He skipped the self-indulgent glamor of hunting trophy kill tales. This is not hunting pornography; it's real stories about a real hunter pursuing animals for all the reasons that people actually do that.The book is composed of stories that illustrate these various motivations to hunt. As a child, it was because his dad and brothers did. In college, because he needed food. He went crazy for steelhead and bonefish fishing because it was so damn exciting. He hunted for adventure in the Missouri Breaks, and Dall sheep for the challenge. And always, it was for every one of those reasons--and to satisfy a deep, primal, desire that needs to explanation or apology. And yeah, to get meat.There's another thing about these stories--they're awesome. Really well-written, and full of subtle insight. I read the whole thing within 20 hours of getting the book in my hand. As an avid hunter who spends many winter nights reading about it, I felt, "finally, someone who thinks about hunting like I do."Rinella doesn't shy away from the moral and ethical questions that surround hunting, fishing, and trapping (hereafter I'll refer to them all as "hunting, because they are). He explores them not in an abstract sense, but from the more credible point of view of his own personal experiences. He doesn't cowardly justify trapping with imaginary ecology (saying that the animals are overpopulated); he speaks of the youthful fantasies of fronteir life that fueled his passion to live as a trapper. He isn't afraid to challenge some hunting practices, or to describe death in its real and vivid detail. He isn't afraid of the emotion that electrifies the hunting experiences; he taps into it and makes the reader remember and relive (if it's a hunter) or understand (for non-hunters) how real it is.That is the book's power: it's the first true hunter/non-hunter crossover book, that speaks intelligently to both sides and tackles the questions that both sides grapple with. But after all that is said, he stays grounded in the most basic fact: hunting is about food. In that sense, it is as morally unassailable as gardening and gathering.My only problem with the entire book was a factual one, in which Rinella mentions that Africa and the Americas were overrun by Europeans because they were populated by hunter-gatherers. Actually, sub-saharan Africa was not overrun (the people there still have dark skin) precisely because that continent was fully agricultural way before European colonialism--the takeover of forager territory by agriculturalists in Africa had occurred thousands of years earlier by other people from within Africa.That notwithstanding, this is the best narrative or philosophical hunting book I've ever read, and the first I'd recommend to anybody. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Hit for Outdoorsy Book Lovers! *by on Reviewed in the United States December 28, 2025* I ordered this as a gift for my dad who loves to read but is also an avid outdoorsman fishing, hunting, etc. He sometimes struggles to get into books, but he was hooked on this one (no pun intended)! We’ve owned several of Steven Rinella’s cookbooks over the years and have enjoyed some of his shows as well, and this one is just as much of a hit as the others. If you have a guy in your life who loves hunting, I would definitely recommend this book! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful dive into the mind of a real hunter *by on Reviewed in the United States September 21, 2012* I've hunted occasionally (in France) although I wouldn't consider myself a hunter.Steven Rinella, is a real hunter. A hunter in the heart. A hunter from back then.He eats everything he hunts (or fishes) and knows his prey better than most animal lovers out there.He understands how these animals live, mate, (prey for some). He finds them beautiful and powerful. He understands them deeply, with a respect you can only get when you know you might have to kill in order not to starve. He understands the balance.And he definitely knows how to tell a story!MEAT EATER will take you on a ride into Alaska, hunting caribou without anything else to eat but the lonely animal that "might" come by. He'll bring you all over the world actually, inviting you to share his thoughts, excitements, fears, and doubts.I recommend this great book to anyone who claims to like nature and animals.I recommend this book to hunters, so they can better understand the meaning of hunting, and the art of survival in the wild as a hunter.I recommend this to vegetarians, or vegans. You might cringe at some "gory" moments, but I promise that after this book, you would prefer to spend a day with a true hunter, than any average meat-eating Joe.This book will entertain you, but more than anything, it will make you think.Isn't that why books are so incredible ? --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://bahrain.desertcart.com/products/1773619-meat-eater](https://bahrain.desertcart.com/products/1773619-meat-eater) --- *Product available on Desertcart Bahrain* *Store origin: BH* *Last updated: 2026-10-19*