Big Books of Spring
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True Adventure


True Adventure Books

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into the Wild
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Kon-Tiki
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea
Shadow Divers
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
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Walking Wild by Jose A NevesAlive by Piers Paul ReadOur Southern Highlanders by Horace KephartStrangers In The Storm by Jared RundDeath & Survival in Glacier National Park by C.W. Guthrie
True Adventure Outdoor
214 books — 32 voters
Walking Wild by Jose A NevesThe Last Season by Eric BlehmDeath in Yellowstone by Lee H. WhittleseyAlone in Wonderland by Christine ReedLeave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton
National Park Non-Fiction Books
126 books — 39 voters

Desert Soliloquy Second Edition by David RiceBo & Mzzz Mad by Sid FleischmanThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth PastorDesert Soliloquy by David Rice
Favorite Mojave Desert Stories
4 books — 4 voters

Quotes Tagged “True Adventure”

Jeff Johns
“ The words on that hazy, pixelated monitor were burned into my brain. Obviously not exactly what he'd intended to say, but I understood well enough what he was suggesting. I’d just attempted the weakest bribe of all time to a post-Soviet officer. ...more ”
― Jeff Johns, Jet Lag Junkie: Unfiltered Tales of a Compulsive Wanderer
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“ We all look back at some time or other and wonder why we didn't listen to our instincts. Why did we hestiate? Why did we lose our dreams? ...more ”
― Diane Griffith, Chasing Dreams in Lefkas
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