Near Death Adventure (31 books)

To make the list, the author has to have a near death experience in the outdoors or be writing about Shackleton. Extra credit for cannibalism.

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1	Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,194,922 ratings score: 885, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 569,943 ratings score: 694, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz 4.24 avg rating — 21,933 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Call of the Wild by Jack London 3.92 avg rating — 473,732 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home by Nando Parrado 4.37 avg rating — 26,806 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Last Season by Eric Blehm 4.11 avg rating — 11,723 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 119,189 ratings score: 384, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Spyder Bones by Oliver Phipps (Goodreads Author) 4.77 avg rating — 147 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival by Dean King (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 12,265 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer by David Roberts 3.74 avg rating — 2,577 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A Boy Back from Heaven by Matthew Goodwin 4.21 avg rating — 172 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 36,268 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2) by Roald Dahl 4.06 avg rating — 33,602 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan 4.15 avg rating — 20,890 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness by Doug Peacock (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 1,811 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Anything Worth Doing: A true story of adventure, friendship and tragedy on the last of the West's great rivers by Jo Deurbrouck (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 356 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	North of Hope: A Daughter's Arctic Journey by Shannon Huffman Polson (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 327 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Friend From Mexico by Apostolos Mavrothalassitis (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Death on the Barrens: A True Story of Courage and Tragedy in the Canadian Arctic by George James Grinnell 3.72 avg rating — 352 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland by Chris Thrall (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 782 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Death: Been There. Done That. by Michael Jackson (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Saving Paradise (Pono Hawkins #1) by Mike Bond (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 2,950 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Beneath the Bamboo: A Vietnam War Story by Stan Taylor 4.24 avg rating — 294 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	30,000 Leagues Undersea: True Tales of a Submariner and Deep Submergence Pilot by Tom Vetter (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Away from the Cliff's Edge: A true short story about post traumatic growth by Dan W. Osborne really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Oasis by Jim Harrison (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands by Jon Billman 3.67 avg rating — 8,499 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Papillon by Henri Charrière 4.23 avg rating — 75,869 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzales (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 14,498 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	What Is the What by Dave Eggers 4.15 avg rating — 87,367 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard 4.19 avg rating — 8,459 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars