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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,949,915 ratings — published 2008
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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.80 — 452,373 ratings — published 1987
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 955 times as survival)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,173,471 ratings — published 2009
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 821 times as survival)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,294,217 ratings — published 2011
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 771 times as survival)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,735,717 ratings — published 2010
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 623 times as survival)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,210,985 ratings — published 1954
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 531 times as survival)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,757,022 ratings — published 2001
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 524 times as survival)
avg rating 4.26 — 570,498 ratings — published 1997
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 482 times as survival)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,195,746 ratings — published 1996
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 999,914 ratings — published 2010
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 441 times as survival)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,041,639 ratings — published 2006
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Island of the Blue Dolphins (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 433 times as survival)
avg rating 3.88 — 350,406 ratings — published 1960
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
by (shelved 419 times as survival)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,691,440 ratings — published 2009
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 371 times as survival)
avg rating 4.46 — 166,959 ratings — published 1959
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Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
by (shelved 363 times as survival)
avg rating 3.89 — 133,607 ratings — published 2006
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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors (Paperback)
by (shelved 333 times as survival)
avg rating 4.14 — 82,173 ratings — published 1974
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 319 times as survival)
avg rating 4.17 — 119,298 ratings — published 2000
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My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
by (shelved 307 times as survival)
avg rating 4.10 — 85,535 ratings — published 1959
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The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1) The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 480,395 ratings — published 2013
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SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 265 times as survival)
avg rating 4.25 — 5,579 ratings — published 1986
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 264 times as survival)
avg rating 4.07 — 616,829 ratings — published 2014
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 244 times as survival)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,391,474 ratings — published 2011
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Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 234 times as survival)
avg rating 3.68 — 332,208 ratings — published 1719
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Room Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 229 times as survival)
avg rating 4.08 — 836,727 ratings — published 2010
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Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3) Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3)
by (shelved 223 times as survival)
avg rating 4.05 — 35,199 ratings — published 1996
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On the Island (On the Island, #1) On the Island (On the Island, #1)
by (shelved 221 times as survival)
avg rating 4.11 — 87,101 ratings — published 2011
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 219 times as survival)
avg rating 4.17 — 211,712 ratings — published 2023
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Unwind (Unwind, #1) Unwind (Unwind, #1)
by (shelved 218 times as survival)
avg rating 4.17 — 249,813 ratings — published 2007
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The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, #2) The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, #2)
by (shelved 216 times as survival)
avg rating 3.89 — 644,114 ratings — published 2010
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Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
by (shelved 215 times as survival)
avg rating 3.84 — 61,510 ratings — published 1972
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The Great Alone The Great Alone (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 210 times as survival)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,207,132 ratings — published 2018
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Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 208 times as survival)
avg rating 4.15 — 20,905 ratings — published 1986
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 207 times as survival)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,162,122 ratings — published 2021
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Alone Alone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 203 times as survival)
avg rating 4.13 — 21,302 ratings — published 2021
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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival (Paperback)
by (shelved 203 times as survival)
avg rating 4.23 — 64,816 ratings — published 1988
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Ashfall (Ashfall, #1) Ashfall (Ashfall, #1)
by (shelved 195 times as survival)
avg rating 3.99 — 26,655 ratings — published 2011
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The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 194 times as survival)
avg rating 3.92 — 474,199 ratings — published 1903
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The River (Brian's Saga, #2) The River (Brian's Saga, #2)
by (shelved 191 times as survival)
avg rating 3.83 — 32,791 ratings — published 1991
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,368,207 ratings — published 1956
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 188 times as survival)
avg rating 4.02 — 568,516 ratings — published 2006
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Dry Dry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 183 times as survival)
avg rating 4.01 — 55,534 ratings — published 2018
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Be Not Far from Me Be Not Far from Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 181 times as survival)
avg rating 3.80 — 10,865 ratings — published 2020
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as survival)
avg rating 4.37 — 277,854 ratings — published 2011
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Beauty Queens Beauty Queens (Hardcover)
by (shelved 177 times as survival)
avg rating 3.62 — 55,233 ratings — published 2011
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I Am Still Alive I Am Still Alive (ebook)
by (shelved 176 times as survival)
avg rating 3.85 — 12,931 ratings — published 2018
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Gone (Gone, #1) Gone (Gone, #1)
by (shelved 172 times as survival)
avg rating 3.87 — 210,604 ratings — published 2008
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 171 times as survival)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,646,022 ratings — published 2018
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The Raft The Raft (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 17,577 ratings — published 2012
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Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 170 times as survival)
avg rating 4.37 — 26,841 ratings — published 2006
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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 165 times as survival)
avg rating 4.34 — 15,950 ratings — published 2015
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Carl Sagan
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.”
Carl Sagan, The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God

James Baldwin
Somebody," said Jacques, "your father or mine, should have told us that not many people have ever died of love. But multitudes have perished, and are perishing every hour--and in the oddest places!--for the lack of it.”
James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room

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