Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of ...
Jon KrakauerWhen Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dang...
From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes a deeply personal memoir full of fascinating adventures as he travels everywhere from the Mayan pyramids to Kilimanjaro.Fueled by a powerful curiosity—and by a...
NPR Sound Treks: Adventures: Breathta...
Jon HamiltonExperience a refreshing adrenaline rush on this NPR guided tour of the ultimate in outdoor fun: Whether whitewater rafting on the Hudson River, mountain climbing in the Himalayas, kayaking in Alaska, airboarding in Oregon's Cascade mo...
Three years after going Around the World in 80 Days, Michael Palin was off again. Traveling from one end of the globe to the other, Palin and his team endured extremes of heat and cold as they crossed seventeen countries on trains, tr...
Pass the Butterworms: Remote Journeys...
Tim CahillIn Pass the Butterworms, Cahill takes us to the steppes of Mongolia, where he spends weeks on horseback alongside the descendants of Genghis Khan and masters the “Mongolian death trot”; to the North Pole, where he goes for...
Polly Evans was a woman with a mission. Before the traditional New Zealand male hung up his sheep shears for good, Polly wanted to see this vanishing species with her own eyes. Venturing into the land of giant kauri trees and smaller ...
What Time Is the Midnight Buffet?: Ta...
ChesterhDespite the careful research done by author Richard T. Holleran and his wife Kris, nothing could have prepared the couple for both the debacles and delights of their first cruise. What Time Is the Midnight Buffet?: Tales from the Crui...
On a Hoof and a Prayer: Exploring Arg...
Polly EvansThe stampeding true story of one woman's journey from timorous equestrian novice to wildly whooping cowgirl'a madcap ride through Argentina that will fascinate horse lovers, travelers, and armchair adventurers alike. As a girl, Pol...
It's Not About the Tapas: A Spanish A...
Polly EvansSingle, stressed, and living amid the hustle and hurry of modern Hong Kong, Polly Evans had a vision: of mountains and orange groves, matadors and promenades'and of a glorious, hassle-free journey across Spain by bicycle. But like any...
Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybu...
Jim MalusaWith plenty of sunscreen and a cold beer swaddled in his sleeping bag, writer and botanist Jim Malusa bicycled alone to the lowest point on each of six continents, a six-year series of "anti-expeditions" to the "anti-su...
The Unconquered: In Search of the Ama...
Scott WallaceThe extraordinary true story of a journey into the deepest recesses of the Amazon to track one of the planet's last uncontacted indigenous tribes. Even today there remain tribes in the far reaches of the Amazon rainforest that have a...