The Stranger in the Woods: The Extrao...
Michael FinkelMany people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality—not out of anger at the world, ...
The first woman to cross the Atlantic from west to east accomplishes the Everest of sea journeys.Over the last century only six men had defied the power of nature and successfully rowed across the Atlantic from west to east. Maud Font...
Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount...
Lincoln HallThe amazing story of Australian mountain climber Lincoln Hall's rescue following a night spent near the summit of Mount Everest, where he had been left for dead by the other members of his expedition. Lincoln Hall likes to say that on...
North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Fa...
Captain Sig HansenNOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!In the tradition of Sebastian Junger and Linda Greenlaw comes Captain Sig Hansen's rags-to-riches epic of his immigrant family's struggle against deadly Alaskan seas, freezing shipwrecks, and dangerou...
Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Di...
Jill HeinerthFrom one of the world’s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth’s final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planetMore people have died exploring unde...
Wine to Water: How One Man Saved Hims...
Doc HendleyThe captivating story of an ordinary bartender turned humanitarian who's changing the world through clean water. Doc Hendley never set out to be a hero. A small-town bartender, Doc loved his Harley, music, and booze. Then he learned...
Almost 50 years have passed since the Fall of Saigon and the plight of the thousands of boat people who sought to escape the new communist regime. Many lives were lost in the dangerous exodus, and our memories of the upheaval may have...
Not Afraid of the Fall: A Travel Memo...
Kyle JamesAs seen on the front page of Cosmopolitan.com, Travel + Leisure, POPSUGAR, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, HelloGiggles, Woman's Day, and Country Living. After purchasing one-way flights from New York City to Paris, Kyle...
Believe: One man's epic journey hikin...
Ethan JenkinsWith no experience Ethan Jenkins hiked the Appalachian trail in memory of his Grandmother who died from Alzheimer's disease. As alcoholic struggling with a severe mental disorder, Ethan wanted to end his life. Driven by a dream that w...
The Last Man on the Mountain: The Dea...
Jennifer Jordan"A fascinating tale. . . . Readers who are into high-altitude adventure stories won't be disappointed."—Associated PressIn 1939 the Savage Mountain claimed its first victim. Born into vast wealth yet uneasy with a life of ...
A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10,000 Miles...
Steve KemperA true story that rivals the travels of Burton or Stanley for excitement, and surpasses them in scientific achievements.In 1849 Heinrich Barth joined a small British expedition into unexplored regions of Islamic North and Central Afri...
A Splendid Savage: The Restless Life ...
Steve KemperA life of adventure and military daring on violent frontiers across the American West, Africa, Mexico, and the Klondike.Frederick Russell Burnham's (1861–1947) amazing story resembles a newsreel fused with a Saturday matinee thrille...
Straight on Till Morning: The Life of...
Mary S. LovellThe New York Times bestseller: "Every page is filled with revelations, gossip and fascinating details about Markham."—Diane Ackerman, The New York Times Book Review Born in England and raised in Kenya, Beryl Markham was a...
Mountain Man: John Colter, the Lewis ...
David Weston Marshall“If you seek vicarious adventure, these pages await the armchair explorer.” ―Providence JournalIn 1804, John Colter set out with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the first US expedition to traverse the North American contin...
Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King
Brad MatsenJacques Cousteau opened up the undersea world as no one has done before or since. But not generally know is the fascinating and compelling individual behind the acclaimed television personality.With the cooperation of many of Jacques...
Sea Stories: True Adventures of Great...
Richard MetzThe Triumphs, Struggles, and Secrets of a Captain's LifeRichard Metz was a Great Lakes captain for 20 years. He experienced wild weather, close calls, near misses, and events that can only be described as "unimaginable." He ...
Love on the Run: An Unconditional Rom...
John S. NagyTwo people born on opposite ends of the world are destined to meet in a God forsaken land and change their lives forever. Each came to Kuwait carrying a lifetime of hardships, and both were filled with hopes and dreams.Absconding from...
Colin O'Brady's awe-inspiring memoir spans his triumphant recovery from a tragic accident to his gripping 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica. Prior to December 2018, no individual had ever crossed the landmass of Antarctica alone, w...
My Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir o...
Susanne RheaultAfter stumbling upon a tiny orphanage in rural Tanzania, Susanne Rheault knew her life was about to change.From walking with lions in the bush to dodging bombs in Tanzania's largest city, psychologist Susanne Rheault recounts with can...
The Jawbone of a Carnivore will fill your imagination with tales of adventure, friendship, eccentric people, success and failure, as well as encounters with life and death. While I explore the adventurous life and the pathway to peace...
Giovanni Maria de Agostini, Wonder of...
David G. ThomasThis book is about a remarkable man, Giovanni Maria de Agostini, born in Italy in 1801, who combined two seemingly contradictory aspirations: a fervent desire to devote his whole life to "perfect solitude" and an astonishing...
On a Wednesday morning in May of 2010, 42-year-old Rocco Versaci dipped the rear tire of his bicycle into the Pacific Ocean and began to pedal, alone, across the country. He had what he thought was a simple idea-to sort out the story ...
438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story...
Jonathan Franklin“The best survival book in a decade” (Outside magazine), 438 Days is the true story of the fisherman who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean.On November 17, 2012, a pair ...
Empire: The Life, Legend, And Madness...
Donald L. BarlettHoward Hughes lived one of the greatest, most heroic, misunderstood, mysterious, bizarre, and tragic lives in American history. In this brilliantly documented biography, the mythology that surrounded that life is disentangled from the...
Old Man on a Bicycle: A Ride Across A...
Don PettersonWhen Don Petterson, a former American ambassador, told family and friends he intended to ride a bicycle from New Hampshire to San Francisco, most of them questioned his judgment, if not his sanity. He was in his seventies, hadn't been...
The Champion Buffalo Hunter: The Fron...
Jeanette ProdgersThe Champion Buffalo Hunter is the fascinating memoir of one of the most legendary frontiersmen of the early West, "Yellowstone Vic" Smith. Born Victor Grant Smith in 1850, he lived a colorful life across the American fronti...
The Last Gentleman Adventurer: Coming...
Edward Beauclerk MauriceA fascinating true adventure story chronicles the experiences of Edward Beauclerk Maurice, a young explorer for the Hudson Bay Company who was taught survival techniques, and much more, by the Inuit people. Reader's Guide available. R...
Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious L...
Sara WheelerDenys Finch Hatton was adored by women and idolized by men. A champion of Africa, legendary for his good looks, his charm, and his prowess as a soldier, lover, and hunter, Finch Hatton inspired Karen Blixen to write the unforgettable ...
Rough Magic: Riding the World's Lonel...
"Taking off on a horse into the Mongolian Steppe sounds like the bracing inverse to an overpopulated, busy urban life, but having the skills and grit to pull it off is another thing entirely. . . . Lara Prior-Palmer attempted the...
Memories and Musings of a Post-Postmo...
Jeffrey ArcherHave you ever heard a half-ton bump in the night? seen a lycanthrope scurry across the road in the deep desert or a bioluminescent faerie fly within feet of your face in a rain forest swamp? observed your lover turn her face into the ...