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Touching Spirit Bear
by Ben Mikaelsen • 2001
Banished to an Alaskan island, a teen is mauled by a white bear, sparking inner war.
3.86
37k+
Touching Spirit Bear Summary
Touching Spirit Bear 89%
Banished to an Alaskan island, a teen is mauled by a white bear, sparking inner war.
by Ben Mikaelsen 2001
3.86
37k+ ratings
What the Bears Know
by Steve Searles • 2023
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
4.18
401
What the Bears Know Summary
What the Bears Know 86%
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
by Steve Searles 2023
4.18
401 ratings
Over the Edge
by Greg Child • 2002
Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.
3.78
643
Over the Edge Summary
Over the Edge 86%
Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.
by Greg Child 2002
3.78
643 ratings
One Man's Wilderness
by Sam Keith • 1973
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
4.37
10k+
One Man's Wilderness Summary
One Man's Wilderness 85%
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
by Sam Keith 1973
4.37
10k+ ratings
Near the Bone
by Christina Henry • 2021
An isolated wife endures her husband's cruelty, but something worse is watching from the trees.
3.69
22k+
Near the Bone Summary
Near the Bone 85%
An isolated wife endures her husband's cruelty, but something worse is watching from the trees.
by Christina Henry 2021
3.69
22k+ ratings
This Wretched Valley
by Jenny Kiefer • 2024
A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.
3.25
13k+
This Wretched Valley Summary
This Wretched Valley 85%
A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.
by Jenny Kiefer 2024
3.25
13k+ ratings
Nightwatching
by Tracy Sierra • 2024
During a blizzard, a mother hides her children from an intruder who knows their names.
3.79
48k+
Nightwatching Summary
Nightwatching 85%
During a blizzard, a mother hides her children from an intruder who knows their names.
by Tracy Sierra 2024
3.79
48k+ ratings
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer • 1996
A young man sheds his name and cash, walks into the Alaskan wild, and never returns.
4.02
1.2M+
Into the Wild Summary
Into the Wild 85%
A young man sheds his name and cash, walks into the Alaskan wild, and never returns.
by Jon Krakauer 1996
4.02
1.2M+ ratings
Mawson's Will
by Lennard Bickel • 1977
He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.
4.26
2k+
Mawson's Will Summary
Mawson's Will 85%
He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.
by Lennard Bickel 1977
4.26
2k+ ratings
The River
by Gary Paulsen • 1991
A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.
3.83
33k+
The River Summary
The River 85%
A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.
by Gary Paulsen 1991
3.83
33k+ ratings
The Latte Factor
by David Bach • 2019
He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.
3.83
8k+
The Latte Factor Summary
The Latte Factor 85%
He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.
by David Bach 2019
3.83
8k+ ratings
Mars and Venus Starting Over
by John Gray • 2002
He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.
3.85
968
Mars and Venus Starting Over Summary
Mars and Venus Starting Over 85%
He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.
by John Gray 2002
3.85
968 ratings
Wild Rescues
by Kevin Grange • 2021
Traded LA shootings for bison gorings: a paramedic’s transformation inside Yellowstone and Yosemite.
4.20
3k+
Wild Rescues Summary
Wild Rescues 85%
Traded LA shootings for bison gorings: a paramedic’s transformation inside Yellowstone and Yosemite.
by Kevin Grange 2021
4.20
3k+ ratings
No Service
by Krista Turner Clark • 2026
A couple's backwoods camping trip turns deadly when four strangers invite them to a bonfire.
3.78
1k+
No Service Summary
No Service 85%
A couple's backwoods camping trip turns deadly when four strangers invite them to a bonfire.
by Krista Turner Clark 2026
3.78
1k+ ratings
Silverskin
by Caitee Cooper • 2023
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
4.26
97
Silverskin Summary
Silverskin 85%
A ghostly attack in Alaska tears open a gate, releasing demons that feast on human despair.
by Caitee Cooper 2023
4.26
97 ratings
Run on Red
by Noelle W. Ihli • 2022
At a remote toga party, a freshman accepts a drink and wakes tied in the dark.
3.72
99k+
Run on Red Summary
Run on Red 85%
At a remote toga party, a freshman accepts a drink and wakes tied in the dark.
by Noelle W. Ihli 2022
3.72
99k+ ratings
Congo
by Michael Crichton • 1980
An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.
3.64
180k+
Congo Summary
Congo 84%
An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.
by Michael Crichton 1980
3.64
180k+ ratings
Arctic Homestead
by Norma Cobb • 2000
A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.
4.06
2k+
Arctic Homestead Summary
Arctic Homestead 84%
A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.
by Norma Cobb 2000
4.06
2k+ ratings
Left for Dead
by Beck Weathers • 2000
Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.
3.61
8k+
Left for Dead Summary
Left for Dead 84%
Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.
by Beck Weathers 2000
3.61
8k+ ratings
Sidecountry
by John Branch • 2021
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
3.84
2k+
Sidecountry Summary
Sidecountry 84%
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
by John Branch 2021
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Lost Men
by Kelly Tyler-Lewis • 2006
Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.
4.15
2k+
The Lost Men Summary
The Lost Men 84%
Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.
by Kelly Tyler-Lewis 2006
4.15
2k+ ratings
Give Your Heart to the Hawks
by Win Blevins • 1973
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
3.98
425
Give Your Heart to the Hawks Summary
Give Your Heart to the Hawks 84%
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
by Win Blevins 1973
3.98
425 ratings
Suicide Forest
by Jeremy Bates • 2014
Lost in Japan's suicide forest, a group of friends realizes they're being hunted.
3.68
10k+
Suicide Forest Summary
Suicide Forest 84%
Lost in Japan's suicide forest, a group of friends realizes they're being hunted.
by Jeremy Bates 2014
3.68
10k+ ratings
Man-Eaters of Kumaon
by Jim Corbett • 1944
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
4.31
6k+
Man-Eaters of Kumaon Summary
Man-Eaters of Kumaon 84%
One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.
by Jim Corbett 1944
4.31
6k+ ratings
The Island
by Adrian McKinty • 2022
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
3.76
43k+
The Island Summary
The Island 84%
An accident on a private Australian island traps a family in a brutal clan's grip.
by Adrian McKinty 2022
3.76
43k+ ratings
Gray After Dark
by Noelle W. Ihli • 2024
An Olympic hopeful is abducted from a remote resort by survivalists who keep their captives forever.
4.17
126k+
Gray After Dark Summary
Gray After Dark 84%
An Olympic hopeful is abducted from a remote resort by survivalists who keep their captives forever.
by Noelle W. Ihli 2024
4.17
126k+ ratings
Eden
by Tim Lebbon • 2020
A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.
3.41
2k+
Eden Summary
Eden 84%
A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.
by Tim Lebbon 2020
3.41
2k+ ratings
Bushcraft First Aid
by Dave Canterbury • 2017
When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.
4.32
262
Bushcraft First Aid Summary
Bushcraft First Aid 84%
When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.
by Dave Canterbury 2017
4.32
262 ratings
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen • 1987
After the pilot dies, a 13-year-old crash-lands alone in the Canadian woods with only a hatchet.
3.80
456k+
Hatchet Summary
Hatchet 84%
After the pilot dies, a 13-year-old crash-lands alone in the Canadian woods with only a hatchet.
by Gary Paulsen 1987
3.80
456k+ ratings
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook
by Mykel Hawke • 2011
A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.
4.08
131
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook Summary
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook 84%
A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.
by Mykel Hawke 2011
4.08
131 ratings
The Climb
by Anatoli Boukreev • 1997
A blizzard at 8,000 meters: a guide without oxygen searches for missing clients in the dark.
3.99
19k+
The Climb Summary
The Climb 84%
A blizzard at 8,000 meters: a guide without oxygen searches for missing clients in the dark.
by Anatoli Boukreev 1997
3.99
19k+ ratings
My Side of the Mountain
by Jean Craighead George • 1959
Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.
4.10
86k+
My Side of the Mountain Summary
My Side of the Mountain 84%
Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.
by Jean Craighead George 1959
4.10
86k+ ratings
The Cabin at the End of the World
by Paul Tremblay • 2018
Four strangers trap a family in a remote cabin and demand a sacrifice to prevent the apocalypse.
3.32
95k+
The Cabin at the End of the World Summary
The Cabin at the End of the World 84%
Four strangers trap a family in a remote cabin and demand a sacrifice to prevent the apocalypse.
by Paul Tremblay 2018
3.32
95k+ ratings
Into Thin Air
by Jon Krakauer • 1997
Everest, 1996: a journalist joins a climb, a storm hits, and eight people never come back.
4.26
575k+
Into Thin Air Summary
Into Thin Air 84%
Everest, 1996: a journalist joins a climb, a storm hits, and eight people never come back.
by Jon Krakauer 1997
4.26
575k+ ratings
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu • 2018
The Donner Party cuts through the mountains. By the first snow, something is feeding on them.
3.59
36k+
The Hunger Summary
The Hunger 84%
The Donner Party cuts through the mountains. By the first snow, something is feeding on them.
by Alma Katsu 2018
3.59
36k+ ratings
The Great Zoo of China
by Matthew Reilly • 2014
A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.
3.78
17k+
The Great Zoo of China Summary
The Great Zoo of China 84%
A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.
by Matthew Reilly 2014
3.78
17k+ ratings
No Shortcuts to the Top
by Ed Viesturs • 2006
Eighteen years, fourteen peaks, one rule that kept him alive when faster climbers died.
4.14
12k+
No Shortcuts to the Top Summary
No Shortcuts to the Top 84%
Eighteen years, fourteen peaks, one rule that kept him alive when faster climbers died.
by Ed Viesturs 2006
4.14
12k+ ratings
The River
by Peter Heller • 2019
Canoeing remote Canada, two friends are trapped between a forest fire and a couple's deadly secrets.
3.85
47k+
The River Summary
The River 84%
Canoeing remote Canada, two friends are trapped between a forest fire and a couple's deadly secrets.
by Peter Heller 2019
3.85
47k+ ratings
Hell Is Empty
by Craig Johnson • 2011
A blizzard strands a sheriff on a mountain with escaped killers and a murdered child's bones.
4.29
18k+
Hell Is Empty Summary
Hell Is Empty 84%
A blizzard strands a sheriff on a mountain with escaped killers and a murdered child's bones.
by Craig Johnson 2011
4.29
18k+ ratings
The Slob
by Aron Beauregard • 2019
A pregnant saleswoman enters a farmhouse, where a man forces her to clean his kills.
3.32
13k+
The Slob Summary
The Slob 84%
A pregnant saleswoman enters a farmhouse, where a man forces her to clean his kills.
by Aron Beauregard 2019
3.32
13k+ ratings
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking
by Tom Brown Jr. • 1999
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
4.10
335
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking Summary
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking 84%
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
by Tom Brown Jr. 1999
4.10
335 ratings
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly • 1998
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
4.12
35k+
Ice Station Summary
Ice Station 84%
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
by Matthew Reilly 1998
4.12
35k+ ratings
Last Breath
by Peter Stark • 2001
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
4.01
735
Last Breath Summary
Last Breath 84%
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
by Peter Stark 2001
4.01
735 ratings
The Long Walk
by Slavomir Rawicz • 1956
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
4.24
22k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 84%
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
by Slavomir Rawicz 1956
4.24
22k+ ratings
The Anomaly
by Michael Rutger • 2018
A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.
3.77
13k+
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly 84%
A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.
by Michael Rutger 2018
3.77
13k+ ratings
The Way of the Hermit
by Ken Smith • 2023
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
4.21
3k+
The Way of the Hermit Summary
The Way of the Hermit 84%
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
by Ken Smith 2023
4.21
3k+ ratings
Battle Mountain
by C.J. Box • 2025
A Wyoming game warden hunting for two missing men uncovers a private army planning a massacre.
4.42
23k+
Battle Mountain Summary
Battle Mountain 84%
A Wyoming game warden hunting for two missing men uncovers a private army planning a massacre.
by C.J. Box 2025
4.42
23k+ ratings
Lone Survivor
by Marcus Luttrell • 2006
Three goatherds, four SEALs, one vote. The Taliban attacks, and only one man crawls out.
4.34
102k+
Lone Survivor Summary
Lone Survivor 84%
Three goatherds, four SEALs, one vote. The Taliban attacks, and only one man crawls out.
by Marcus Luttrell 2006
4.34
102k+ ratings
No One Rides For Free
by Judith Sonnet • 2022
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
2.71
16k+
No One Rides For Free Summary
No One Rides For Free 84%
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
by Judith Sonnet 2022
2.71
16k+ ratings
Grandma Gatewood's Walk
by Ben Montgomery • 2014
A denim sack, Keds, a shower curtain: a 67-year-old grandma walked the Appalachian Trail alone.
4.11
32k+
Grandma Gatewood's Walk Summary
Grandma Gatewood's Walk 84%
A denim sack, Keds, a shower curtain: a 67-year-old grandma walked the Appalachian Trail alone.
by Ben Montgomery 2014
4.11
32k+ ratings
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