🚲 Bicycle Journey

The open road narrows to two wheels and a heartbeat, as a cycling journey becomes a vehicle for self-discovery, endurance, and unexpected encounters.

Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling

by Ben Irvine • 2012

Einstein stayed balanced on two wheels. The same ride can train your mind to do the same.

3.53

279

🧠 Practical Philosophy 🚲 Cycling Culture 🚶 Movement Meditation

Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling Summary

Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling 89%

Einstein stayed balanced on two wheels. The same ride can train your mind to do the same.

by Ben Irvine 2012

3.53

279 ratings

🧠 Practical Philosophy 🚲 Cycling Culture 🚶 Movement Meditation

Ask a Pro

by Phil Gaimon • 2017

What if you trained like an animal and got paid in free bikes and hotel sandwiches?

4.05

683

🚴 Pro Cycling Life 🎭 Insider Memoirs 🗣️ No-Nonsense Advice

Ask a Pro 89%

What if you trained like an animal and got paid in free bikes and hotel sandwiches?

by Phil Gaimon 2017

4.05

683 ratings

🚴 Pro Cycling Life 🎭 Insider Memoirs 🗣️ No-Nonsense Advice

By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020

by Dean Nicholson • 2020

His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.

4.36

7k+

🚲 Cycle Touring 🐾 Animal Rescue ❤️ Human-Animal Bond

By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020 Summary

By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020 89%

His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.

by Dean Nicholson 2020

4.36

7k+ ratings

🚲 Cycle Touring 🐾 Animal Rescue ❤️ Human-Animal Bond

Catfish and Mandala

by Andrew X. Pham • 1999

After his sister's suicide, a Vietnamese American cycles home to Vietnam, searching for belonging.

3.99

7k+

🧳 Refugee Memoir 🇻🇳 Vietnamese Diaspora 🩹 Generational Trauma

Catfish and Mandala 88%

After his sister's suicide, a Vietnamese American cycles home to Vietnam, searching for belonging.

by Andrew X. Pham 1999

3.99

7k+ ratings

🧳 Refugee Memoir 🇻🇳 Vietnamese Diaspora 🩹 Generational Trauma

Ghost Rider

by Neil Peart • 2002

Two deaths in a year. One motorcycle. 55,000 miles, and grief refused to be left behind.

4.12

7k+

🪦 Grief Memoir 🏍️ Motorcycle Travel 🛣️ Healing Through Motion

Ghost Rider 88%

Two deaths in a year. One motorcycle. 55,000 miles, and grief refused to be left behind.

by Neil Peart 2002

4.12

7k+ ratings

🪦 Grief Memoir 🏍️ Motorcycle Travel 🛣️ Healing Through Motion

Ride Your Way Lean

by Selene Yeager • 2010

A bike-based weight loss plan that works: intervals, fueling, and habits, not just steady miles.

3.82

353

🚴 Cycling Training 🍽️ Sports Nutrition ⏱️ Interval Training

Ride Your Way Lean 88%

A bike-based weight loss plan that works: intervals, fueling, and habits, not just steady miles.

by Selene Yeager 2010

3.82

353 ratings

🚴 Cycling Training 🍽️ Sports Nutrition ⏱️ Interval Training

Chris Hoy

by Chris Hoy • 2009

Olympic gold at 32, years after the graphs said he would peak. The margin was never physical.

4.10

367

🚴 Professional Cycling 🏅 Olympic Sports 🧠 Sports Psychology

Chris Hoy 88%

Olympic gold at 32, years after the graphs said he would peak. The margin was never physical.

by Chris Hoy 2009

4.10

367 ratings

🚴 Professional Cycling 🏅 Olympic Sports 🧠 Sports Psychology

Blind Curves

by Linda Crill • 2013

At 57, widowed and terrified, she learned to ride a motorcycle. Then she rode 2,500 miles.

3.62

149

🏍️ Motorcycle Travel 🎬 Second Acts 🌱 Grief Journeys

Blind Curves 88%

At 57, widowed and terrified, she learned to ride a motorcycle. Then she rode 2,500 miles.

by Linda Crill 2013

3.62

149 ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Travel 🎬 Second Acts 🌱 Grief Journeys

The Flying Scotsman

by Graeme Obree • 2003

A world-record bike from washing machine parts, and a mind determined to destroy its owner.

4.17

677

🚴 Competitive Cycling 🧠 Mental Health In Sport 🎭 Bipolar Disorder

The Flying Scotsman 88%

A world-record bike from washing machine parts, and a mind determined to destroy its owner.

by Graeme Obree 2003

4.17

677 ratings

🚴 Competitive Cycling 🧠 Mental Health In Sport 🎭 Bipolar Disorder

Operation Ironman

by George Mahood • 2015

Spinal surgery to Ironman in 4 months. Couldn't swim, no bike, never run a marathon.

4.52

2k+

🏃 Endurance Sports 🚴 Triathlon Training 😂 Humorous Memoir

Operation Ironman 88%

Spinal surgery to Ironman in 4 months. Couldn't swim, no bike, never run a marathon.

by George Mahood 2015

4.52

2k+ ratings

🏃 Endurance Sports 🚴 Triathlon Training 😂 Humorous Memoir

Trespassing Across America

by Ken Ilgunas • 2016

He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.

3.82

2k+

🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry ✊ Environmental Activism 🚶 Walking Journeys

Trespassing Across America 88%

He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.

by Ken Ilgunas 2016

3.82

2k+ ratings

🛢️ Fossil Fuel Industry ✊ Environmental Activism 🚶 Walking Journeys

Every Second Counts

by Lance Armstrong • 2003

Cancer nearly killed him, then gave him the mindset to win the Tour de France.

3.53

5k+

🚴 Elite Cycling 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧠 Mental Toughness

Every Second Counts 87%

Cancer nearly killed him, then gave him the mindset to win the Tour de France.

by Lance Armstrong 2003

3.53

5k+ ratings

🚴 Elite Cycling 🎗️ Cancer Survival 🧠 Mental Toughness

On the Trail of Genghis Khan

by Tim Cope • 2013

6,000 miles on horseback across the steppe, learning from nomads what maps and roads cannot teach.

4.15

2k+

🏔️ Central Asian Travel 🏕️ Nomadic Cultures 🐴 Horse Travel

On the Trail of Genghis Khan 87%

6,000 miles on horseback across the steppe, learning from nomads what maps and roads cannot teach.

by Tim Cope 2013

4.15

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Central Asian Travel 🏕️ Nomadic Cultures 🐴 Horse Travel

Walking With Plato

by Gary Hayden • 2016

One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.

3.64

320

🥾 Long-Distance Walking 🧭 Philosophical Travel 🇬🇧 British Travelogue

Walking With Plato 87%

One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.

by Gary Hayden 2016

3.64

320 ratings

🥾 Long-Distance Walking 🧭 Philosophical Travel 🇬🇧 British Travelogue

Packing Light

by Allison Vesterfelt • 2013

How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.

3.68

1k+

🙏 Faith Memoir ✈️ Travel Narrative 🕯️ Simplicity

Packing Light 87%

How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.

by Allison Vesterfelt 2013

3.68

1k+ ratings

🙏 Faith Memoir ✈️ Travel Narrative 🕯️ Simplicity

The Sunset Route

by Carrot Quinn • 2021

A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.

4.16

2k+

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles

The Sunset Route 87%

A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.

by Carrot Quinn 2021

4.16

2k+ ratings

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles

Rowing the Atlantic

by Roz Savage • 2009

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

4.02

456

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings

Rowing the Atlantic 87%

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

by Roz Savage 2009

4.02

456 ratings

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings

The Lost Continent

by Bill Bryson • 1989

He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.

3.81

65k+

🚗 American Road Trips 🏘️ Small-Town Life 🇺🇸 American Nostalgia

The Lost Continent 87%

He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.

by Bill Bryson 1989

3.81

65k+ ratings

🚗 American Road Trips 🏘️ Small-Town Life 🇺🇸 American Nostalgia

The Snow Leopard

by Peter Matthiessen • 1978

Grieving widower's Himalayan trek for a snow leopard becomes a Zen pilgrimage when it never appears.

4.06

21k+

🌿 Nature Writing 🏔️ Spiritual Pilgrimage 🧘 Zen Buddhism

The Snow Leopard 87%

Grieving widower's Himalayan trek for a snow leopard becomes a Zen pilgrimage when it never appears.

by Peter Matthiessen 1978

4.06

21k+ ratings

🌿 Nature Writing 🏔️ Spiritual Pilgrimage 🧘 Zen Buddhism

A Walk in the Woods

by Bill Bryson • 1998

A middle-aged writer and his out-of-shape friend set out to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.

4.07

449k+

🥾 Travel Memoir 🍻 Buddy Comedy ⛰️ Appalachian Trail

A Walk in the Woods 87%

A middle-aged writer and his out-of-shape friend set out to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.

by Bill Bryson 1998

4.07

449k+ ratings

🥾 Travel Memoir 🍻 Buddy Comedy ⛰️ Appalachian Trail

You Are an Ironman

by Jacques Steinberg • 2011

Six amateurs. One 140.6-mile race. The finish-line words that make every sacrifice worth it.

3.84

2k+

🏊 Triathlon 🏃 Endurance Sports 👟 Amateur Athletes

You Are an Ironman 87%

Six amateurs. One 140.6-mile race. The finish-line words that make every sacrifice worth it.

by Jacques Steinberg 2011

3.84

2k+ ratings

🏊 Triathlon 🏃 Endurance Sports 👟 Amateur Athletes

Walking to Listen

by Andrew Forsthoefel • 2017

He crossed America on foot carrying a sign that invited conversation. Strangers told him everything.

3.88

3k+

🚶 Cross-Country Walking 📖 Travel Memoir 🇺🇸 American Pilgrimage

Walking to Listen 87%

He crossed America on foot carrying a sign that invited conversation. Strangers told him everything.

by Andrew Forsthoefel 2017

3.88

3k+ ratings

🚶 Cross-Country Walking 📖 Travel Memoir 🇺🇸 American Pilgrimage

Dark Star Safari

by Paul Theroux • 2002

He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.

3.98

16k+

🧳 Overland Journeys 🏛️ African Politics 💰 Foreign Aid Critique

Dark Star Safari 87%

He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.

by Paul Theroux 2002

3.98

16k+ ratings

🧳 Overland Journeys 🏛️ African Politics 💰 Foreign Aid Critique

The Driver

by Alexander Roy • 2007

He built a fake police car to break the 32-hour record his father never finished.

4.08

666

🏎️ Underground Car Culture 🚗 Gonzo Road Trips 👨‍👦 Father-Son Legacy

The Driver 87%

He built a fake police car to break the 32-hour record his father never finished.

by Alexander Roy 2007

4.08

666 ratings

🏎️ Underground Car Culture 🚗 Gonzo Road Trips 👨‍👦 Father-Son Legacy

Travels with Myself and Another

by Martha Gellhorn • 1979

Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.

3.84

2k+

🗺️ Travel Memoir ✍️ Literary Travel 🥾 Unsentimental Travel

Travels with Myself and Another 87%

Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.

by Martha Gellhorn 1979

3.84

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Travel Memoir ✍️ Literary Travel 🥾 Unsentimental Travel

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+

🥾 Thru Hiking 🏔️ Appalachian Trail 👩‍🦳 Women In History

Grandma Gatewood's Walk 87%

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

🥾 Thru Hiking 🏔️ Appalachian Trail 👩‍🦳 Women In History

The Art of Pilgrimage

by Phil Cousineau • 2000

Every trip can be a pilgrimage. The secret is in how you leave, walk, and return.

4.11

1k+

🛐 Sacred Travel 🌌 Spiritual Journeys 🧘 Mindful Travel

The Art of Pilgrimage 87%

Every trip can be a pilgrimage. The secret is in how you leave, walk, and return.

by Phil Cousineau 2000

4.11

1k+ ratings

🛐 Sacred Travel 🌌 Spiritual Journeys 🧘 Mindful Travel

Kingbird Highway

by Kenn Kaufman • 1997

A sixteen-year-old dropout hitchhikes America for a year to chase a birding record.

4.30

3k+

🐦 Birding Memoir 🏆 Competitive Birding 🌱 Coming Of Age

Kingbird Highway 87%

A sixteen-year-old dropout hitchhikes America for a year to chase a birding record.

by Kenn Kaufman 1997

4.30

3k+ ratings

🐦 Birding Memoir 🏆 Competitive Birding 🌱 Coming Of Age

Vagabonding

by Rolf Potts • 2002

Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.

3.95

28k+

🧳 Long-Term Travel 🐢 Slow Travel 📖 Travel Philosophy

Vagabonding 86%

Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.

by Rolf Potts 2002

3.95

28k+ ratings

🧳 Long-Term Travel 🐢 Slow Travel 📖 Travel Philosophy

Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

by Tom Masters • 2000

Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.

3.80

272

🏔️ South Caucasus 🎒 Lonely Planet 🗺️ Offbeat Destinations

Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan Summary

Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan 86%

Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.

by Tom Masters 2000

3.80

272 ratings

🏔️ South Caucasus 🎒 Lonely Planet 🗺️ Offbeat Destinations

Travels with Charley

by John Steinbeck • 1961

At 58, Steinbeck set out with his poodle to find the America his memory had lost.

4.08

110k+

🛣️ American Road Trips 📖 Literary Travelogues 🏔️ Aging And Adventure

Travels with Charley 86%

At 58, Steinbeck set out with his poodle to find the America his memory had lost.

by John Steinbeck 1961

4.08

110k+ ratings

🛣️ American Road Trips 📖 Literary Travelogues 🏔️ Aging And Adventure

The Electric Woman

by Tessa Fontaine • 2018

Eating fire is easier than watching your mother die, so she joined the carnival.

3.90

2k+

🎪 Traveling Carnivals 🧗‍♀️ Women Adventurers 💔 Caregiving Guilt

The Electric Woman 86%

Eating fire is easier than watching your mother die, so she joined the carnival.

by Tessa Fontaine 2018

3.90

2k+ ratings

🎪 Traveling Carnivals 🧗‍♀️ Women Adventurers 💔 Caregiving Guilt

Solo

by Hazel Phillips • 2022

Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.

3.58

198

🥾 Solo Backpacking 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📖 Adventure Memoirs

Solo 86%

Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.

by Hazel Phillips 2022

3.58

198 ratings

🥾 Solo Backpacking 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📖 Adventure Memoirs

American Shaolin

by Matthew Polly • 2007

A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.

4.02

3k+

🥋 Martial Arts Memoirs 🇨🇳 China Travelogues 🌏 Cultural Immersion

American Shaolin 86%

A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.

by Matthew Polly 2007

4.02

3k+ ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Memoirs 🇨🇳 China Travelogues 🌏 Cultural Immersion

The Road Beneath My Feet

by Frank Turner • 2015

Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.

4.21

2k+

🎸 Music Memoir 🚐 Diy Touring 🎤 Touring Life

The Road Beneath My Feet 86%

Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.

by Frank Turner 2015

4.21

2k+ ratings

🎸 Music Memoir 🚐 Diy Touring 🎤 Touring Life

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost

by Rachel Friedman • 2011

A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.

3.80

4k+

🎒 Solo Female Travel 🗺️ Coming Of Age Travel 🏕️ Backpacking Memoirs

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost Summary

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost 86%

A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.

by Rachel Friedman 2011

3.80

4k+ ratings

🎒 Solo Female Travel 🗺️ Coming Of Age Travel 🏕️ Backpacking Memoirs

I Don't Want To Grow Up

by Scott Stillman • 2021

The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.

4.08

2k+

🏗️ Lifestyle Design 🏡 Simple Living 🌟 Childlike Wonder

I Don't Want To Grow Up 86%

The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.

by Scott Stillman 2021

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Lifestyle Design 🏡 Simple Living 🌟 Childlike Wonder

Wild

by Cheryl Strayed • 2012

Grieving and addicted, she stakes her recovery on a solo hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.

4.07

873k+

🥾 Hiking Memoir 🖤 Grief Memoir 👩‍👧 Mother Loss

Wild 86%

Grieving and addicted, she stakes her recovery on a solo hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.

by Cheryl Strayed 2012

4.07

873k+ ratings

🥾 Hiking Memoir 🖤 Grief Memoir 👩‍👧 Mother Loss

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

by Robert M. Pirsig • 1974

A father rides cross-country with his son, haunted by the philosopher he used to be.

3.78

247k+

🏍️ Philosophical Road Trip 👨‍👦 Father And Son Journey 🧠 Unreliable Narrator

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Summary

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 86%

A father rides cross-country with his son, haunted by the philosopher he used to be.

by Robert M. Pirsig 1974

3.78

247k+ ratings

🏍️ Philosophical Road Trip 👨‍👦 Father And Son Journey 🧠 Unreliable Narrator

The Secret Race

by Tyler Hamilton • 2012

EPO, blood bags, and the code of silence: inside the Tour de France's doping underworld.

4.39

19k+

🚴 Professional Cycling 💉 Doping In Sport 🩸 Blood Doping

The Secret Race 86%

EPO, blood bags, and the code of silence: inside the Tour de France's doping underworld.

by Tyler Hamilton 2012

4.39

19k+ ratings

🚴 Professional Cycling 💉 Doping In Sport 🩸 Blood Doping

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys

by Simon Reeve • 2018

Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.

4.34

6k+

🗺️ Travel Memoirs 📰 Travel Journalism ⛰️ Adventure Travel

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys Summary

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys 86%

Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.

by Simon Reeve 2018

4.34

6k+ ratings

🗺️ Travel Memoirs 📰 Travel Journalism ⛰️ Adventure Travel

50/50

by Dean Karnazes • 2008

Fifty marathons, fifty states, fifty days. The miles were not the hardest thing.

3.78

4k+

👟 Ultrarunning 📖 Running Memoirs 🏃 Endurance Sports

50/50 86%

Fifty marathons, fifty states, fifty days. The miles were not the hardest thing.

by Dean Karnazes 2008

3.78

4k+ ratings

👟 Ultrarunning 📖 Running Memoirs 🏃 Endurance Sports

The Nepali Flat

by Gordon Alexander • 2016

Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.

4.17

549

🏔️ Himalayan Trekking 🇳🇵 Nepal Travel ⛺ Everest Base Camp

The Nepali Flat 86%

Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.

by Gordon Alexander 2016

4.17

549 ratings

🏔️ Himalayan Trekking 🇳🇵 Nepal Travel ⛺ Everest Base Camp

The Happiness of Pursuit

by Chris Guillebeau • 2014

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

3.70

7k+

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives

The Happiness of Pursuit 86%

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

by Chris Guillebeau 2014

3.70

7k+ ratings

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives

How to Travel the World on $50 a Day

by Matt Kepnes • 2013

A $50 daily budget, rewards card, hostel kitchen: the math that buys life on the road.

3.79

2k+

💰 Budget Travel 💳 Travel Hacking 🐢 Slow Travel

How to Travel the World on $50 a Day Summary

How to Travel the World on $50 a Day 86%

A $50 daily budget, rewards card, hostel kitchen: the math that buys life on the road.

by Matt Kepnes 2013

3.79

2k+ ratings

💰 Budget Travel 💳 Travel Hacking 🐢 Slow Travel

Flash

by Charles Duchaussois • 1971

A scarred Frenchman rides the hippie trail into opium and addiction's abyss.

4.31

2k+

💉 Drug Memoir 🛤️ Hippie Trail 🌀 Addiction Spiral

Flash 86%

A scarred Frenchman rides the hippie trail into opium and addiction's abyss.

by Charles Duchaussois 1971

4.31

2k+ ratings

💉 Drug Memoir 🛤️ Hippie Trail 🌀 Addiction Spiral

Eat, Pray, Love

by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2006

Italy for pleasure. India for prayer. Bali to see if the two can coexist.

3.65

1.9M+

✈️ Travel Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🎒 Solo Female Travel

Eat, Pray, Love 86%

Italy for pleasure. India for prayer. Bali to see if the two can coexist.

by Elizabeth Gilbert 2006

3.65

1.9M+ ratings

✈️ Travel Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🎒 Solo Female Travel

How to Sail Around the World

by Hal Roth • 2003

Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.

4.06

237

🧭 Bluewater Sailing 🏠 Liveaboard Cruising 🔧 Sailboat Outfitting

How to Sail Around the World 86%

Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.

by Hal Roth 2003

4.06

237 ratings

🧭 Bluewater Sailing 🏠 Liveaboard Cruising 🔧 Sailboat Outfitting

Spirit Run

by Noé Álvarez • 2020

He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.

3.50

5k+

🏃 Running Memoirs 🌿 Indigenous Spirituality 🧳 Immigrant Experience

Spirit Run 86%

He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.

by Noé Álvarez 2020

3.50

5k+ ratings

🏃 Running Memoirs 🌿 Indigenous Spirituality 🧳 Immigrant Experience

Barbarian Days

by William Finnegan • 2015

Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.

4.28

41k+

🌊 Surf Culture 🏄 Surf Travel 📖 Literary Memoir

Barbarian Days 86%

Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.

by William Finnegan 2015

4.28

41k+ ratings

🌊 Surf Culture 🏄 Surf Travel 📖 Literary Memoir

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