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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 89%
A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.
by Gary Paulsen 1991
3.83
33k+ ratings
Castaway
by Lucy Irvine • 1983
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
3.76
871
Castaway Summary
Castaway 88%
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
by Lucy Irvine 1983
3.76
871 ratings
A Walk in the Park
by Kevin Fedarko • 2024
A writer and a photographer attempt a rim-to-rim hike. The Grand Canyon has other ideas.
4.23
19k+
A Walk in the Park Summary
A Walk in the Park 88%
A writer and a photographer attempt a rim-to-rim hike. The Grand Canyon has other ideas.
by Kevin Fedarko 2024
4.23
19k+ ratings
Endurance
by Alfred Lansing • 1959
Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.
4.46
169k+
Endurance Summary
Endurance 87%
Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.
by Alfred Lansing 1959
4.46
169k+ ratings
A Marriage at Sea
by Sophie Elmhirst • 2024
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
3.81
62k+
A Marriage at Sea Summary
A Marriage at Sea 87%
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
by Sophie Elmhirst 2024
3.81
62k+ ratings
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
How to Sail Around the World Summary
How to Sail Around the World 87%
Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.
by Hal Roth 2003
4.06
237 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 87%
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
La Belle Sauvage
by Philip Pullman • 2017
An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.
4.15
114k+
La Belle Sauvage Summary
La Belle Sauvage 86%
An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.
by Philip Pullman 2017
4.15
114k+ ratings
Moby-Duck
by Donovan Hohn • 2011
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
3.31
3k+
Moby-Duck Summary
Moby-Duck 86%
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
by Donovan Hohn 2011
3.31
3k+ ratings
The Cay
by Theodore Taylor • 1969
Shipwrecked and blinded, a prejudiced boy must trust an old West Indian sailor to survive.
3.80
39k+
The Cay Summary
The Cay 86%
Shipwrecked and blinded, a prejudiced boy must trust an old West Indian sailor to survive.
by Theodore Taylor 1969
3.80
39k+ ratings
Over the Edge of the World
by Laurence Bergreen • 2003
Three of five ships mutinied. His response made men fear him more than the sea.
4.19
19k+
Over the Edge of the World Summary
Over the Edge of the World 86%
Three of five ships mutinied. His response made men fear him more than the sea.
by Laurence Bergreen 2003
4.19
19k+ 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 86%
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
The River of Doubt
by Candice Millard • 2005
An unmapped Amazon tributary, a former president, and the expedition that nearly killed him.
4.21
79k+
The River of Doubt Summary
The River of Doubt 86%
An unmapped Amazon tributary, a former president, and the expedition that nearly killed him.
by Candice Millard 2005
4.21
79k+ ratings
Wavewalker
by Suzanne Heywood • 2023
A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.
4.23
9k+
Wavewalker Summary
Wavewalker 86%
A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.
by Suzanne Heywood 2023
4.23
9k+ ratings
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+
The Sunset Route Summary
The Sunset Route 86%
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
Tupaia
by Joan Druett • 2010
The navigator who made Cook's Pacific voyage possible spent two centuries erased from the story.
4.25
201
Tupaia Summary
Tupaia 86%
The navigator who made Cook's Pacific voyage possible spent two centuries erased from the story.
by Joan Druett 2010
4.25
201 ratings
Journey to the River Sea
by Eva Ibbotson • 2001
An orphan arrives in the Amazon to cold guardians and a jungle boy fleeing his past.
4.19
18k+
Journey to the River Sea Summary
Journey to the River Sea 86%
An orphan arrives in the Amazon to cold guardians and a jungle boy fleeing his past.
by Eva Ibbotson 2001
4.19
18k+ ratings
Barbarian Days
by William Finnegan • 2015
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
4.28
41k+
Barbarian Days Summary
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
The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne • 2004
Five Civil War castaways crash on an island where something unseen keeps them alive.
4.14
60k+
The Mysterious Island Summary
The Mysterious Island 86%
Five Civil War castaways crash on an island where something unseen keeps them alive.
by Jules Verne 2004
4.14
60k+ ratings
The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène du Bois • 1947
A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.
3.95
26k+
The Twenty-One Balloons Summary
The Twenty-One Balloons 86%
A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.
by William Pène du Bois 1947
3.95
26k+ ratings
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
by Meriwether Lewis • 2005
Starvation, rapids, and tribal diplomacy: the raw journal that built an American myth.
3.93
381
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Summary
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 86%
Starvation, rapids, and tribal diplomacy: the raw journal that built an American myth.
by Meriwether Lewis 2005
3.93
381 ratings
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
by Farley Mowat • 1984
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
4.11
2k+
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float Summary
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float 85%
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
by Farley Mowat 1984
4.11
2k+ 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 85%
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
by Slavomir Rawicz 1956
4.24
22k+ ratings
Sea of Glory
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2001
The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.
4.04
7k+
Sea of Glory Summary
Sea of Glory 85%
The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2001
4.04
7k+ 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
Sahara
by Clive Cussler • 1992
Stranded in the Sahara, Dirk Pitt unearths a toxic nightmare beside a lost Confederate ironclad.
3.99
61k+
Sahara Summary
Sahara 85%
Stranded in the Sahara, Dirk Pitt unearths a toxic nightmare beside a lost Confederate ironclad.
by Clive Cussler 1992
3.99
61k+ ratings
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel • 2001
A shipwreck leaves a boy adrift on the Pacific, sharing a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.
3.94
1.8M+
Life of Pi Summary
Life of Pi 85%
A shipwreck leaves a boy adrift on the Pacific, sharing a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.
by Yann Martel 2001
3.94
1.8M+ 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
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
Life Lessons From the Amazon
by Pip Stewart • 2021
Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.
4.08
194
Life Lessons From the Amazon Summary
Life Lessons From the Amazon 85%
Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.
by Pip Stewart 2021
4.08
194 ratings
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
Rowing the Atlantic Summary
Rowing the Atlantic 85%
How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.
by Roz Savage 2009
4.02
456 ratings
A Land So Strange
by Andrés Reséndez • 2007
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
4.11
4k+
A Land So Strange Summary
A Land So Strange 85%
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
by Andrés Reséndez 2007
4.11
4k+ ratings
The Lost City of Z
by David Grann • 2009
An explorer vanished in 1925 hunting a lost Amazon city. Modern science has found his civilization.
3.90
112k+
The Lost City of Z Summary
The Lost City of Z 85%
An explorer vanished in 1925 hunting a lost Amazon city. Modern science has found his civilization.
by David Grann 2009
3.90
112k+ ratings
Papillon
by Henri Charrière • 1969
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
4.23
76k+
Papillon Summary
Papillon 85%
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
by Henri Charrière 1969
4.23
76k+ ratings
Shipwreck Island
by Struan Murray • 2021
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
4.38
567
Shipwreck Island Summary
Shipwreck Island 85%
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
by Struan Murray 2021
4.38
567 ratings
Minecraft
by Max Brooks • 2017
A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.
4.17
8k+
Minecraft Summary
Minecraft 85%
A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.
by Max Brooks 2017
4.17
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 85%
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
by John Branch 2021
3.84
2k+ ratings
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger • 2019
Four children flee an Indian boarding school, canoe the river, chasing a place to call home.
4.39
224k+
This Tender Land Summary
This Tender Land 85%
Four children flee an Indian boarding school, canoe the river, chasing a place to call home.
by William Kent Krueger 2019
4.39
224k+ ratings
In the Heart of the Sea
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2000
A whale sank the Essex. Twenty men, three boats. Half the survivors ate their shipmates.
4.17
120k+
In the Heart of the Sea Summary
In the Heart of the Sea 85%
A whale sank the Essex. Twenty men, three boats. Half the survivors ate their shipmates.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2000
4.17
120k+ 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
Trespassing Across America
by Ken Ilgunas • 2016
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
3.82
2k+
Trespassing Across America Summary
Trespassing Across America 85%
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
by Ken Ilgunas 2016
3.82
2k+ ratings
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+
On the Trail of Genghis Khan Summary
On the Trail of Genghis Khan 85%
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
Alabama Moon
by Watt Key • 2004
His father dead, a boy raised in the Alabama wild must outrun the law to survive.
4.06
5k+
Alabama Moon Summary
Alabama Moon 85%
His father dead, a boy raised in the Alabama wild must outrun the law to survive.
by Watt Key 2004
4.06
5k+ ratings
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson • 1882
A treasure map sends an innkeeper's son to sea with a crew plotting mutiny.
3.85
545k+
Treasure Island Summary
Treasure Island 85%
A treasure map sends an innkeeper's son to sea with a crew plotting mutiny.
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1882
3.85
545k+ ratings
Dark Life
by Kat Falls • 2010
A subsea boy's strange gift collides with a surface girl's hunt for her missing brother.
3.90
15k+
Dark Life Summary
Dark Life 85%
A subsea boy's strange gift collides with a surface girl's hunt for her missing brother.
by Kat Falls 2010
3.90
15k+ ratings
The Wager
by David Grann • 2023
A warship wrecks. Two survivor stories collide. The empire buries the truth to protect its myth.
4.17
219k+
The Wager Summary
The Wager 85%
A warship wrecks. Two survivor stories collide. The empire buries the truth to protect its myth.
by David Grann 2023
4.17
219k+ ratings
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+
I Don't Want To Grow Up Summary
I Don't Want To Grow Up 85%
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
The Plains of Passage
by Jean M. Auel • 1990
An Ice Age healer treks west with her lover, braving glaciers and hostile clans, seeking home.
3.86
63k+
The Plains of Passage Summary
The Plains of Passage 85%
An Ice Age healer treks west with her lover, braving glaciers and hostile clans, seeking home.
by Jean M. Auel 1990
3.86
63k+ ratings
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
by Geronimo Stilton • 2004
A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.
4.09
16k+
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye 85%
A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.
by Geronimo Stilton 2004
4.09
16k+ ratings
Fool's Gold
by P.J. Skinner • 2019
A shady jungle job pulls a female geologist onto a dangerous trail to lost Inca gold.
3.82
2k+
Fool's Gold Summary
Fool's Gold 85%
A shady jungle job pulls a female geologist onto a dangerous trail to lost Inca gold.
by P.J. Skinner 2019
3.82
2k+ ratings
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