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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 90%
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
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 87%
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
by Ken Ilgunas 2016
3.82
2k+ ratings
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+
The Lost Continent Summary
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
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+
The Road Beneath My Feet Summary
The Road Beneath My Feet 87%
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
The Electric Woman
by Tessa Fontaine • 2018
Eating fire is easier than watching your mother die, so she joined the carnival.
3.90
2k+
The Electric Woman Summary
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
Railroaded
by Richard White • 2011
Corrupt, overbuilt, taxpayer-funded: the transcontinentals failed their way into modern America.
3.63
912
Railroaded Summary
Railroaded 86%
Corrupt, overbuilt, taxpayer-funded: the transcontinentals failed their way into modern America.
by Richard White 2011
3.63
912 ratings
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
The Driver Summary
The Driver 86%
He built a fake police car to break the 32-hour record his father never finished.
by Alexander Roy 2007
4.08
666 ratings
Last Bus to Wisdom
by Ivan Doig • 2015
An orphan and a German drifter ride the Greyhound west into hobo camps and ranch country.
4.08
19k+
Last Bus to Wisdom Summary
Last Bus to Wisdom 86%
An orphan and a German drifter ride the Greyhound west into hobo camps and ranch country.
by Ivan Doig 2015
4.08
19k+ ratings
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+
Travels with Charley Summary
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
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
4.14
2k+
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon 86%
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
by Edward Bunker 1999
4.14
2k+ ratings
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+
Packing Light Summary
Packing Light 86%
How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.
by Allison Vesterfelt 2013
3.68
1k+ ratings
Imagine a City
by Mark Vanhoenacker • 2022
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
3.65
422
Imagine a City Summary
Imagine a City 86%
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
by Mark Vanhoenacker 2022
3.65
422 ratings
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+
Walking to Listen Summary
Walking to Listen 86%
He crossed America on foot carrying a sign that invited conversation. Strangers told him everything.
by Andrew Forsthoefel 2017
3.88
3k+ ratings
Kingbird Highway
by Kenn Kaufman • 1997
A sixteen-year-old dropout hitchhikes America for a year to chase a birding record.
4.30
3k+
Kingbird Highway Summary
Kingbird Highway 86%
A sixteen-year-old dropout hitchhikes America for a year to chase a birding record.
by Kenn Kaufman 1997
4.30
3k+ ratings
Crossing the Wire
by Will Hobbs • 2006
A Mexican farm boy rides freight trains and crosses the desert to save his starving family.
3.83
3k+
Crossing the Wire Summary
Crossing the Wire 86%
A Mexican farm boy rides freight trains and crosses the desert to save his starving family.
by Will Hobbs 2006
3.83
3k+ ratings
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+
Ghost Rider Summary
Ghost Rider 86%
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
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 86%
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
Halt Station India
by Rajendra B. Aklekar • 2014
Bombay's oldest railway still passes through the ruins of the city it replaced.
4.38
120
Halt Station India Summary
Halt Station India 86%
Bombay's oldest railway still passes through the ruins of the city it replaced.
by Rajendra B. Aklekar 2014
4.38
120 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 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
Walden on Wheels
by Ken Ilgunas • 2013
He erased $32,000 in debt by living in a campus van on four dollars a day.
4.01
8k+
Walden on Wheels Summary
Walden on Wheels 86%
He erased $32,000 in debt by living in a campus van on four dollars a day.
by Ken Ilgunas 2013
4.01
8k+ ratings
This Land Is Our Land
by Ken Ilgunas • 2018
America once roamed freely across private land. Europe has the rules that could bring that back.
4.01
330
This Land Is Our Land Summary
This Land Is Our Land 86%
America once roamed freely across private land. Europe has the rules that could bring that back.
by Ken Ilgunas 2018
4.01
330 ratings
The Last American Road Trip
by Sarah Kendzior • 2025
Route 66 promised reinvention. One family drives its ruins to find what's left of America.
3.84
2k+
The Last American Road Trip Summary
The Last American Road Trip 86%
Route 66 promised reinvention. One family drives its ruins to find what's left of America.
by Sarah Kendzior 2025
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Father She Went to Find
by Carter Wilson • 2024
With her father's treasure map, a memory prodigy drives west and stumbles into a cartel massacre.
3.66
2k+
The Father She Went to Find Summary
The Father She Went to Find 86%
With her father's treasure map, a memory prodigy drives west and stumbles into a cartel massacre.
by Carter Wilson 2024
3.66
2k+ ratings
Appetite for America
by Stephen Fried • 2010
A railroad restaurant empire that civilized the West and launched America's first female workforce.
4.21
1k+
Appetite for America Summary
Appetite for America 86%
A railroad restaurant empire that civilized the West and launched America's first female workforce.
by Stephen Fried 2010
4.21
1k+ ratings
Internal Improvement
by John Lauritz Larson • 2001
Public works were meant to knit the early republic together. Private capital drew the map instead.
3.73
33
Internal Improvement Summary
Internal Improvement 86%
Public works were meant to knit the early republic together. Private capital drew the map instead.
by John Lauritz Larson 2001
3.73
33 ratings
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+
Travels with Myself and Another Summary
Travels with Myself and Another 86%
Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.
by Martha Gellhorn 1979
3.84
2k+ ratings
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+
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day Summary
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day 85%
A $50 daily budget, rewards card, hostel kitchen: the math that buys life on the road.
by Matt Kepnes 2013
3.79
2k+ ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 85%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
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+
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 85%
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
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+
Spirit Run Summary
Spirit Run 85%
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
by Noé Álvarez 2020
3.50
5k+ ratings
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
4.18
143
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man 85%
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
4.18
143 ratings
The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin • 1987
The Australian Outback is sung, not surveyed: each verse a landmark, and the song holds the law.
3.96
13k+
The Songlines Summary
The Songlines 85%
The Australian Outback is sung, not surveyed: each verse a landmark, and the song holds the law.
by Bruce Chatwin 1987
3.96
13k+ 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 85%
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
BOOM
by Tony Horwitz • 2014
From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.
3.89
713
BOOM Summary
BOOM 85%
From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.
by Tony Horwitz 2014
3.89
713 ratings
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac • 1957
A writer chases America with a drifter whose wild joy devours everyone close to him.
3.61
452k+
On the Road Summary
On the Road 85%
A writer chases America with a drifter whose wild joy devours everyone close to him.
by Jack Kerouac 1957
3.61
452k+ ratings
Nothing Like It in the World
by Stephen E. Ambrose • 2000
Shopkeepers, swindlers, and immigrant armies: the men who punched a railroad through a continent.
3.99
14k+
Nothing Like It in the World Summary
Nothing Like It in the World 85%
Shopkeepers, swindlers, and immigrant armies: the men who punched a railroad through a continent.
by Stephen E. Ambrose 2000
3.99
14k+ ratings
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
Walking With Plato Summary
Walking With Plato 85%
One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.
by Gary Hayden 2016
3.64
320 ratings
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+
Dark Star Safari Summary
Dark Star Safari 85%
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
by Paul Theroux 2002
3.98
16k+ ratings
Vagabonding
by Rolf Potts • 2002
Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.
3.95
28k+
Vagabonding Summary
Vagabonding 85%
Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.
by Rolf Potts 2002
3.95
28k+ ratings
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+
A Walk in the Woods Summary
A Walk in the Woods 85%
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
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+
American Shaolin Summary
American Shaolin 85%
A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.
by Matthew Polly 2007
4.02
3k+ ratings
Road to Nowhere
by Paris Marx • 2022
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
4.16
643
Road to Nowhere Summary
Road to Nowhere 85%
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
by Paris Marx 2022
4.16
643 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 85%
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
by William Finnegan 2015
4.28
41k+ ratings
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
Blind Curves Summary
Blind Curves 85%
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
The Tycoons
by Charles R. Morris • 2005
Four rival industrialists, four methods, one generation: how America became the world's factory.
3.74
2k+
The Tycoons Summary
The Tycoons 85%
Four rival industrialists, four methods, one generation: how America became the world's factory.
by Charles R. Morris 2005
3.74
2k+ ratings
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
Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling Summary
Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling 85%
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
Spying on the South
by Tony Horwitz • 2019
America's red-blue fault line was forged in the 1850s South. Retracing Olmsted's journey proves it.
4.00
5k+
Spying on the South Summary
Spying on the South 85%
America's red-blue fault line was forged in the 1850s South. Retracing Olmsted's journey proves it.
by Tony Horwitz 2019
4.00
5k+ ratings
Ninety Percent of Everything
by Rose George • 2013
Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.
3.79
4k+
Ninety Percent of Everything Summary
Ninety Percent of Everything 85%
Behind everything you own: an invisible, lawless ocean industry that makes globalization possible.
by Rose George 2013
3.79
4k+ ratings
Bangkok Days
by Lawrence Osborne • 2009
Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.
3.41
1k+
Bangkok Days Summary
Bangkok Days 85%
Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.
by Lawrence Osborne 2009
3.41
1k+ ratings
Cash
by Johnny Cash • 1997
He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.
4.01
26k+
Cash Summary
Cash 85%
He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.
by Johnny Cash 1997
4.01
26k+ ratings
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