non-fiction adventure and survival books

Discover the best non-fiction adventure and survival books! Explore gripping true stories of endurance, exploration, and survival against all odds in our curated list.

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Into Thin Air

by Jon Krakauer

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—in …
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In the Heart of the Sea

by Nathaniel Philbrick

From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick. …
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The Endurance

 

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In Harm's Way

by Doug Stanton

Chronicles the worst disaster in U.S. naval history, describing heroism in the face of persistant shark attacks and hypothermia after the sinking of the U.S.S. …
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Under the Banner of Heaven

by Jon Krakauer

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated …