Great Non-Fiction Adventure Books
Embark on thrilling real-life adventures with this selection of great non-fiction books. Explore captivating stories and inspiring journeys. Start reading!
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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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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 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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Adrift
by Steven Callahan
The author recalls his seventy-six day ordeal adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in a five foot inflatable raft, after the sinking of his sailboat, recounting …
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Batavia's Graveyard
by Mike Dash
In 1628 the Dutch East India Company loaded the Batavia, the flagship of its fleet, with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for …
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Ordeal by Hunger
by George R. Stewart
The true story of the hardships encountered by the Donner Party on their 1846 overland trip to California.
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A Furnace Afloat
by Joe Jackson
The story of the American clipper ship Hornet, which went down in flames near the Galapagos Islands while on a journey from New York to …
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Skeletons on the Zahara
by Dean King
Chronicles the hardships encountered by twelve American sailors who, in 1815, were shipwrecked on the coast of North Africa, captured, sold into slavery, and sent …
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We Die Alone. [Illustr.]- New York: Macmillan 1955. X, 231 S. 8°
by David Armine Howarth
Adventures of Jan Baalsrud, a member of the Norwegian resistance during the World War.
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Isaac's Storm
by Erik Larson
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history—from the acclaimed …
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Killing Pablo
by Mark Bowden
Traces the rise of Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar and his ultimate defeat--death in 1993, after a sixteen-month manhunt, at the hands of a Columbian …
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The Long Walk
by Slavomir Rawicz
Cavalry officer Slavomir Rawicz was captured by the Red Army in 1939 during the German-Soviet partition of Poland and was sent to the Siberian Gulag. …
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The Gladiator
by Alan Baker
Describes the history of Roman gladiator games, exploring the sport's political and social role, the life and training of a gladiator, and the games.
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Over the Edge of the World
by Laurence Bergreen
Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over …
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Undaunted Courage
by Stephen E. Ambrose
From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, …
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Close to Shore
by Michael Capuzzo
Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked …