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 Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest JobsBest Price: $14.39 As an avid fan of the Dealiest Catch, I wholeheartedly enjoyed the book. You get a peek into... |  Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible VoyageBest Price: $4.81 This account of Shackelton's expedition to Antarctic is a read like no other. I could not put... |  Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved ThemBest Price: $11.30 Overall Black Wave is a quick, good read. I love all things ocean and enjoyed reading this book.... |  Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway MountainBest Price: $13.44 This book has touched me. The main character is morally strong, and the result of his strength... |  Boone: A BiographyBest Price: $15.73 An over long development of the life of a very significant figure in American (Kentucky)... |
 Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount EverestBest Price: $13.72 This is an excellent book- very well written and hard to put down. I have read many books on... |  Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and IndonesiaBest Price: $12.39 I wish everyone had the chance to "find" themselves. I was OK with the Italian part,... |  Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.)Best Price: $3.97 I really enjoyed this book, but then I discovered something that brings its credibility into... |  Marco Polo: From Venice to XanaduBest Price: $14.00 The subject matter is interesting, but the narrative and analysis are on the level of a... |  Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch HattonBest Price: $16.66 I really enjoyed reading this book. It was thoroughly researched and beautifully written. It... |
 Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceBest Price: $2.92 I've a feeling we have not heard the last of Aron Ralston, but it won't be long before we do. ... |  A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de VacaBest Price: $14.72 The author does a good job of setting the context for Cabeza de Vaca's adventure. I found the... |  An Island to OneselfBest Price: $19.96 This book is so good that i could not put it down. I I have often daydreamed about living on a... |  Wind, Sand and StarsBest Price: $7.56 Like many of his contemporaries, European aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900 - 1944) was... |  AliveBest Price: $0.63 It's become a bit of trivial fodder: In 1972, a plane carrying a Uraguayan rugby team and their... |
 Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the WestBest Price: $8.68 Once upon a time in the West, a man named William Gilpin was blown westward along with an... |  Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek HomeBest Price: $7.45 An amazing story that I couldn't put down! I was awestruck by the sheer impossibility of anyone... |  Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest ExplorerBest Price: $18.15 Jeal's wonderful biography of Stanley succeeds on many levels, as biography, history,... |  Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and LivingstoneBest Price: $8.99 Ever since I read "The Last Voyage of Columbus," I have been a Martin Dugard fan. In... |  The Man Who Swam the Amazon: 3,274 Miles on the World's Deadliest RiverBest Price: $10.24 I followed Martin's swim via his web site from start to finish. Needless to say I couldn't wait... |
 High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving PlacesBest Price: $2.32 As a young man, David Breashears looked at a photo of Tenzing Norgay standing atop Mount... |  The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them DownBest Price: $6.77 This book was very descriptive and detailed. All the pirates, their crews, and ships were all... |  The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on EverestBest Price: $2.60 Having read Krakauer's book, seen the movie and watched the PBS doc, I read this, purported to... |  Flight of Passage: A True StoryBest Price: $7.49 Interesting and well written story of two kids flying across the country in a Piper Cub. Great... |  Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark (Modern Library Paperbacks)Best Price: $6.49 Remarkable testimony to an exceptional life. Freya Stark was an iconoclast in her time and... |
 Mountain MadnessBest Price: $12.41 Scott Fischer's name as a mountaineer was as well known within the international mountaineering... |  The Travels of Marco PoloBest Price: $7.40 Marco Polo purportedly spent 17 years travelling to the courts of Kublai Khan and, as an... |  Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at SeaBest Price: $4.34 The Georges Bank lies about 120 miles east of Cape Cod. It is no place to be in a small boat;... |  Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton: A BiographyBest Price: $14.72 This is a very large book & not a light read. Sir Francis Burton is one of history's more... |  Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See: My StoryBest Price: $1.99 About eight months ago (from the time of writing this review) my wife lost her eyesight. ... |
 Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the WorldBest Price: $7.74 I only watched one episode of the TV series as it was yet another "adventure TV" with... |  To Reach the Clouds: My High Wire Walk Between the Twin TowersBest Price: $8.98 This book pulled me out of the doldrums. What an appealing person Petit is! Daring, ingenious,... |  The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives.. (Penguin Classics)Best Price: $7.81 Christopher Columbus in his own writings, translated though, what could be more exciting? Well,... |  Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory PetersonBest Price: $15.00 This is an accurate and vital portrait of Roger Tory Peterson. The author brings the visionary... |  Otto Rahn and the Quest for the Grail: The Amazing Life of the Real Indiana JonesBest Price: $12.26 What can i say about Otto Rahn and the Quest for the Grail. This is the True story of the... |
 Captain James CookBest Price: $11.31 I knew a few things about the three voyages of Captain Cook so I decided to read his biography.... |  Last of the Donkey PilgrimsBest Price: $3.12 ...in preparation for my long overdue personal visit to Ireland a number of books including... |  Medicine WomanBest Price: $1.80 The first of Lynn Andrews books that I had ever read. I couldn't put this down, I am now a Lynn... |  Woodswoman: Living Alone in the Adirondack WildernessBest Price: $3.99 This book surprised me with how enjoyable a read it was. I enjoy the outdoors and camp several... |  The Narrative of Cabeza de VacaBest Price: $8.01 You can take it from the head of the cow: America is a lot different than the Europhile... |
 Jim Bridger: Mountain ManBest Price: $5.65 it was a rather hard read and need more details, but a OK read on Jim Bridger. Would like to... |  Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle For Survival at the South PoleBest Price: $2.73 I was prepared to love this, but ended up disliking it for several reasons. Her voice is... |  The Journals of Captain Cook (Penguin Classics)Best Price: $6.43 I wanted to like this book. I really did. When I saw it online, I thought that it looked... |  Osborne Russell's Journal of a Trapper and maps of his travels in the Rocky MountainsBest Price: $3.99 Osborne Russell was never one of the elite of the Mountain Men. He spent most of his time in... |  Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest DisasterBest Price: $17.23 I saw the Frontline documentary "Storm over Everest" by David Brashears which features... |
 A Man's Life: Dispatches from Dangerous PlacesBest Price: $12.87 This is a book any outdoorsman would enjoy. It is full of adventure and outdoor experiences. |  The Beckoning SilenceBest Price: $10.93 I saw the documentary entitled "The Beckoning Silence" on a transatlantic flight and... |  Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone BeforeBest Price: $7.25 While this is one of his earlier books, i just discovered this author and love his interplay of... |  The Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer StormBest Price: $8.16 One of hundreds who gathered at the foot of Everest during the ill-fated climbing season of... |  Grand Obsession: Harvey Butchart and the Exploration of Grand CanyonBest Price: $13.57 Harvey Butchart is held high on a pedestal with the majority of Canyon hikers and deservedly... |
 A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and BuccaneerBest Price: $7.98 Ok, so there is no doubt that this book is a excellent read. It really is like 'The Pirates of... |  Cook : The Extraordinary Voyages of Captain James CookBest Price: $13.98 Fast-moving and fascinating account of Captain Cook's three around-the-world voyages,... |  The Lady and the Panda: The True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic AnimalBest Price: $5.45 I loved this book! Adventure, history, romance, and the story of a woman who was 70 years ahead... |  Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme BirderBest Price: $7.49 Kingbird Highway is a must read for every birder. It is a real adventure story; complete with... |  Dragon Hunter: Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic ExpeditionsBest Price: $2.49 The first book that I ever owned as a child growing up in Mississippi was Roy Chapman Andrews in... |
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