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1	Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia more books like this by Elizabeth Gilbert A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life. see all copies from £3.82! new only from £6.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage more books like this by Alfred Lansing 'A thrilling reading experience! One of the greatest adventure stories of our times.' New York Times Book Review In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for the South Atlantic on board a ship called the Endurance. The object of the expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland. In October 1915, still half a continent away ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.38! \| first editions
3	The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey more books like this by Candice Millard In a powerful new narrative history, former "National Geographic" writer and editor Millard traces the bold 1914 expedition to chart the Amazon's treacherous River of Doubt, and casts new light on the expedition's extraordinary leader, Theodore Roosevelt. High school & older. see all copies from £3.15! new only from £3.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe more books like this by Laurence Bergreen (Read by) A voyage into history, a tour of the world emerging from the Middle Ages, a chronicle of a desperate grab for commercial and political power, and more, this captivating tale rivals the most exciting thriller fiction. see all copies from £3.13! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
5	Boone: A Biography more books like this by Robert Morgan, Col. Bestselling author Morgan reveals the complex character of Daniel Boone--a frontiersman whose heroic life was far stranger and more fascinating then the myths that surround him. Extensive endnotes, cultural and historical background material, and maps add to this authoritative work. see all copies from £9.29! new only from £11.45! \| first editions
6	Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu more books like this by Laurence Bergreen In this authoritative biography of one of the most fascinating figures in world history, Marco Polos incredible odyssey--along the Silk Road and through all the fantastic circumstances of his life--is chronicled in sumptuous and illuminating detail. Illustrated. see all copies from £8.46! new only from £10.39! \| first editions
7	Long Way Round more books like this by Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman It started as a daydream. Poring over a map of the world at home one quiet Saturday afternoon, Ewan McGregor - actor and self-confessed bike nut - noticed that it was possible to ride all the way round the world, with just one short hop across the Bering Strait from Russia to Alaska. So he picked up the phone and called Charley Boorman, his best ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.33! \| first editions
8	Between a Rock and a Hard Place more books like this by Aron Ralston One of the most extraordinary survival stories ever told -- Aron Ralston's searing account of his six days trapped in one of the most remote spots in America, and how one inspired act of bravery brought him home. It started out as a simple hike in the Utah canyonlands on a warm Saturday afternoon. For Aron Ralston, a twenty-seven-year-old ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Dove more books like this by Robin L Graham In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham began a solo around-the-world voyage from San Pedro, California, in his 24-foot sloop, Dove. Five years and 33,000 miles later, he had accomplished what few would dare attempt, returning to port with a wife and daughter and enough extraordinary experiences to fill this bestselling book. Originally published in ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	To Reach the Clouds: My High Wire Walk Between the Twin Towers more books like this by Philippe Petit An artist of the air re-creates his six-year plot to pull off an act of incomparable beauty and imagination One late-summer day, a feat of unimaginable audacity was perpetrated on the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The year was 1974. A hundred thousand people gathered on the ground to watch in awe as twenty-four-year-old high wire artist ... see all copies from £2.26! new only from £2.26! \| first editions
11 view cover	Wind, Sand & Stars more books like this by Antoine De Saint-Exupery In 1926, de Saint-Exupery began flying for the pioneering airline Latecoere - later known as Aeropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. "Wind, Sand and Stars" is drawn from this experience. Interweaving encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures into a richly textured autobiographical narrative which ... see all copies from £1.69! new only from £6.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors more books like this by Piers Paul Read In October 1972 an aircraft carrying a party of Uruguayan rugby players and their friends took off from Argentina to fly over the Andes to Chile. It crashed in the mountains in dense cloud, and some of the 45 passengers were killed. The survivors soon realized, by listening to their transistor radio, that the search party had been called off ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest more books like this by Lincoln Hall Australian mountain climber Hall chronicles the amazing story of his rescue following a night spent near the summit of Mount Everest, where he had been left for dead by the other members of his expedition. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs more books like this by Johnathan Hillstrand, Andy Hillstrand, Malcolm MacPherson "Time Bandit" recounts the thrilling and amazing adventures of the Hillstrand brothers, maverick fishermen on the Bering Sea an stars of the Discovery Channel's top-rated series, "Deadliest Catch." 8-page color photo insert. see all copies from £11.96! new only from £14.40! \| first editions
15 view cover	Sailing Alone Around the World more books like this by Joshua Slocum, Captain This is the most detailed and celebrated autobiographical account of a solo circumnavigation of the globe in the age of sail. Slocum, a naturalized American, designed, built, provisioned, and skippered his small sloop, the Spray, around the world in 1895-1898. The book chronicles every facet of the voyage from technical specifics of the ship and ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £6.32! \| first editions
16 view cover	High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places more books like this by David Breashears For generations of resolute adventurers, from George Mallory to Sir Edmund Hillary to Jon Krakauer, Mount Everest and the world's other greatest peaks have provided the ultimate testing ground. But the question remains: Why climb? In "High Exposure," elite mountaineer and acclaimed "Everest" filmmaker David Breashears answers with an intimate and ... see all copies from £2.15! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Flight of Passage more books like this by Rinker Buck (Read by) In 1966 Kern and Rinker Buck, aged 17 and 15, bought a delapidated piper cub plane for $300, restored it over the winter in their barn and then spent the summer flying across America. They were the youngest aviators on record ever to fly an aeroplane coast to coast. In part, this is the compelling story of that flight, with writing about ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.56! \| first editions
18 view cover	Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest more books like this by Anatoli Boukreev, G Weston Dewalt In May 1996, two commercial expedition groups attempted to ascend Mount Everest. Each group contained world class climbers and relative novices, some of whom had paid tens of thousands of pounds for the climb. But as the climbers neared the summit, they were overtaken by intense snow and wind, and found their crucial oxygen supplies depleted. Five ... see all copies from £2.07! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Black Wave: A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them more books like this by John Silverwood, Jean Silverwood To escape the humdrum of life in Southern California, a man, his wife, and four young children decide to set sail across the high seas and embark on the adventure of a lifetime--one that will change them forever. 16-page photo insert. see all copies from £7.54! new only from £9.88! \| first editions
20 view cover	Medicine Woman more books like this by Lynn V. Andrews A fascinating Castaneda-like spiritual journey into the wilderness of Manitoba, where Lynn Andrews meets Agnes Whistling Elk, the Native American "heyoehkah," or shaman, who will change her life. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer more books like this by Diana Preston, Michael Preston The authors reveal the life of William Dampier, explorer, naturalist, and pirate-genius who inspired Darwin, Defoe, and Cook. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.54! \| first editions
22 view cover	High Calling: The Courageous Life and Faith of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband more books like this by Evelyn Husband This biography of the commander of the "Columbia"--tragically killed in February 2003 on the ill-fated shuttle mission--is lovingly presented by his wife. His story is not only inspirational but also exhilarating and invigorating, as readers witness the life of a man who pursued his dreams while serving a faithful God. see all copies from £2.19! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark more books like this by Jane Fletcher Geniesse In telling the dramatic story of the long life of explorer, Arabist, and writer Freya Stark, this biography seeks to expose the insecurity and self-contempt that lay behind Stark's passions for achievement and adventure. A New York Times Notable Book in 1999. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £10.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Admiral of the ocean sea; a life of Christopher Columbus more books like this by Samuel Eliot Morison The naval historian Eliot Morison sailed on Columbus' route to the New World before beginning to write about his life. The result of this expedition is this biography of Christopher Columbus. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £18.33! \| first editions
25 view cover	Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft more books like this by Thor Heyerdahl "Kon-Tiki" is the record of an astonishing adventure - a journey 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by the mythical hero Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £13.07! \| signed copies \| first editions

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