The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
By: Caroline Van Hemert
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Paci…
Want to Read $ 11.99"In life, we're always closer to the edge than we like to admit, never guaranteed our next breath, never sure of what will follow this moment. We're human. We're vulnerable. With love comes the risk of loss. There are a million accidents waiting to happen, future illnesses too terrible to imagine, the potential for the ordinary to turn tragic. This is true in cities and towns as much as it is in the wilderness. But out here we face these facts more clearly, aware of the divide between today and tomorrow. And for this reason, every day counts."-Caroline Van Hemert, The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
"In life, we're always closer to the edge than we like to admit, never guaranteed our next breath, never sure of what will follow this moment. We're human. We're vulnerable. With love comes the risk of loss. There are a million accidents waiting to happen, future illnesses too terrible to imagine, the potential for the ordinary to turn tragic. This is true in cities and towns as much as it is in the wilderness. But out here we face these facts more clearly, aware of the divide between today and tomorrow. And for this reason, every day counts."-Caroline Van Hemert, The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
"In life, we're always closer to the edge than we like to admit, never guaranteed our next breath, never sure of what will follow this moment. We're human. We're vulnerable. With love comes the risk of loss. There are a million accidents waiting to happen, future illnesses too terrible to imagine, the potential for the ordinary to turn tragic. This is true in cities and towns as much as it is in the wilderness. But out here we face these facts more clearly, aware of the divide between today and tomorrow. And for this reason, every day counts."-Caroline Van Hemert, The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
"About Northern Wheatears: ...birds from Alaska flew nine thousand miles to Kenya; those from Canada crossed the Atlantic to spend the winter in Mauritania. For young birds, just a few weeks old, this departure also signals the ultimate coming of age passage. Not only must they soar on brand new wings; they somehow must find their own way. Adults typically depart before the fledgings, leaving them to navigate alone across oceans and continents. If the birds I see make it, they'll leave the company of caribou and musk oxen to sit on the backs of elephants and zebras."-Caroline Van Hemert, The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
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1. Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier
By: Tom Kizzia
3.66
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
Into the Wildmeets Helter Skelterin this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in… read more
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2. The Secret Knowledge of Water
By: Craig Childs
4.25
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
Features: Specifications: Pages: 304 ISBN-13: Publisher: Back Bay Books Cover: Paperback read more
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3. Unbound: A Story of Snow and Self-Discovery
By: Steph Jagger
2.75
Format: None pages, ebook
A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests … read more
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4. The Last Season
By: Eric Blehm
3.14
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
To pick up The Last Seasonis to lose oneself in a mesmerizing story about a place few could survive… read more
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5. Braving it: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild
By: James Campbell
0.00
Format: 126 pages,
The powerful and affirming story of a father's journey with his teenage daughter to the far reaches… read more
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6. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Andrea Lankford
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more
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- memoir
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"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
7. North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
By: Scott Jurek
4.22
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run , a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating… read more
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"It was just numbers. I knew I could outrun numbers."-Scott Jurek, North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
"AT legend has it that Pennsylvania hiking clubs and trail crews are proud of their state's nickname of Rocksylvania and don't remove rocks from the trail. In fact, some people claim they actually dum…"-Scott Jurek, North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
8. Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map
By: Rick Ridgeway
4.53
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A life worth living is lived at the edges where it is wild At the beginning of his memoir Life Liv… read more
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9. To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
By: Jedidiah Jenkins
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycle… read more
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"When the honeymoon phase is over, what's left is the continuous choosing of the other person."-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
"The life before had happened to me as childhood happens to everyone. The mark of adulthood is when we happen to life."-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
"I have learned this for certain: if discontent is your disease, travel is medicine. It resensitizes. It opens you up to see outside the patterns you follow. Because new places require new learning. I…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
"I was in the zone, each day biking farther than the last, and becoming ever more accustomed to my solitude. An entire day passed without me speaking to a single human. I did speak though, just to the…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
10. Nowhere for Very Long
By: Brianna Madia
4.11
Format: 304 pages, ebook
In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chronicles her adventures in an… read more
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"Many times I wanted to delete the app entirely, but it felt like people had bought shares in our lives. These people saved my dog's life. I felt I owed them my own in some ways."-Brianna Madia, Nowhere for Very Long
11. Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs
By: Sasha DiGiulian
4.04
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
World champion climber Sasha DiGiulian tells her story—from coming of age under the scrutiny of soc… read more
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12. The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
By: Caroline Van Hemert
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Paci… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- outdoors
- nature
- science
"In life, we're always closer to the edge than we like to admit, never guaranteed our next breath, never sure of what will follow this moment. We're human. We're vulnerable. With love comes the risk o…"-Caroline Van Hemert, The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
"About Northern Wheatears: ...birds from Alaska flew nine thousand miles to Kenya; those from Canada crossed the Atlantic to spend the winter in Mauritania. For young birds, just a few weeks old, this…"-Caroline Van Hemert, The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
13. Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration
By: Sara Dykman
3.85
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award Sara Dykman made history when she became the first … read more
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"If all of us committed to one footprint of land...the world would be a better place."-Sara Dykman, Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration
"We call government support to farmers "subsidies." Support for poor people is instead referred to as "welfare."-Sara Dykman, Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration
"Monarch Watch estimates that each day, 6,000 acres of Monarch breeding habitat in the United States are converted to something else."-Sara Dykman, Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration
"When I was young, I would ride my bike until I was lost...the realization that I could get where I was going on my own, under my own power, unclocked a bigger world for me."-Sara Dykman, Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration
14. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
15. Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton
By: Kevin Grange
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Wild Rescues is a fast-paced, firsthand glimpse into the exciting lives of paramedics who work with… read more
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16. Never Leave the Dogs Behind: A Memoir
By: Brianna Madia
4.22
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In this stunning and triumphant memoir, the author of the New York Times bestseller Nowhere for Ver… read more
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17. Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
By: Heather Anish Anderson
4.05
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
By age 25, Heather Anderson had hiked what is known as the "Triple Crown" of backpacking: the Appal… read more
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"At least now I knew that my heart was wedded to the mountains--to the wild places. It was there, and there alone, that I was whole, contented, and blissful. No relationship, career, or wealth could e…"-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
"I refuse to let this suffering be for nothing. In fact, I refuse to suffer." I whispered to myself as I pushed each tent stake into the ground. "I can adapt. I am adapting." Another long day was done…"-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
"I want to set a record. Not just any record, but an athletic record. One that everyone will know me for. One that my dad will be proud of. I don't know what it will be, but I will do it. I have a lot…"-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
"I'd failed to live up to the expectations of my parents. I had not utilized my education in any real way and I'd given up on my marriage. For the first time, I accepted that I could not meet the expe…"-Heather Anish Anderson, Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
18. Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road
By: Kate Harris
3.88
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
"Every day on a bike trip is like the one before--but it is also completely different, or perhaps y… read more
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"I’m not sure where I go when I spin wheels for hours on end like that, except into the rapture of doing nothing deeply—although ‘nothing,’ in this case, involves a tantrum of pedal strokes on a burde…"-Kate Harris, Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road
19. Journeys North: The Pacific Crest Trail
By: Barney Scout Mann
4.38
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Adventure Travel In Journeys North , legendary tr… read more
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20. This Much Country
By: Kristin Knight Pace
4.31
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A memoir of heartbreak, thousand-mile races, the endless Alaskan wilderness and many, many dogs fro… read more
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"Later in life I would realize that all of the most badass things I had ever done required an early start, no decipherable sleep, and the jolt of adrenaline that came with knowing I was about to do so…"-Kristin Knight Pace, This Much Country
21. Edge of the Map: The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff
By: Johanna Garton
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
**WATCH OFFICIAL BOOK TRAILER** A dramatic and inspiring adventure story based on the lives of t… read more
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