10 Top biography books like Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean by Brett Archibald

Cover of Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean by Brett Archibald

Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

By: Brett Archibald

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

"Solitude is terrifying and awe-inspiring in Alone." ―The Wall Street Journal In April 2013, fif…

If you liked the biography plot in Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean by Brett Archibald , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World

By: Joan Druett

4.05

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

 Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island … read more

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  • survival
  • biography
  • adventure
  • travel
  • nonfiction
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2. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

By: Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyo… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Franklin's 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea book and Brett Archibald's Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

  • survival
  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"How many of us appreciate the joys of a simple tortilla?"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"Everything will work out... don't give up hope, remain calm."

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"[...] what else motivated him to spend hour after hour with me, telling all the details of his story? I quote at length his answer. "I suffered so much and for so long. Maybe if people read this they…"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"There's a lot of talk these days about a thing called resilience. That's the in term at the moment," says Dr. John Leach, a survival psychologist. "You've got built-in resilience, so you can bounce b…"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

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3. As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labour Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom

By: None

3.66

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1955, As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me has seen international success ever s… read more

Similar categories in None's As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labour Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom book and Brett Archibald's Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

  • survival
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • adventure
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4. Last Man Off: A True Story of Disaster and Survival on the Antarctic Seas

By: None

4.67

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

"A sinister version of The Perfect Storm . . . Thrilling." --Sunday Times (UK) For readers of The … read more

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  • survival
  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • nonfiction

5. Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival

By: Yossi Ghinsberg

3.79

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

What begins as a dream adventure for four amicable, if hastily met, mochileros (backpackers) quickl… read more

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6. When I Fell from the Sky: The True Story of One Woman's Miraculous Survival

By: Juliane Koepcke

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

The author was 17 years old when she survived an airplane explosion. Her survival is unexplainable … read more

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7. Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea

By: Steven Callahan

3.12

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan's dramatic tale of surviv… read more

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8. Call of the Wild

By: Guy Grieve

3.48

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Guy Grieve's life was going nowhere - trapped in a job he hated, commuting 2,000 miles a month and … read more

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9. End to End: John O'Groats, Broken Spokes and a Dog called Gretna

By: Alistair McGuinness

3.97

Format: None pages,

In 1996, Alistair McGuinness borrowed his brother's bike to join two friends in their attempt to cy… read more

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10. Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea

By: Michael J. Tougias

4.49

Format: 563 pages,

A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea, "Fatal Forecast" is a spellbinding moment-by-momen… read more

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11. Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon

By: Paul Rosolie

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist… read more

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12. Cabin Fever: The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship at the Dawn of a Pandemic

By: Michael Smith

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The true story of the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam, which set sail with a deadly and little-… read more

Similar categories in Michael Smith's Cabin Fever: The Harrowing Journey of a Cruise Ship at the Dawn of a Pandemic book and Brett Archibald's Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

  • travel
  • nonfiction
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13. Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World

By: Andrea Pitzer

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Long before Bering or Amundsen, long before Franklin or Shackleton, there was William Barents, in m… read more

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  • survival
  • biography
  • adventure
  • travel
  • nonfiction
Cover of Holiday SOS: The life-saving adventures of a travelling doctor by Ben MacFarlane

14. Holiday SOS: The life-saving adventures of a travelling doctor

By: Ben MacFarlane

4.48

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

Who are you going to call if it all goes wrong on holiday?Meet Doctor Ben MacFarlane. His job is to… read more

Similar categories in Ben MacFarlane's Holiday SOS: The life-saving adventures of a travelling doctor book and Brett Archibald's Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
"Laughter isn't the best medicine. Feeling that you're in safe hands is."

-Ben MacFarlane, Holiday SOS: The life-saving adventures of a travelling doctor

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15. Cruise Ship SOS: The Life-Saving Adventures of a Doctor at Sea

By: Ben MacFarlane

4.42

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens to patients when it all goes wrong at sea? Say hello to Dr Ben MacFarlane. After spen… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean by Brett Archibald

16. Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

By: Brett Archibald

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

"Solitude is terrifying and awe-inspiring in Alone." ―The Wall Street Journal In April 2013, fif… read more

Similar categories in Brett Archibald's Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean book and Brett Archibald's Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

  • survival
  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • true story
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • thriller
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17. The Twenty-Ninth Day

By: Alex Messenger

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure,… read more

Similar categories in Alex Messenger's The Twenty-Ninth Day book and Brett Archibald's Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

  • survival
  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of If I Live Until Morning: A True Story of Adventure, Tragedy and Transformation by Jean Muenchrath

18. If I Live Until Morning: A True Story of Adventure, Tragedy and Transformation

By: Jean Muenchrath

3.94

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

Her grand adventure turned into a nightmare. After skiing 200 miles along California's John Muir Tr… read more

Similar categories in Jean Muenchrath's If I Live Until Morning: A True Story of Adventure, Tragedy and Transformation book and Brett Archibald's Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

  • survival
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"Life is short. Live you dreams now!"

-Jean Muenchrath, If I Live Until Morning: A True Story of Adventure, Tragedy and Transformation

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19. The Heathrow Doctor: The Highs And Lows Of Life As An Airport Doctor

By: Stephanie Green

3.95

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

For over a decade, Stephanie Green was a doctor on-call for one of the world's busiest airports, co… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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20. Kidnapped

By: Colin Freeman

3.79

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

After his bodyguards double-cross him, journalist Colin Freeman finds himself captured by Somali pi… read more

Similar categories in Colin Freeman's Kidnapped book and Brett Archibald's Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean

  • nonfiction
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21. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: The mission to rescue the hostages the world forgot

By: Colin Freeman

4.30

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of a retired British army officer's private Somali-hostage rescue mission During … read more

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  • nonfiction

8 must-read adventure books like Alone: Lost Overboard in the Indian Ocean by Brett Archibald

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Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World

Joan Druett

4.05

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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin

4.33

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As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Escape from a Siberian Labour Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom

None

3.66

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Last Man Off: A True Story of Disaster and Survival on the Antarctic Seas

None

4.67

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Philip Allen Green

4.33

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Marty Ohlhaut

4.41

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J. Thomas Grant

4.54

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