The Greater Fool: Brad Gobright and the Blinding Shine of Originality
By: Lucas Roman
3.78
Format: None pages, None
For as long as stories have been told, we’ve had a peculiar fascination with the wayward among us, …
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1. Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World
By: Lynn Hill , Greg Child
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The legendary rock climber who redefined the boundaries of her sport tells her story. From the age … read more
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2. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
By: William Finnegan
4.27
Format: 447 pages, Hardcover
A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer Barbaria… read more
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"Writing felt like it justified, barely, my existence -- this extremity of obscurity I had chosen."-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
"I did not consider, even passingly, that I had a choice when it came to surfing. My enchantment would take me where it would."-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
"Still, I wondered what Sam, mental illness and all, might have to tell us about adulthood. Why, for example, did it seem to be always receding as a concept, even as we got older?"-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
"But surfing always had this horizon, this fear line, that made it different from other things, certainly from other sports I knew. You could do it with friends, but when the waves got big, or you got…"-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
3. Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
By: Mark Twight
4.19
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
2001 Banff Mountain Literature Award Winner They call him Dr. Doom. Raving and kicking against med… read more
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"Crested Butte is for spectators; Chamonix is for participants."-Mark Twight, Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
"The simple fact is this: when you goto Alaska, you get your ass kicked."-Mark Twight, Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
"If you can not grasp the consciousness-altering experience that real mastery of these disciplines proposes, of what value is your participation?"-Mark Twight, Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
"Ultimately, I wanted to own a big truck, exercise my second Amendment rights, listen to hardcore music, and let my congressman know how poorly he represents me. None of this could occur in France."-Mark Twight, Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
4. Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)
By: Josiah Bancroft
4.11
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel in the world. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower ho… read more
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"Never let a rigid itinerary discourage you from an unexpected adventure."-Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)
"Each spring, the schoolhouse was painted white as a bride, and every year the oceanic elements slowly undressed it."-Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)
"The handkerchief is the universal utensil of the seasoned traveler. It can be a sanitizing device, a seat cover, a dust mask, a garrote, a bandage, a gag, or a white flag. One may feel well-prepared …"-Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)
"I’m glad your self-righteousness has given you some exercise, but you forget: we are not such a tidy, reasonable, and humane race. Our thoughts don’t stand in grammatical rows, our hearts don’t draw …"-Josiah Bancroft, Senlin Ascends (The Books of Babel, #1)
5. Sixty Meters to Anywhere
By: Brendan Leonard
4.23
Format: None pages,
Sixty Meters to Anywhere Trailer - Live from Brendan Leonard on Vimeo. **CLICK HERE to sign up and … read more
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6. The Rock Warrior's Way: Mental Training for Climbers
By: Arno Ilgner , Jeff Achey
3.97
Format: None pages,
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7. The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits
By: Tommy Caldwell
3.54
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, … read more
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8. Desert Solitaire
By: Edward Abbey
4.00
Format: None pages,
When Desert Solitairewas first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude an… read more
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9. Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
By: Shaun Whiteside , Norman Ohler
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this highly original book, a bestseller in Germany, Norman Ohler investigates the murky, chaotic… read more
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10. Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
By: Jon Krakauer
4.38
Format: 234 pages,
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11. Annapurna
By: Maurice Herzog , Janet Adam Smith , Eric Shipton , None
3.67
Format: 272 pages,
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12. The Dharma Bums
By: Jack Kerouac
4.71
Format: None pages,
Two ebullient young men search for Truth the Zen way: from marathon wine-drinking bouts, poetry jam… read more
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13. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
4.04
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer as been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of sci… read more
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14. The Princess Bride
By: William Goldman
3.48
Format: 208 pages,
What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time an… read more
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15. The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains
By: Barry Blanchard
5.00
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
With heart-pounding descriptions of avalanches and treacherous ascents, Barry Blanchard chronicles … read more
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16. Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
By: Merlin Sheldrake
4.35
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
There is a lifeform so strange and wondrous that it forces us to rethink how life works…Neither pla… read more
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"I have tried to find ways to enjoy the ambiguities that fungi present, but it's not always easy to be comfortable in the space created by open questions. Agoraphobia can set in. It's tempting to hide…"-Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
"Anthropomorphism is usually thought of as an illusion that arises like a blister in soft human minds: untrained, undisciplined, unhardened. There are good reasons for this: when we humanise the world…"-Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
"Fungi make worlds. They also unmake them. There are lots of ways to catch them in the act. When you cook mushroom soup, or just eat it. When you go out gathering mushrooms, or buy them. When you ferm…"-Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
17. The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
By: Florence Williams
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
An intrepid investigation into nature’s restorative benefits by a prize-winning author. For cent… read more
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18. There There
By: Tommy Orange
3.98
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780525520375. Tommy Orange's wondrous and shattering novel foll… read more
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"Everything is new and doomed."-Tommy Orange, There There
"Being Indian has never been about returning to the land. The land is everywhere or nowhere."-Tommy Orange, There There
"...nothing is original, everything comes from something that came before, which was once nothing. Everything is new and doomed."-Tommy Orange, There There
"We've all been through a lot we don't understand in a world made to either break us or make us so hard we can't break even when it's what we need most to do."-Tommy Orange, There There
19. The Overstory
By: Richard Powers
4.12
Format: 502 pages, Paperback
The Overstory is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning ev… read more
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"Human history was the story of increasingly disoriented hunger."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"The confirmation of others: a sickness the entire race will die of."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"Civilized yards are all alike. Every wild yard is wild in its own way."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
"Trees fall with spectacular crashes. Planting is silent and growth invisible."-Richard Powers, The Overstory
20. The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
By: Mark Synnott
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
***NPR Books We Love selection*** “If you’re only going to read one Everest book this decade, make… read more
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21. The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands
By: Jon Billman
3.69
Format: 349 pages, Hardcover
The critically acclaimed author and journalist Jon Billman's fascinating, in-depth look at people w… read more
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22. Alone on the Wall
By: Alex Honnold
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Including two new chapters on Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of the iconic 3,000-foot El Capitan i… read more
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"Doubt is the biggest danger in soloing. As soon as you hesitate, you’re screwed."-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
"I think it’s important that you do your own research, take personal responsibility for your decisions, experiment, and find what works best for you."-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
"The climbing and travel in this book wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my entire extended family. I’m grateful that everyone has always encouraged my adventures and not questioned my…"-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
"From my adventures in the subculture of addiction recovery, I’d learned that the trajectory of one’s life often boils down to a few identifiable moments—decisions that change everything. I knew all t…"-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall
23. A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story
By: Beth Rodden
4.05
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
Renowned rock climber Beth Rodden’s inspiring memoir about overcoming devastating trauma, refusing … read more
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24. Quietly Hostile: Essays
By: Samantha Irby
3.70
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind… read more
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"[...] and my face is sore from smiling so hard in an effort to appear friendly and nonthreatening."-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays
"I'm so embarrassed by everything all the time, humiliated even by the need to breathe air where other people can see me"-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays
"I want to push back against this idea that it's not real love if you're not passionately chattering at each other all the time, that it's just as valid (and romantic!) to know instinctively when to s…"-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays
"I lived in blissful solitude for a long time...and you learn a lot about yourself and what you require for life when it's just you that you have to think about...You can buy frozen fish sticks and ea…"-Samantha Irby, Quietly Hostile: Essays
25. 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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26. The Greater Fool: Brad Gobright and the Blinding Shine of Originality
By: Lucas Roman
3.78
Format: None pages, None
For as long as stories have been told, we’ve had a peculiar fascination with the wayward among us, … read more
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27. Hangdog Days: Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14
By: Jeff Smoot
4.30
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Hangdog Days vividly chronicles the era when rock climbing exploded in popularity, attracting a new… read more
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28. It's On Me: Accept Hard Truths, Discover Your Self, and Change Your Life
By: Sara Kuburic
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From an existential psychotherapist, USA Today columnist, and Instagram's popular "Millennial Thera… read more
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29. 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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30. Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber
By: Steve Roper
4.17
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
* Includes stories of such greats as Royal Robbins, Yvon Chouinard, Allen Steck, and Warren Harding… read more
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31. Unraveled: A Climber’s Journey Through Darkness and Back
By: Katie Brown
4.14
Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition
As a teenager in the 1990s, Katie Brown was one of climbing’s first "comp kids"--a young natural wh… read more
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