Out There: The Wildest Stories from Outside Magazine
By: Outside Magazine
4.18
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Longtime readers have come to understand that Outside’s true gift is in chronicling misadventure. T…
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1. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
By: Joe Simpson
4.23
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvi… read more
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- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- sports
- outdoors
"Life can deal you an amazing hand. Do you play it steady, bluff like crazy or go all in?"-Joe Simpson, Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
2. The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
By: David Epstein
4.20
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
Now a New York Times Bestseller! With a new chapter added to the paperback. In high school, I wonde… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
"The idea that athleticism was suddenly inversely proportional to intellect was never a cause of bigotry, but rather a result of it."-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
"One of the issues with our field is when we've looked at activity, and what controls activity, we've forgotten that we know very clearly there are biological mechanisms that actually influence people…"-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
"If you want to know if your kid is going to be fast, the best genetic test right now is a stopwatch. Take him to the playground and have him face the other kids.' Foster's point is that, despite the …"-David Epstein, The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
3. Himself
By: Jess Kidd
3.92
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Blending strange kindnesses, casual violence and buried secrets: an unforgettable debut from a dark… read more
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"It is the smell of a million mould-blossomed pages, of a thousand decaying bindings, of a universe of dead words."-Jess Kidd, Himself
"It’s the hottest April in living and dead memory. So hot that the crows are flying with their tongues hanging out of their heads."-Jess Kidd, Himself
"She's put him out like a cat a million times, but like a cat he has a habit of slinking back and curling up into the warm corners of her mind."-Jess Kidd, Himself
"And the trees still hold strong. Their canopies drinking every soft grey sky and their roots spreading down deep in the dark, nuzzling clutches of old bones and fingering lost coins. They throw their…"-Jess Kidd, Himself
4. The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
3.94
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From one of Outsidemagazine's "Literary All-Stars" comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boa… read more
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- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- nature
5. 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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- outdoors
- sports
- nonfiction
- adventure
6. A Walk Across America
By: Peter Jenkins
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
Twenty-five years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across America. This is the book… read more
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- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
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- nature
7. Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
By: Anne Lamott
3.59
Format: 370 pages, Paperback
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- humor
- nonfiction
- essays
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. Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks
By: Andrea Lankford
3.92
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The realstories behind the scenery of America's national parks For twelve years, Andrea Lankford li… read more
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10. Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
By: Matthew B. Crawford
4.00
Format: None pages,
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11. Take the Cannoli
By: Sarah Vowell
4.33
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
Take the Cannoliis a moving and wickedly funny collection of personal stories stretching across the… read more
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12. Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
By: Conor Knighton
4.26
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
From the Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, an entertaining chronicle of his year spent… read more
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- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- nature
"Shelton Johnson may just be the best park ranger who ever lived."-Conor Knighton, Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
"...tell me again about how you used to watch movies in a car. It sounded so cool to me. And so, on one of the last nights of that summer, my parents decided to re-create a drive-in movie in our drive…"-Conor Knighton, Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
"In letter after letter, misfortunes great and small are blamed on the wood. "I don't know how much I buy that," Matt [Smith] said.."If you're the kinda person who would take something from a national…"-Conor Knighton, Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
13. Wavewalker: Breaking Free
By: Suzanne Heywood
4.27
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- adventure
"Do you want to hear a secret?' I asked him, leaning closer. 'I don't want to be different — I want to be normal. I don't want to be stuck out at sea away from my friends. I know Mum and Dad would lau…"-Suzanne Heywood, Wavewalker: Breaking Free
14. The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team
By: Kara Goucher
4.45
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this unvarnished and affecting memoir, Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living th… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
15. Psych: The Story of the Human Mind
By: Paul Bloom
4.15
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read A compelling and accessible new perspective on the modern science… read more
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- nonfiction
"If you’re looking for a word to refer to the process of coming to know things through exposure to the right sort of information in the environment, I’d recommend “learning."-Paul Bloom, Psych: The Story of the Human Mind
16. 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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- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- sports
- outdoors
"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
17. 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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- sports
- nonfiction
- nature
- adventure
18. Cold Clay (Shady Hollow, #2)
By: Juneau Black
3.94
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
The second book in the Shady Hollow series, in which some long-buried secrets come to light, throwi… read more
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19. 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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- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- nature
"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
20. Out There: The Wildest Stories from Outside Magazine
By: Outside Magazine
4.18
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Longtime readers have come to understand that Outside’s true gift is in chronicling misadventure. T… read more
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- adventure
- travel
- humor
- sports
- nonfiction
- essays
- journalism
- outdoors
- nature
21. Sidecountry: Tales of Death and Life from the Back Roads of Sports
By: John Branch
3.86
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Breathtaking tales of climbers and hunters, runners and racers, winners and losers by the Pulitzer … read more
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- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- essays
- sports
- outdoors
- nature
