Code 1244: The 1986 Mount Hood Tragedy
By: Ric Conrad
4.15
Format: 490 pages, Kindle Edition
In May 1986, a private preparatory school's field trip made worldwide headlines. Twenty climbers be…
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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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"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. 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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3. 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
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"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
4. 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness
By: Brian Murphy , None
3.59
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a routine flight t… read more
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5. Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon
By: Michael P. Ghiglieri , Thomas M. Myers
4.16
Format: 354 pages,
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6. Forever on the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters
By: James M. Tabor
3.32
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Ten days passed with no rescue attempt, while more than half an expedition was stranded and dying a… read more
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7. Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak
By: Andy Hall
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Denali's Howlis the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time.… read more
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8. Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop
By: Carol Shaben
4.75
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was s… read more
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9. 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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10. Young Men and Fire
By: Norman Maclean
3.99
Format: None pages, Paperback
On August 5, 1949, a crew of fifteen of the United States Forest Service's elite airborne firefight… read more
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11. Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
By: Peter Zuckerman , Amanda Padoan
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. Indeed, for… read more
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12. Holding Fast: The Untold Story of the Mount Hood Tragedy
By: Karen James
3.50
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
A journey of adventure, tragedy, love, and loss on the summit of Mt. Hood. In December 2006, millio… read more
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13. Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
By: Donnie Eichar
4.19
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriousl… read more
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14. 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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15. Ascent into Hell
By: Fergus White
4.48
Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition
There is but one aim: the summit, the summit of Mount Everest. What starts with a trouble-free tre… read more
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16. Shook: An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everest's Deadliest Day
By: Jennifer Hull
4.01
Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition
Winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award (History/Biography category) Winner of the 2021 Zia… read more
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- mountaineering
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17. Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong
By: Michael Wejchert
3.99
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible res… read more
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18. In Some Lost Place: The first ascent of Nanga Parbats Mazeno Ridge
By: Sandy Allan
4.26
Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition
In the summer of 2012, a team of six climbers set out to attempt the first ascent of one of the gre… read more
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19. A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery
By: Lawrence Ingrassia
4.41
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Weaving his own moving family story with a sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia … read more
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- nonfiction
20. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
By: Ian W. Toll
4.59
Format: 656 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Northern California Book Award for Nonfiction "Both a serious work of history…and a … read more
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21. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
By: Ian W. Toll
4.76
Format: 944 pages, Hardcover
Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacifi… read more
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"TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG FROM CINCPAC ACTION COM THIRD FLEET INFO COMINCH CTF SEVENTY-SEVEN X WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR RR THE WORLD WONDERS"-Ian W. Toll, Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
22. 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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23. Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire
By: Lizzie Johnson
4.34
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The definitive firsthand account of California's Camp Fire--the nation's deadliest wildfire in a ce… read more
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- nonfiction
"Then, on a blustery evening in October 2017, the worst wildfires in modern state history ignited. They ripped across Northern California, pushed by the Diablo Winds. The infernos killed 44 people and…"-Lizzie Johnson, Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire
24. The Girls Are Gone: The True Story of Two Sisters Who Vanished, the Father Who Kept Searching, and the Adults Who Conspired to Keep the Truth Hidden
By: Michael Brodkorb
3.70
Format: 504 pages, Kindle Edition
On the evening of April 19, 2013, Samantha and Gianna Rucki disappeared. Two of five children born … read more
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- nonfiction
25. 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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26. 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
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"Life is short. Live you dreams now!"-Jean Muenchrath, If I Live Until Morning: A True Story of Adventure, Tragedy and Transformation
27. Three Years A Traveler: One woman, One dog, Seven Rvs, and the path less traveled to heal the heart
By: Leslie White
4.31
Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition
Leslie White knew she wanted more out of life- She found it in an unlikely place.Devastated from th… read more
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28. Code 1244: The 1986 Mount Hood Tragedy
By: Ric Conrad
4.15
Format: 490 pages, Kindle Edition
In May 1986, a private preparatory school's field trip made worldwide headlines. Twenty climbers be… read more
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29. Should I Not Return: The most controversial tragedy in the history of North American mountaineering!
By: Jeffrey Babcock
3.55
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
Should I Not Return is the story of a young east coast climber, who joins his brother in Alaska to … read more
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30. Headhunter: 5-73 CAV and Their Fight for Iraq's Diyala River Valley
By: Peter C Svoboda
4.24
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
An Army squadron of paratroopers share the story of their fifteen-month deployment in Iraq in 2006.… read more
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31. Fire on the Mountain: The True Story Of The Sourth Canyon Fire
By: John N. Maclean
4.50
Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition
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