15 best-selling memoir books like 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail by Ben Crawford

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2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail

By: Ben Crawford

4.20

Format: 468 pages, Paperback

As his six children slept on the dirty floor of a women’s restroom while a blizzard howled outside,…

"Hike your own hike."

-Ben Crawford, 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail

"Hike your own hike."

-Ben Crawford, 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail

"Hike your own hike."

-Ben Crawford, 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail

"Never quit on a bad day."

-Ben Crawford, 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail

If you liked the memoir plot in 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail by Ben Crawford , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. 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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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure

2. A Child's Garden of Verses

By: Robert Louis Stevenson , Tasha Tudor

4.00

Format: 139 pages, Hardcover

All the joys and sorrows, fears and fantasies of an imaginative solitary child are brought together… read more

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3. Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

By: Ben Montgomery

4.42

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Awards for History/Biography Emma Gatewood told her family… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • adventure

4. Walking with Spring

By: Earl V. Shaffer

3.65

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

In April 1948, the 11-year-old Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia was pretty much a wreck: Vol… 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. Why I Wake Early

By: Mary Oliver

3.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

The forty-seven new works in this volume include poems on crickets, toads, trout lilies, black snak… read more

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7. Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul

By: Christopher Vaughan , None

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Read Stuart Brown's posts on the Penguin Blog. From a leading expert, a groundbreaking book on the … read more

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8. AWOL on the Appalachian Trail

By: David Miller

4.53

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A 41-year-old engineer quits his job to hike the Appalachian Trail. This is a true account of his h… read more

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9. A Walk in the Woods

By: Bill Bryson

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Subtitle: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail stretches from Geor… read more

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10. 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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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
"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

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11. Vanishing Edge (National Parks Mystery, #1)

By: Claire Kells

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Christine Carbo and Scott Graham, an ex-FBI agent is on a desperate hunt for a party of… read more

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  • adventure
Cover of Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life without Adding Them to Your Personality by Emily Morrow

12. Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life without Adding Them to Your Personality

By: Emily Morrow

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Find your Inner Crunchy without becoming that person with this helpful guide from social media star… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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13. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

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Cover of Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail by Heather Anish Anderson

14. Mud, Rocks, Blazes: Letting Go on the Appalachian Trail

By: Heather Anish Anderson

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Despite her success setting a self-supported Fastest Known Time record on the Pacific Crest Trail i… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
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15. Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years

By: Ellen Vaughn

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous pe… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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16. Becoming Elisabeth Elliot

By: Ellen Vaughn

4.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a violent Amazonian tribe savage… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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17. The Adventurer's Son

By: Roman Dial

3.93

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

"I’m planning on doing 4 days in the jungle. . . . It should be difficult to get lost forever": The… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
"During that golden age, we shared music and books, swapped interests and insights. And as he grew to know more than I did in economics, genetics, and politics, he shared his knowledge enriching my li…"

-Roman Dial, The Adventurer's Son

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18. Southernmost

By: Silas House

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning novel about judgment, courage, heartbreak, and change, author Silas House wrestles… read more

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"Some nights he thinks they are just a dream God is having"

-Silas House, Southernmost

"Surely there is a light in that boy that will never go out, no matter what he has to face along the way. That's all a father can hope for his child, that a little fire will burn in them to keep them …"

-Silas House, Southernmost

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19. Lost on Purpose: Adventures of a 21st Century Mountain Man (Real-Life Adventures of the Texas Yeti Book 1)

By: Patrick Taylor

4.08

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

“Lost on Purpose” is the non-fiction adventure narrative of a former technology executive who took … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
Cover of Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton by Kevin Grange

20. 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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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
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21. 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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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
"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

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22. Forgotten Trail (National Parks Mystery, #3)

By: Claire Kells

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

In this third installment of Claire Kells’s thrilling National Park mystery series, Investigative S… read more

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Cover of Adventuring Together: How to Create Connections and Make Lasting Memories with Your Kids by Greta Eskridge

23. Adventuring Together: How to Create Connections and Make Lasting Memories with Your Kids

By: Greta Eskridge

4.09

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

A modern, practical, and inspiring guide to creating deep heart connections with kids by regularly … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • adventure
"When we embark on a hard adventure with our kids, we must make sure our kids know we believe in them. This not only helps them to believe in their own ability to conquer the challenge but also knits …"

-Greta Eskridge, Adventuring Together: How to Create Connections and Make Lasting Memories with Your Kids

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24. 150 Days: The true story of how I lost 88 pound and became a mountain goat on the Pacific Crest Trail

By: Lise Kristine Viken

4.08

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

The Pacific Crest Trail will change your life... Lise Kristine Viken was an overweight nicotine sl… read more

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25. The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey

By: Derick Lugo

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He didn't even know if he liked being outside all that much. He … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
Cover of Journeys North: The Pacific Crest Trail by Barney Scout Mann

26. 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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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
Cover of Just Add Water: My Swimming Life by Katie Ledecky

27. Just Add Water: My Swimming Life

By: Katie Ledecky

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and one of the best swim… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work by Akilah S. Richards

28. Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work

By: Akilah S. Richards

4.48

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

No one is immune to the byproducts of compulsory schooling and standardized testing. And while refo… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Divided: A Walk on the Continental Divide Trail by Brian Cornell

29. Divided: A Walk on the Continental Divide Trail

By: Brian Cornell

4.01

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

Once a person hikes a long trail, they catch the bug, but does it get any easier the second time ar… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
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30. 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail

By: Ben Crawford

4.20

Format: 468 pages, Paperback

As his six children slept on the dirty floor of a women’s restroom while a blizzard howled outside,… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • adventure
"Hike your own hike."

-Ben Crawford, 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail

"Never quit on a bad day."

-Ben Crawford, 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail

"when someone doesn’t feel valued or heard, their desire to participate in a job or relationship disappears."

-Ben Crawford, 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail

"you don’t need to be rich to care for people. You only need to be creative and willing to meet them where they’re at."

-Ben Crawford, 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail

Cover of The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning by Leslie M. Martino

31. The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

By: Leslie M. Martino

4.52

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A parent’s guide to cultivating an unhurried lifestyle and education that help their children thriv… read more

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  • nonfiction

14 Top adventure books like 2,000 Miles Together: The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail by Ben Crawford

Transform Your Habits

The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

Tommy Caldwell

3.54

Transform Your Habits

Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

Ben Montgomery

4.42

Transform Your Habits

North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

Scott Jurek

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Vanishing Edge (National Parks Mystery, #1)

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3.98

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Lisa Yee

3.82

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Dan Gemeinhart

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