16 Best memoir books like Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman by Gavin Thurston

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Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

By: Gavin Thurston

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From Gavin Thurston, the award-winning Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II cameraman, comes extraord…

If you liked the memoir plot in Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman by Gavin Thurston , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. 20 de ani in Siberia

By: Anița Nandriș-Cudla

4.53

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

...20 de ani in Siberia - o asez printre cele mai fantastice carti care s-au scris in tara noastra.… read more

Similar categories in Anița Nandriș-Cudla's 20 de ani in Siberia book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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2. Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy #1)

By: Jason Matthews

3.81

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

In today's Russia, dominated by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, state intelligence officer Dominika … read more

Similar categories in Jason Matthews's Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy #1) book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • audiobook
Cover of Birds, Beasts and Relatives (Corfu Trilogy #2) by Gerald Durrell

3. Birds, Beasts and Relatives (Corfu Trilogy #2)

By: Gerald Durrell

3.98

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

Part coming-of-age autobiography and part nature guide, Gerald Durrell's dazzling sequel to My Fami… read more

Similar categories in Gerald Durrell's Birds, Beasts and Relatives (Corfu Trilogy #2) book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • nature
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4. Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions

By: David Attenborough

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In 1954, a young television presenter was offered the opportunity of a lifetime - to travel the wor… read more

Similar categories in David Attenborough's Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • nature

5. Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales Of A Botswana Safari Guide

By: Peter Allison

3.66

Format: 336 pages,

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Similar categories in Peter Allison's Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales Of A Botswana Safari Guide book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • nature
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6. The Elephant Whisperer

By: None , Graham Spence , Lawrence Anthony

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants… read more

Similar categories in None's The Elephant Whisperer book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • audiobook

7. Walking the Nile

By: Levison Wood

3.87

Format: 144 pages, ebook

A major Channel 4 series and a Sunday Times bestseller His journey is 4,250 miles long. He is walki… read more

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8. Don't Look Behind You! A Safari Guide's Encounters with Ravenous Lions, Stampeding Elephants, and Lovesick Rhinos

By: Peter Allison

3.99

Format: None pages,

Join Peter Allison for a riveting, rollicking, behind-the-scenes dose of everyone's dream experienc… read more

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9. In the Shadow of Man

By: Jane Goodall , Hugo van Lawick , None

4.36

Format: 297 pages, Paperback

This best-selling classic tells the story of one of world's greatest scientific adventuresses. Jane… read more

Similar categories in Jane Goodall's In the Shadow of Man book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nature
"At that moment there was no need of any scientific knowledge to understand his communication of reassurance. The soft pressure of his fingers spoke to me not through my intellect but through a more p…"

-Jane Goodall, In the Shadow of Man

10. My Life with the Chimpanzees

By: Jane Goodall

3.00

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally sh… read more

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11. 27 de pași

By: None

4.26

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Lumea ma stie drept alergator de anduranta. Ce nu stie, insa, e povestea vietilor mele paralele. Am… read more

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12. The Living Planet

By: David Attenborough

3.81

Format: 75 pages, Hardcover

(Also has Collins ISBN - 0002191393) Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants, animals and m… read more

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13. Who Will Cry When You Die? Life Lessons from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

By: Robin S. Sharma

4.24

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

"When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you… read more

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14. The Trials of Life: A Natural History of Animal Behavior

By: David Attenborough

4.45

Format: 864 pages,

"Watching and filming animals world-wide has occupied most of my working life. By the end of the 19… read more

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15. Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

By: Thomas Halliday

4.13

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microb… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Halliday's Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • nature
  • nonfiction
  • natural history
  • audiobook
"In their own sweepstake fashion, hippopotamuses will reach Malta, Sicily and Crete over the water, and become dwarfed to tiny forms. In many islands, dwarf elephants will roam. With a single, large n…"

-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

"To talk of the first humans is to hammer a signpost into an ancient river saying 'no humans beyond this point', no matter the ever flowing stream around it's base. There is nothing essential to human…"

-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

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16. Simon

By: Narine Abgaryan

4.50

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

Un secol de istorie armeană, văzut prin prisma femeilor dintr-un orășel de munte, se desfășoară în … read more

Similar categories in Narine Abgaryan's Simon book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

"Širdis gyva tol, kol nepraanda gebėjimo verkti."

-Narine Abgaryan, Simon

"Sėkmei reikia tik dviejų dalykų: atkaklumo ir meilės darbui, kurį dirbi."

-Narine Abgaryan, Simon

"Եվ մի տեսակ շատ ինքնահավան է, ասես ջրափոսի միջի բենզինի հետք լինի՝ գեղեցիկ և անիմաստ։"

-Narine Abgaryan, Simon

"{...} tuturor, absolut tuturor ne e dat să plătim un preț pe măsura faptelor noastre."

-Narine Abgaryan, Simon

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17. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

By: Emma Carey

4.38

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

From a terrible accident that left her paraplegic, Emma Carey has become an inspiration for hundred… read more

Similar categories in Emma Carey's The Girl Who Fell From the Sky book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television

By: Louis Theroux

3.86

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In 1994 fledgling journalist Louis Theroux was given a one-off gig on Michael Moore's TV Nation, pr… read more

Similar categories in Louis Theroux's Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. Pretending

By: Holly Bourne

3.86

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

WHY BE YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BE PERFECT? 'Perceptive. Hilarious. Reassuring. Brilliant.' Laura Jan… read more

Similar categories in Holly Bourne's Pretending book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • audiobook
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20. The Wild Silence

By: Raynor Winn

3.98

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After … read more

Similar categories in Raynor Winn's The Wild Silence book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • memoir
  • travel
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • audiobook
"At what point in our lives does cynicism take over from instinct? When we stop feeling the softness of rain on our face and start worrying about being wet?…When do we make that switch from being part…"

-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence

"Wat is toch dat moment in ons leven dat cynisme de overhand krijgt over intuïtie? Wanneer maakt het voelen van de zachtheid van regendruppels in ons gezicht plaats voor de bezorgdheid dat we nat word…"

-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence

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21. 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

Similar categories in Alex Honnold's Alone on the Wall book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"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

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22. Journeys to Impossible Places

By: Simon Reeve

4.37

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Simon Reeve reveals more of his journeys, tales and lessons for life. In Journeys to Impossible Pl… read more

Similar categories in Simon Reeve's Journeys to Impossible Places book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • audiobook
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23. Did I Ever Tell You This?

By: Sam Neill

4.06

Format: 398 pages, Hardcover

In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tell… read more

Similar categories in Sam Neill's Did I Ever Tell You This? book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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24. The Stranding

By: Kate Sawyer

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ruth lives in the heart of the city. Working, drinking, falling in love: the rhythm of her vivid an… read more

Similar categories in Kate Sawyer's The Stranding book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • audiobook
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25. Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story

By: Daphne Sheldrick

4.19

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ev… read more

Similar categories in Daphne Sheldrick's Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • nature
Cover of Step by Step: The Life In My Journeys by Simon Reeve

26. Step by Step: The Life In My Journeys

By: Simon Reeve

4.35

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

TV documentary maker Simon Reeve has dodged bullets on frontlines, hunted with the Bushmen of the K… read more

Similar categories in Simon Reeve's Step by Step: The Life In My Journeys book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • travelogue
  • audiobook
Cover of Rooted: Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution by Sarah Langford

27. Rooted: Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution

By: Sarah Langford

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When Sarah Langford left her city life behind she found herself unexpectedly back in the world of f… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Langford's Rooted: Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • nature
Cover of No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History by Dane Huckelbridge

28. No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History

By: Dane Huckelbridge

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The deadliest animal of all time meets the world's most legendary hunter in a classic battle betwee… read more

Similar categories in Dane Huckelbridge's No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Man-Eater in History book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • audiobook
Cover of Incredible Journeys: Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019 by David  Barrie

29. Incredible Journeys: Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019

By: David Barrie

3.80

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Publisher's note: Supernavigators was published in the UK under the title Incredible Journeys. A… read more

Similar categories in David Barrie's Incredible Journeys: Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019 book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • nature
  • nonfiction
  • natural history
  • audiobook
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30. The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World’s Most Remarkable Animals

By: Steve Brusatte

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Think you know about dinosaurs? Think again! New York Times bestselling and award-winning author St… read more

Similar categories in Steve Brusatte's The Age of Dinosaurs: The Rise and Fall of the World’s Most Remarkable Animals book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • nature
  • nonfiction
  • natural history
  • audiobook
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31. Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

By: Gavin Thurston

4.48

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From Gavin Thurston, the award-winning Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II cameraman, comes extraord… read more

Similar categories in Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman book and Gavin Thurston's Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

  • wildlife
  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • natural history
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • travelogue
  • nature
  • audiobook

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Red Sparrow (Red Sparrow Trilogy #1)

Jason Matthews

3.81

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None , Graham Spence , Lawrence Anthony

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds

Thomas Halliday

4.13

Transform Your Habits

The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

Emma Carey

4.38

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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Shankari Chandran

4.21

Transform Your Habits

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Pip Williams

4.07

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Emma Espiner

4.31

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3.43

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