10 must-read adventure books like Whale Adventure by Willard Price

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Whale Adventure

By: Willard Price

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

On the high seas, hardships and horrors fill old-fashioned whaling techniques.

If you liked the adventure plot in Whale Adventure by Willard Price , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Robinson Crusoe by Virginia Woolf, Daniel Defoe, Gerald McCann

1. Robinson Crusoe

By: Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Daniel Defoe relates the tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three dec… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • adventure
"For sudden Joys, like Griefs, confound at first. "

-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe

"On a horse? I was married on a horse? Gillian looked like she could kill the groom"

-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe

"All evils are to be considered with the good that is in them, and with what worse attends them."

-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe

"for me to think of such a voyage was the most preposterous thing that ever man in such circumstances could be guilty of."

-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe

Cover of The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) by Peter S. Beagle

2. The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

By: Peter S. Beagle

4.16

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451450524 She was magical, beautiful beyond belief—and comp… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
"I love whom I love."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"The last unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"You're in the story with the rest of us now, and you must go with it, whether you will or no."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"The most professional curse ever snarled or croaked or thundered can have no effect on a pure heart."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

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3. The Republic of Thieves (Gentleman Bastard, #3)

By: Scott Lynch

3.86

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

With what should have been the greatest heist of their career gone spectacularly sour, Locke and hi… read more

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  • fiction
  • adventure
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4. Endless Night

By: Agatha Christie

3.98

Format: 574 pages, Paperback

Strapped by a chauffeur's wages, Michael Rogers' want of a better life seems out of reach. Especial… read more

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  • fiction
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5. Curtain (Hercule Poirot, #39)

By: Agatha Christie

4.16

Format: 84 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughte… read more

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  • fiction
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6. Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

3.79

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Tricked by the uncle who has stolen his inheritance, young David Balfour is kidnapped and bound for… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • adventure
"And life is all a variorum, at the best."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

"To be feared of a thing and yet to do it, is what makes the prettiest kind of a man."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

"There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

"But besides that I was of an unforgiving disposition from my birth, slow to take offense, slower to forget it, and now incensed both against my companion and myself."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

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7. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

By: Beatrix Potter

4.22

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

"Now, my dears," said old Mrs Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the fields or down the lane, but… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"I am aware these little books don't last long even if they are a success."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

"Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea: "One table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

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8. A Tale of Two Cities

By: Charles Dickens , Hablot Knight Browne , Richard Maxwell

3.87

Format: 489 pages, Paperback

A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s great historical novel, set against the violent upheaval … read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
"We'll start to forget a place once we left it"

-Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

"Tell the Wind and the Fire where to stop; not me."

-Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

"A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self."

-Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

-Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

Cover of The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys, #1) by Franklin W. Dixon, Leslie McFarlane

9. The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys, #1)

By: Franklin W. Dixon , Leslie McFarlane

3.92

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

The first of an enduring series. The Hardy Boys will soon celebrate their 100th anniversary, but… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
"There is no such thing as a clever crook. If he was really that clever he wouldn’t be a crook at all."

-Franklin W. Dixon, The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys, #1)

Cover of Rivers of London (Peter Grant, #1) by Ben Aaronovitch

10. Rivers of London (Peter Grant, #1)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.12

Format: 29 pages, Hardcover

Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London's Metropolitan Police. Too… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4  (Adrian Mole, #1) by Sue Townsend

11. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

By: Sue Townsend

3.88

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his … read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
"I think Jane Austen should write something a bit more modern."

-Sue Townsend, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

"Adrian Mole's diary Easter Poor Jesus, it must have been dead awful for him. I wouldn't have the guts to do it myself."

-Sue Townsend, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

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12. Pompeii

By: Robert Harris

3.56

Format: None pages, Paperback

With his trademark elegance and intelligence Robert Harris recreates a world on the brink of disast… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction

13. Notes from a Small Island

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain-which is to … read more

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14. My Cousin Rachel

By: Daphne du Maurier

3.16

Format: 315 pages, ebook

Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. Resolute… read more

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  • fiction

15. Dictator (Cicero, #3)

By: Robert Harris

3.99

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Imperium...Conspirata...and now, the long-awaited final volume of the author's best-selling Cicero … read more

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16. High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest

By: Edmund Hillary

3.19

Format: None pages, Paperback

Fear lives among Everest's mighty ice-fluted faces and howls across its razor-sharp crags. Gnawing … read more

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17. The Jungle Book

By: Rudyard Kipling

3.90

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

'There is no harm in a man's cub.' Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Ju… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
"Mark my trail..."

-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

"Each dog barks in its own yard."

-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

"Go, and peace go with thee. Only, another time do not meddle with my game."

-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

"It is better to lie quiet in the mud than to be disturbed on good bedding."

-Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

18. A Perfect Spy

By: John Le Carré

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of inter… read more

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19. Catch-22

By: Joseph Heller

3.99

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature a… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
"Nately had a bad start. He came from a good family."

-Joseph Heller, Catch-22

"When people disagreed with him he urged them to be objective."

-Joseph Heller, Catch-22

"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you."

-Joseph Heller, Catch-22

"They’re not going to send a crazy man out to be killed, are they?"

-Joseph Heller, Catch-22

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20. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

By: Jules Verne , Anthony Bonner

3.89

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

When an unidentified “monster” threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronna… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • adventure
"We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not"

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

"Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors."

-Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)

21. The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3)

By: N.K. Jemisin

4.01

Format: 532 pages, Paperback

THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS... FOR THE LAST TIME. The Moon will soon return. Whether this herald… read more

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22. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

4.21

Format: 539 pages, Hardcover

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which they close - the meeting of… read more

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23. Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)

By: Scott Lynch

4.25

Format: 578 pages, Kindle Edition

Librarian note: An older cover for this edition can be found here: 31-Jul-2007. After a brutal b… read more

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  • fiction
  • adventure
"Ah,"

-Scott Lynch, Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)

"Mizzenmast,"

-Scott Lynch, Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)

"Any man can fart in a closed room and say that he commands the wind"

-Scott Lynch, Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)

"You'd have to take your shoes and breeches off to count to twenty-one!"

-Scott Lynch, Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2)

Cover of "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman

24. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

By: Richard P. Feynman

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific mi… read more

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"I learned from her that every woman is worried about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is."

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

"I couldn't claim that I was smarter than sixty-five other guys--but the average of sixty-five other guys, certainly!"

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

"All the time you're saying to yourself, 'I could do that, but I won't,' — which is just another way of saying that you can't."

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

"You see, I get so much fun out of thinking that I don’t want to destroy this pleasant machine that makes life such a big kick."

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

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25. Chaos Kings: How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis

By: Scott Patterson

3.78

Format: 336 pages, ebook

A Wall Street Journal bestseller Written by a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter, this is a fasci… read more

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26. Willard Price: Shark Adventure

By: Anthony McGowan

4.06

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Shark Adventure is an authorised Willard Price book by award-winning author Anthony McGowan, for 8+… read more

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  • adventure
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27. Whale Adventure

By: Willard Price

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

On the high seas, hardships and horrors fill old-fashioned whaling techniques. read more

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