The Hard Years : His Autobiography
By: Joe Brown
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Joe Brown is one of the greatest names in British climbing. This book not only describes his many n…
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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. Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know: The Autobiography
By: Ranulph Fiennes
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Ranulph Fiennes has traveled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on earth. In the process… read more
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3. The Crow Road
By: Iain Banks
4.08
Format: 501 pages, Paperback
This is an alternative cover edition for ISBN 9780349103235 'It was the day my grandmother explo… read more
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"I mean, nobody tells you sex is going to be so _noisy_, do they? ..."-Iain Banks, The Crow Road
"Och, stop being so sensitive, Prentice; it isn't much fun getting old. One of the few pleasures that do come your way is to speak your mind... Certainly annoying your relatives is enjoyable too, but …"-Iain Banks, The Crow Road
"The flames had passed over those flattened blades and consumed their heather neighbours on either side while they themselves had remained, made proof against the blaze and guaranteed their stark surv…"-Iain Banks, The Crow Road
"People can be teachers and idiots; they can be philosophers and idiots; they can be politicians and idiots... in fact I think they have to be... a genius can be an idiot. The world is largely run for…"-Iain Banks, The Crow Road
4. 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
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5. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
By: Greg Mortenson , David Oliver Relin
3.67
Format: None pages,
The inspiring account of one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and ant… read more
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6. 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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7. Beyond the Deepwoods (The Edge Chronicles: The Twig Saga #1)
By: Chris Riddell , Paul Stewart
3.40
Format: 96 pages,
Abandoned at birth in the perilous Deepwoods, Twig Verginix is brought up by a family of woodtrolls… read more
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8. The Time Machine
By: H.G. Wells , Greg Bear , Carlo Pagetti
3.89
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
“I’ve had a most amazing time....” So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account … read more
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"For after the Battle comes quiet."-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
"We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity."-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
"It's against reason," said Filby. "What reason?" said the Time Traveller."-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
"[...] The slowest snail that ever crawled dashed by too fast for me. [...]"-H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
9. The Edge Chronicles 3: The Clash of the Sky Galleons: Third Book of Quint
By: Chris Riddell , Paul Stewart
4.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Young sky-pirate Quint Verginix's family was devastated when his mother and brothers were killed in… read more
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10. Dark Shadows Falling
By: Joe Simpson
3.89
Format: 575 pages, Paperback
* Concise, objective account of the 1996 Everest debacle * One of Simpson's most controversial and … read more
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11. Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
By: Arthur C. Clarke
4.12
Format: 243 pages, Paperback
At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is h… read more
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"He had a suspicion of plausible answers; they were so often wrong."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
"In these latter days, knighthood was an honor few Englishmen escaped."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
"If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
"Yes, it made sense, and was so absurdly simple that it would take a genius to think of it. And, perhaps, someone who did not expect to do it himself."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)
12. The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
By: Terry Pratchett
4.29
Format: 375 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click here. "Another world is… read more
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"Crivens!"-Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
"That'll do"-Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
"Witches are naturally nosy,"-Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
"(...) or there will be a reckoning!"-Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
13. The Beckoning Silence
By: Joe Simpson
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
"I had to stand there and watch while the rest of my life was determined by the shaky adhesion of a… read more
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14. Disgrace
By: J.M. Coetzee
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee's searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a… read more
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15. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
By: Jon Ronson
4.19
Format: 45 pages,
They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed on on the street toda… read more
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16. Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)
By: None , Becky Chambers
4.12
Format: 359 pages, Hardcover
Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are fr… read more
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"We're our own warning."-None, Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)
"I am seventy-nine years old. If I want dessert twice ... I get dessert twice."-None, Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)
"If you never leave, you'll always wonder. You'll wonder what your life could've been, if you did the right thing. Well... scratch that. You'll always wonder if you did the right thing, no matter wha…"-None, Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)
"We are the wealthiest species alive today. We want for nothing. Without us, there would be no tunnels, no ambi, no galactic map. But we achieved these things through subjugation. Violence. We destroy…"-None, Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)
17. Psychovertical
By: Andy Kirkpatrick
3.88
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
One of the world's most accomplished mountaineers and big-wall climbers tells of his thirteen-day a… read more
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18. 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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19. Shuggie Bain
By: Douglas Stuart
4.31
Format: 430 pages, Hardcover
Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who sp… read more
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"Rain was a natural state of Glasgow. It kept the grass green and the people pale and bronchial."-Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain
"Opposite the gates was a low concrete building. Dozens of men were spilling out of its windowless structure and stood in dark clumps on the Pit Road. At first it looked like they were leaving chapel,…"-Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain
20. I Am Legend
By: Richard Matheson
4.06
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth... but he is not alone. Every other man, woman and c… read more
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"Miniture protoplasm, the dirty little bastard!"-Richard Matheson, I Am Legend
"What would a Mohammedan vampire do if faced with a cross?"-Richard Matheson, I Am Legend
"Full circle. A new terror born in death, a new superstition entering the unassailable fortress of forever. I am legend."-Richard Matheson, I Am Legend
"It’s horrible," she said. He looked at her in surprise. Horrible? Wasn’t that odd? He hadn’t thought that for years. For him the word “horror"-Richard Matheson, I Am Legend
21. Glory
By: NoViolet Bulawayo
3.70
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of the Booker-prize finalist We Need New Names, a blockbuster of a no… read more
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"The dead are not dead, glory to the ancestors!"-NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory
"And today they'll call the thing all sort of queer names, I've even heard it called a genocide. But I myself call it service."-NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory
"Words not only mattered but they were power. Words were muti. Words were weapons. Words were magic. Words were church. Words were wealth. Words were life."-NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory
"If I don't write, then who will I blame when I wake up one day to find myself in the belly of a crocodile that calls itself History, that devours the stories of everyone else and goes on to speak for…"-NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory
22. Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
By: Cal Flyn
4.20
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
Investigative journalist Cal Flyn's ISLANDS OF ABANDONMENT, an exploration of the world's most deso… read more
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"But the unplanned nature preserves that have formed up in the buffer zones have come to serve as a focus for bilateral cooperation after hostilities are over."-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
"Further back, cooling ponds strewn with rusted pipes were busy with teals and moorhens. An old concrete streetlight stood incongruously in the woods beyond: some ravaged Narnia. Jays catcalled overhe…"-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
"This is a corrupted world, yes - one long fallen from a state of grace - but it is a world too that knows how to live. It has a great capacity for repair, for recovery, for forgiveness - of a sort - …"-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
"And so for a hundred years a forest grew up across the land, tall and dark and impenetrable, whose undergrowth curled and snarled into a thicket of bramble and black thorn. This was a forbidden fores…"-Cal Flyn, Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape
23. 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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"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
24. Orbital
By: Samantha Harvey
3.73
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots one day in the lives of six women and men … read more
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"Maybe we're the new dinosaurs and need to watch out."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"The past comes, the future, the past, the future. It's always now, it's never now."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"Raw space is a panther, feral and primal; they dream it stalking through their quarters."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
"That's all this great human endeavor of space exploration really is, he thinks, an animal migration, a bid for survival. A looping song sent into the open, a territorial animal song."-Samantha Harvey, Orbital
25. A Light through the Cracks: A Climber's Story
By: Beth Rodden
4.05
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
Renowned rock climber Beth Rodden’s inspiring memoir about overcoming devastating trauma, refusing … read more
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26. The Confession
By: Jessie Burton
3.91
Format: 455 pages, Hardcover
One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly… read more
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"[...] And women are always like that.' 'What do you mean?' 'Well, all the women I know who've left long-term relationships in their thirties checked out of it long before they actually did. They went…"-Jessie Burton, The Confession
27. Valley of Giants: Stories from Women at the Heart of Yosemite Climbing
By: Lauren DeLaunay Miller
4.38
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Climbing Literature Winner "Long overdue anthology highligh… read more
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"The mountains and walls do not care who we are, but they demand that we bring the very best of ourselves to our every interaction with them."-Lauren DeLaunay Miller, Valley of Giants: Stories from Women at the Heart of Yosemite Climbing
28. The Outrun: A Memoir
By: Amy Liptrot
4.01
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2016 WAINWRIGHT PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ONDA… read more
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"I'm filling the void with new knowledge and moments of beauty. The dangerous thoughts will happen - and while I'm experiencing them I feel like that's the way I will feel for ever - but I just have t…"-Amy Liptrot, The Outrun: A Memoir
29. Extreme Eiger: The Race to Climb the Eiger Direct
By: Peter L. Gillman
3.86
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The North Face of the Eiger was long renowned as the most dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps, one th… read more
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30. The Hard Years : His Autobiography
By: Joe Brown
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Joe Brown is one of the greatest names in British climbing. This book not only describes his many n… read more
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31. Stories from the Dirt: Indiscretions of an Adventure Junkie
By: John Long
4.16
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Riding tubes in Venezuela. BASE jumping in Europe. Climbing big walls in Yosemite. Riding bulls in … read more
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