Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome
By: Bob Madgic , None , None
3.56
Format: None pages, Paperback
The compelling account of recklessness, tragedy, courage, and rescue, this book's sobering depictio…
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1. Lost on a Mountain in Maine
By: Donn Fendler , Joseph B. Egan
3.92
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Based on the true account of a boy's harrowing journey through the vast wilderness of the Katahdin … read more
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- survival
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- nonfiction
- outdoors
- nature
2. Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest
By: Beck Weathers , Stephen G. Michaud
4.82
Format: 174 pages, Paperback
As featured in the upcoming motion picture Everest,starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes,… read more
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- mountaineering
- survival
- nonfiction
- adventure
3. 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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- survival
- history
- adventure
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- nature
4. Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome
By: Bob Madgic , None , None
3.56
Format: None pages, Paperback
The compelling account of recklessness, tragedy, courage, and rescue, this book's sobering depictio… read more
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- survival
- history
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- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- outdoors
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Similar categories in Jack Olsen's Night of the Grizzlies book and Bob Madgic's Shattered Air: A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite's Half Dome
- history
- adventure
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- nature
6. 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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7. The Last Season
By: Eric Blehm
3.14
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
To pick up The Last Seasonis to lose oneself in a mesmerizing story about a place few could survive… read more
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8. Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks
By: Andrea Lankford
3.92
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The realstories behind the scenery of America's national parks For twelve years, Andrea Lankford li… read more
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9. 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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10. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Andrea Lankford
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more
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- outdoors
- nonfiction
- nature
- adventure
"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
11. First Frost (Walt Longmire, #20)
By: Craig Johnson
4.37
Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition
Following the events of The Longmire Defense, we return to find Walt and our familiar cast of chara… read more
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12. Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
By: Dan Flores
3.98
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2023 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award Shortlisted for the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa So… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- nature
"The prescription I've come to seems to be this. Know the heaven and earth that was, but experience the world that is."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
"Our disruption of ecologies around the world isn't just threatening wildife extinctions. It's posing an existential threat to our own species."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
"And it wasn't just passenger pigeons and buffalo. A legacy of animal cleansing was visible everywhere you looked in the United States of the 1920s."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
"...we Americans have never been good at accepting blame for screwing up the world. Surely the gods, or the government, or the Chinese, or the sun! must be doing this. It can't be us."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
13. When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail
By: D. Dauphinee
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
When Geraldine “Gerry” Largay (AT trail name, Inchworm) first went missing on the Appalachian Trail… read more
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- outdoors
- nonfiction
- nature
- adventure
"She was simple in her intentions; she embraced the challenge of seeing the thing through."-D. Dauphinee, When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail
"The young surveyor peered closer. Inside the bag were some bones. They were unmistakably human."-D. Dauphinee, When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail
14. 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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- mountaineering
- outdoors
- nonfiction
- adventure
"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
15. Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition
By: Paul Watson
3.69
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
"Intriguing [and] enjoyable." ―Ian McGuire, New York Times Book Review Ice Ghosts weaves together t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- adventure
16. The Twenty-Ninth Day
By: Alex Messenger
4.07
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure,… read more
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- survival
- nonfiction
- nature
- adventure
17. 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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- outdoors
- nonfiction
- nature
- adventure
18. Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation
By: Robert W. Fieseler
4.23
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
Winner • Edgar Award (Best Fact Crime) Winner • Lambda Literary's Judith A. Markowitz Award for Eme… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
19. Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley
By: Brent Underwood
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned… read more
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- nonfiction
- outdoors
- history
- adventure
20. The Dark Heart: A True Story of Greed, Murder, and an Unlikely Investigator
By: Joakim Palmkvist
3.48
Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition
A chilling true crime story of poisonous family secrets, love gone wrong, and a cold case that refu… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
21. Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite
By: Dean King
3.92
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir—iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher—meets … read more
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- history
- nature
