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50 Survival Books (Nonfiction)

A list of fifty nonfiction books about survival, including memoirs, historical accounts, and survival guides.
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The Encyclopedia of Survival Techniques (Alexander Stilwell)
The Encyclopedia of Survival Techniques
1
Alexander Stilwell
My Journey to Lhasa (Alexandra David-Neel)
My Journey to Lhasa
2
Alexandra David-Neel
Collision Course: The Classic Story of the Collision of the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm (Alvin Moscow)
Collision Course: The Classic Story of the Collision of the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm
3
Alvin Moscow
Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Aron Ralston)
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
4
Aron Ralston
Sufferings in Africa (Captain James Riley)
Sufferings in Africa
5
Captain James Riley
The Bounty (Caroline Alexander)
The Bounty
6
Caroline Alexander
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
7
Cheryl Strayed
When All Hell Breaks Loose (Cody Lundin)
When All Hell Breaks Loose
8
Cody Lundin
The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
9
Corrie Ten Boom
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (Daniel James Brown)
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
10
Daniel James Brown
The Storm Gourmet: A Guide to Creating Extraordinary Meals Without Electricity (Daphne Nikolopoulos)
The Storm Gourmet: A Guide to Creating Extraordinary Meals Without Electricity
11
Daphne Nikolopoulos
The White Darkness (David Grann)
The White Darkness
12
David Grann
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration (David Roberts)
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
13
David Roberts
Skeletons on the Zahara (Dean King)
Skeletons on the Zahara
14
Dean King
Albatross: The True Story of a Woman's Survival at Sea (Deborah Scaling Kiley and Meg Noonan)
Albatross: The True Story of a Woman's Survival at Sea
15
Deborah Scaling Kiley and Meg Noonan
Paradise in Chains: The Bounty Mutiny and the Founding of Australia (Diana Preston)
Paradise in Chains: The Bounty Mutiny and the Founding of Australia
16
Diana Preston
The Hill (Ed Hommer)
The Hill
17
Ed Hommer
Life at the Extremes (Frances Ashcroft)
Life at the Extremes
18
Frances Ashcroft
Guts (Gary Paulsen)
Guts
19
Gary Paulsen
In the Kingdom of Ice (Hampton Sides)
In the Kingdom of Ice
20
Hampton Sides
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 (Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger)
Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13
21
Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
In the Wake of Madness (Joan Druett)
In the Wake of Madness
22
Joan Druett
Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World (Joan Druett)
Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
23
Joan Druett
Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)
Touching the Void
24
Joe Simpson
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
25
Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
26
Jon Krakauer
438 Days (Jonathan Franklin)
438 Days
27
Jonathan Franklin
Deep Survival (Laurence Gonzales)
Deep Survival
28
Laurence Gonzales
After the Wind (Lou Kasischke)
After the Wind
29
Lou Kasischke
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Lt. Colonel, J.H. Patterson, D.S.O)
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
30
Lt. Colonel, J.H. Patterson, D.S.O
Lone Survivor (Marcus Luttrell)
Lone Survivor
31
Marcus Luttrell
The Finest Hours (Michael J. Tougias)
The Finest Hours
32
Michael J. Tougias
13 Hours (Mitchell Zuckoff)
13 Hours
33
Mitchell Zuckoff
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
34
Nathaniel Philbrick
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
35
Olaudah Equiano
Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition (Paul Watson)
Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition
36
Paul Watson
Alive (Piers Paul Read)
Alive
37
Piers Paul Read
Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came Fr (Richard Davenport-Hines)
Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came Fr
38
Richard Davenport-Hines
The Raft: The Courageous Struggle of Three Naval Airmen Against the Sea (Robert Trumbull)
The Raft: The Courageous Struggle of Three Naval Airmen Against the Sea
39
Robert Trumbull
The Long Walk (Slavomir Rawicz)
The Long Walk
40
Slavomir Rawicz
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