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Real World Adventures

A nice list of true adventure stories, often by the men and women who lived them. I live for adventure, and I hope you enjoy this list.
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Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L'amour
Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L'amour
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In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
In a Sunburned Country
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Bill Bryson
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
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Bill Bryson
Neither Here nor There (Bill Bryson)
Neither Here nor There
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Bill Bryson
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
5
Jon Krakauer
The Boys in the Boat (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat
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Daniel James Brown
A Voyage for Madmen (Peter Nichols)
A Voyage for Madmen
7
Peter Nichols
Wild Thoughts From Wild Places (David Quammen)
Wild Thoughts From Wild Places
8
David Quammen
The Rough Riders (Theodore Roosevelt)
The Rough Riders
9
Theodore Roosevelt
The Last of the Plainsmen (Zane Grey)
The Last of the Plainsmen
10
Zane Grey
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Mountains Beyond Mountains
11
Pass the Butterworms (Tim Cahill)
Pass the Butterworms
12
Tim Cahill
Into the Heart of Borneo (Redmond O'Hanlon)
Into the Heart of Borneo
13
Redmond O'Hanlon
Into the Abyss (Carol Shaben)
Into the Abyss
14
Carol Shaben
Icebound
Icebound
15
In the Shadow of the Rainbow (Robert Franklin Leslie)
In the Shadow of the Rainbow
16
Robert Franklin Leslie
Tracks (Robyn Davidson)
Tracks
17
Robyn Davidson
Skeletons in the Zahara (Dean King)
Skeletons in the Zahara
18
Dean King
The Worst Journey in the World (Apsley Cherry-Garrard)
The Worst Journey in the World
19
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Wind, Sand and Stars (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
Wind, Sand and Stars
20
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Scurvy (Stephan R. Brown)
Scurvy
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Stephan R. Brown
The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty (William Bligh, Edward Christian)
The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty
22
William Bligh, Edward Christian
Blackhawk Down (Mark Bowden)
Blackhawk Down
23
Mark Bowden
We Were Soldiers Once… and Young
We Were Soldiers Once… and Young
24
Code Talkers (Joseph Bruchac)
Code Talkers
25
Joseph Bruchac
Helmet for My Pillow
Helmet for My Pillow
26
White Water, Red Hot Lead (Dan Daley)
White Water, Red Hot Lead
27
Dan Daley
Scribbling the Cat (Alexandra Fuller)
Scribbling the Cat
28
Alexandra Fuller
A Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone
29
Ishmael Beah
The Bielski Brothers (Peter Duffy)
The Bielski Brothers
30
Peter Duffy
Bear in the Backseat (Kim Delozier)
Bear in the Backseat
31
Kim Delozier
Hey Ranger (Jim Burnett)
Hey Ranger
32
Jim Burnett
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Lt. Colonel, J.H. Patterson, D.S.O)
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
33
Lt. Colonel, J.H. Patterson, D.S.O
The Tiger (John Vaillant)
The Tiger
34
John Vaillant
The Wave (Susan Casey)
The Wave
35
Susan Casey
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (Laurence Bergreen)
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
36
Laurence Bergreen
Lewis and Clark Journals
Lewis and Clark Journals
37
The Journals of Captain Cook (James Cook)
The Journals of Captain Cook
38
James Cook
Meat Eater: Adventures From the Life of an American Hunter (Steven Rinella)
Meat Eater: Adventures From the Life of an American Hunter
39
Steven Rinella
Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor
40
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