How was this Non-Fiction Adventure books list created?

We searched for 'best Non-Fiction Adventure books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

How many Non-Fiction Adventure books are in this list?

There are 22 books in this list.

Why did you create this Non-Fiction Adventure books list?

We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Non-Fiction Adventure books on the internet.

22 Best Non-Fiction Adventure Books of All Time

Our goal: Find the best Non-Fiction Adventure books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

Here's what we did:

Type "best non-fiction adventure books" into our search engine and study the top 4+ pages.
Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
(It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Jon Krakauer
Appears in 4 articles
2recommenders
2
Touching the Void
Joe Simpson
Appears in 4 articles
3
Kon-Tiki
Across the Pacific in a Raft
Thor Heyerdahl
Appears in 4 articles
MOST RECOMMENDED!
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Endurance
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing
Appears in 3 articles
10recommenders
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The Lost City of Z
A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
David Grann
Appears in 3 articles
1recommender
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Adrift
Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea
Steven Callahan
Appears in 3 articles
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The Worst Journey in the World
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
Appears in 3 articles
8
Annapurna
A Woman's Place
Arlene Blum
Appears in 3 articles
9
Wild
From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Cheryl Strayed
Appears in 2 articles
5recommenders
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Deep Survival
Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
Laurence Gonzales
Appears in 2 articles
5recommenders
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Wind, Sand and Stars
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Appears in 2 articles
3recommenders
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A Walk in the Woods
Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bill Bryson
Appears in 2 articles
1recommender
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
Appears in 2 articles
1recommender
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In the Heart of the Sea
The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick
Appears in 2 articles
1recommender
15
Alive
The Story of the Andes Survivors
Piers Paul Read
Appears in 2 articles
16
Tracks
One Woman's Journey Across 1,700 Miles of Australian Outback
Robyn Davidson
Appears in 2 articles
17
Seven Years in Tibet
Heinrich Harrer
Appears in 2 articles
18
Skeletons on the Zahara
A True Story of Survival
Dean King
Appears in 2 articles
19
Lost in the Jungle
A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival
Yossi Ghinsberg
Appears in 2 articles
20
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Basis of the Motion Picture 127 Hours
Aron Ralston
Appears in 2 articles
21
The Perfect Storm
A True Story of Men Against the Sea
Sebastian Junger
Appears in 2 articles
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K2, The Savage Mountain
The Classic True Story Of Disaster And Survival On The World's Second-Highest Mountain
Charles Houston
Appears in 2 articles

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FAQ

How was this Non-Fiction Adventure books list created?
We searched for 'best Non-Fiction Adventure books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.
How many Non-Fiction Adventure books are in this list?
There are 22 books in this list.
Why did you create this Non-Fiction Adventure books list?
We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Non-Fiction Adventure books on the internet.