17 OF THE BEST OUTDOOR ADVENTURE BOOKS

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We’ve compiled a list of a few of the best outdoor adventure books and the wildest travel tales in print.

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SURVIVE THE SAVAGE SEA BY DOUGAL ROBERTSON

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Whether you are a runner or just simply have a lot of wanderlust, Run the World is a wonderful look into how an ancient sport can bring people and traditions from all over the world together.

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Endurance is one of the most epic true-story adventure books of all time.

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SHANTARAM BY GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS

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DEATH IN THE ANDES BY MARIO VARGAS LLOSA

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17 OF THE BEST OUTDOOR ADVENTURE BOOKS

We’ve compiled a list of a few of the best outdoor adventure books and the wildest travel tales in print.

SURVIVE THE SAVAGE SEA BY DOUGAL ROBERTSON

It tells the true story of a family lost at sea in an inflatable rubber raft off the coast of South America.

Whether you are a runner or just simply have a lot of wanderlust, Run the World is a wonderful look into how an ancient sport can bring people and traditions from all over the world together.

RUN THE WORLD BY BECKY WADE

Endurance is one of the most epic true-story adventure books of all time.

ENDURANCE BY ALFRED LANSING

SHANTARAM BY GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS

It’s a history of friendship and through the eyes of Roberts, readers are taken to the poorest yet most beautiful parts of India.

DEATH IN THE ANDES BY MARIO VARGAS LLOSA

I’m a big fan of Magical realism in literature. Latin American writers extensively used it in their novels.

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