Comments on: The Essential Adventure Library: 50 Non-fiction Adventure Books

By: DKW

DKW — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:16:09 +0000

Very happy to see “Of Whales and Men” on the list. A book that I found while browsing years ago. A remarkably good read.

I would recommend “Danger is My Business” by Captain John D. Craig, written in 1938. Deep-sea diving and underwater filming. Hunting a man-eating tiger (and living to tell about it.) Wow!

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:48:13 +0000

Just finished a great read:

The Last Season
by Eric Blehm.

By: TWH

TWH — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50:26 +0000

Farthest North by Fridtjoh Nansen

By: Sperbuddha

Sperbuddha — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:03:01 +0000

One Man’s Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Richar Proeneke would fit on that list

By: Mike Switzer

Mike Switzer — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:13:43 +0000

Book of the Eskimos by Peter Freuchen or indeed anything by Mr. Freuchen, one of the great adverturers of the very early days into the arctic. its not only adventure but sociology and anthropology and all wonderfully written.

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:49:56 +0000

Here is Wild Adventure Book and what’s amazing, the characters are still alive.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:50:05 +0000

I agree with a prior poster that “The Long Walk” by Slavomir Rawicz is a great book about endurance when faced with daunting odds. I got it for free on my kindle one day and it turned out to be one of my favorites.

By: Erik

Erik — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:03:50 +0000

I followed my dreams, as did all these people and any adventurer who makes it onto the printed page; should be proud.
“Eagles in the flesh” is a NF adventure story that I lived, loved and put on the printed page.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:24:43 +0000

Nice to see Sir Douglas Mawson getting a mention. Unlike Amundsen, Shackleton, or Scott, his expedition was not about racing to the South Pole, but was intended to fill in thousands of miles of blank space on the map. Nothing spectacular, but absolutely necessary.

And may I suggest “Sole Survivor: A Story of Record Endurance at Sea” by Ruthanne Lum McCunn? It appears to be the only book-length account of the story of Poon Lim, who, during WWII, survived 133 days alone on a wooden raft in the Atlantic after the ship he was on was sunk by a U-boat. His improvised survival techniques found their way into Royal Navy manuals.

By: villhelm

villhelm — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:30:25 +0000

Voyage of the Beagle (Darwin) should absolutely be included!