Browsing: Adventure Travel

During a canoe trip, a brutal grizzly bear attack turned 17-year-old Alex Messenger’s Canadian wilderness adventure into a harrowing nightmare. This pulse-pounding memoir recounts his fight for survival. “Riveting… Kept me turning pages well into the night” (New York Times bestselling author Dean King).

“A journey with heart” (The New York Times): Grieving the loss of his wife, retired journalist Bernard Ollivier set out to walk the Silk Road. He shares his trek in this remarkable chronicle of the storied trade route’s past and present. “Absorbing… Brims with a sojourner’s passion” (Kirkus Reviews).

When college student Kinsey goes to work for sexy billionaire Mason, she doesn’t expect the intense heat between them. But her job is about to become more dangerous than she imagined when a plane crash leaves the pair struggling to survive in the jungle. A steamy, action-packed romance!

A “thrilling” account (The Washington Post) with nearly 1,800 five-star Goodreads ratings! While exploring the Amazon rainforest, Yossi Ghinsberg was separated from his companions — and found himself battling for his life. “A powerful story of self-discovery [and] survival in the wild” (Los Angeles Times).

From a Mt. Everest avalanche to a sadistic wilderness therapy program, see the world through the eyes of the revered author of Into the Wild in this must-read collection of his classic articles and essays. “Krakauer is a masterly writer and reporter” (The New York Times Book Review).

Holly and her husband, Fitz, were on the honeymoon of a lifetime when their plane crashed in Peru. They would spend the next 27 days fighting for their lives on a raft floating down the Amazon’s notorious Madre de Dios River. An unforgettable account of survival.