The best survival and adventure books

A Listmania! list by Gooner George (london, uk)
 
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me
1.  As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me by Josef M. Bauer
The list author says:
  "The benchmark"
£6.29   Used & New from: £1.57
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
2.  The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz
The list author says:
  "The benchmark number 2"
£5.49   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (166 customer reviews)

Man is Wolf to Man: Surviving Stalin's Gulag
3.  Man is Wolf to Man: Surviving Stalin's Gulag by Janusz Bardach
The list author says:
  "How to stay one step ahead"
Used & New from: £13.73
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Shallow Graves in Siberia
4.  Shallow Graves in Siberia by Michael Krupa
The list author says:
  "Another classic escape"
£6.29   Used & New from: £3.03
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Seven Years in Tibet (Paladin Books)
5.  Seven Years in Tibet (Paladin Books) by Heinrich Harrer
The list author says:
  "A great travel adventure"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Into The Wild
6.  Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer
The list author says:
  "great book, suprisingly well filmed"
£5.89   Used & New from: £0.96
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)

Touching The Void
7.  Touching The Void by Joe Simpson
The list author says:
  "needs no introduction"
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (131 customer reviews)

Through the Jungle of Death: A Boy's Escape from Wartime Burma
8.  Through the Jungle of Death: A Boy's Escape from Wartime Burma by Stephen Brookes
The list author says:
  "WWII again, family escape Burma purused by the invading Japanese"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Survive the Savage Sea
9.  Survive the Savage Sea by Dougal Robertson
The list author says:
  "classic, worth 1p second hand!"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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117 Days Adrift (World of cruising)
10.  117 Days Adrift (World of cruising) by Maurice Bailey
The list author says:
  "117 days"
£11.69   Used & New from: £6.97
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea
11.  Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan
The list author says:
  "76 days"
Used & New from: £1.28
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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66 Days Adrift: A True Story of Disaster and Survival on the Open Sea
12.  66 Days Adrift: A True Story of Disaster and Survival on the Open Sea by William Butler
The list author says:
  "66 days, nagging wife does not help much..............."
£6.23   Used & New from: £1.76
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Dark Wind: A Survivor's Tale of Love and Loss
13.  Dark Wind: A Survivor's Tale of Love and Loss by Gordon Chaplin
The list author says:
  "not every one survives"
Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Shackleton's Boat Journey
14.  Shackleton's Boat Journey by F A Worsley
The list author says:
  "escape from ice crushed ship"
£7.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
15.  Mawson's Will: The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written by Lennard Bickel
The list author says:
  "not for the faint hearted"
£14.39   Used & New from: £5.22
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic (Modern Library Exploration)
16.  In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic (Modern Library Exploration) by Valerian Ivanovich Al?banov
The list author says:
  "a russian escape from ice crushed ship"
£10.79   Used & New from: £0.71
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Karluk: Great Untold Story of Arctic Exploration
17.  Karluk: Great Untold Story of Arctic Exploration by William Laird McKinley
The list author says:
  "another escape from an ice crushed ship - under rated"
Used & New from: £0.61
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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The Sheltering Desert: A Classic Tale of Escape and Survival in the Vastness of the Namib Desert
18.  The Sheltering Desert: A Classic Tale of Escape and Survival in the Vastness of the Namib Desert by Henno Martin
The list author says:
  "Germans hiding out in the Namib desert during WWII"
Used & New from: £46.96
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Longest Walk, The
19.  Longest Walk, The by Guiseppe Maniscalco
The list author says:
  "keep meaning to read this..."
Used & New from: £1.10

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Left for Dead in the Outback: How I Survived 71 Days Lost in a Desert Hell
20.  Left for Dead in the Outback: How I Survived 71 Days Lost in a Desert Hell by Ricky Megee
The list author says:
  "not a lot happens, he survives"
Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Sailing Alone Around the World
21.  Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum
The list author says:
  "early round the world sailing adventure"
£6.74   Used & New from: £3.75
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

The Venturesome Voyages (Century travellers)
22.  The Venturesome Voyages (Century travellers) by J.C. Voss
The list author says:
  "more early sailing adventures"
Used & New from: £8.12

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Long Range Desert Group (Greenhill Military Paperback)
23.  Long Range Desert Group (Greenhill Military Paperback) by W.B.Kennedy Shaw
The list author says:
  "the ingenious brits in n africa behind enemy lines"
Used & New from: £12.82

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A Woman in Berlin: Diary 20 April 1945 to 22 June 1945
24.  A Woman in Berlin: Diary 20 April 1945 to 22 June 1945 by Hans Magnus EnzensBerger
The list author says:
  "harrowing account in WWII Berlin"
Used & New from: £0.72
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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Rogue Male (CRIME MASTERWORKS)
25.  Rogue Male (CRIME MASTERWORKS) by Geoffrey Household
The list author says:
  "fiction but such a ripping yarn"
Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

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