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Non-Fiction Reading - Outdoor Adventures

Backpacking in the Mountains

Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston [BIO RALSTON]

Beyond the Deep: The Deadly Descent into the World's Most Treacherous Cave by W. C. Stone [796.525 STO]

Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence by Mike Capuzzo [597.31 CAP]

The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Survival and Obsession among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey [597 .3 CAS]

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander [919.8904 ALE]

Facing the Extreme: One Woman's Story of True Courage, Death-defying Survival, and her Quest for the Summit by Ruth Anne Kocour [796.522 KOC]

Himalaya by Michael Palin [915.496 PAL]

Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole by Jerri Nielsen [B NIELSEN]

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick [910.9164 PHI]

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer [917.98045 KRA]

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer [796.522 KRA]

The Last Run: A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Alaska Seas by Todd Lewan [910 .9164 LEW]

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger [974.45 JUN]

Savage Summit: the True Stories of the Five Women who Climbed K2, the World's Most Feared Mountain by Jennifer Jordan [796 .522 JOR]

Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II by Robert Kurson [940 .5451 KUR]

Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival by Dean King [916 .48 KIN]

Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson [796 .52209 SIM]

True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna by David Roberts [796.522 ROB]

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson [917.4 BRY]

Posted: 05/23/06


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