Inspiring Adventures

Check out one of these books to travel someplace new, and be inspired by these tales of adventure!

Updated April 16, 2024
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North : finding my way while running the Appalachian Trail
Jurek, Scott
Paper Book
*The New York Times Bestseller* 'Heartwrenching and spellbinding.' Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run 2,200 miles. 47 days. One remarkable athlete. Scott Jurek takes on the Appalachian Trail. ...

796.4252 Jurek 2018

Into the wild
Krakauer, Jon.
Audiobook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. This is the unforgettable story of how Christopher Johnson...

917.98 McCandless Krakauer 2015

The places in between
Stewart, Rory.
Paper Book
A moving account of a death-defying walk across war-torn Afghanistan in January 2002 from Rory Stewart, bestselling author of Politics on the Edge and host of the hit podcast The Rest Is Politics. Caught between hostile nations, warring factions and...

915.81 St49

Walking the Nile
Wood, Levison
Paper Book
A major Channel 4 series and a Sunday Times bestseller His journey is 4,250 miles long. He is walking every step of the way, camping in the wild, foraging for food, fending for himself against multiple dangers. He is passing through rainforest, savannah, swamp, desert and lush delta oasis. He will...

916.204 W85 2016


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