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Hidden mountains : survival and reckoning after a climb gone wrong
Wejchert, Michael
Paper Book
NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNER The story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survival In 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska's Hidden Mountains, one of the...
The half known life : in search of paradise
Iyer, Pico
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, TIME MAGAZINE & MORE "Masterful . . . A book of inner journeys told through extraordinary exteriors . . . One of his very best." --Washington Post  ...
The last ride of the Pony Express : my 2,000-mile horseback journey into the Old West
Grant, Will
Paper Book
USA Today bestseller!  Cowboy and journalist Will Grant takes us on an epic and authentic horseback journey into the modern West on an adventure of a lifetime, boldly illuminating both our mythic fascination with the Pony Express, and how its spirit...
The bird hotel : a novel
Maynard, Joyce
Paper Book
Enter the magical world of La Llorona with New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard. After a childhood filled with heartbreak, Irene, a talented artist, finds herself in a small Central American village where she checks into a beautiful but decaying lakefront hotel...
Brave the wild river : the untold story of two women who mapped the botany of the Grand Canyon
Sevigny, Melissa L.
Paper Book
Winner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography A Booklist Top of the List Winner for Nonfiction in 2023 A New Yorker Best Book of 2023 The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River...
The catch me if you can : one woman's journey to every country in the world
Nabongo, Jessica
Paper Book
In this inspiring travelogue, celebrated traveler and photographer Jessica Nabongo―the first Black woman on record to visit all 195 countries in the world―shares her journey around the globe with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections. ...
Northland : a 4,000-mile journey along America's forgotten border
Fox, Porter
Paper Book
America's northern border is the world's longest international boundary, yet it remains obscure even to Americans. The northern border was America's primary border for centuries--much of the early history of the United States took place there--and to the tens of millions who live and work near...
Overground railroad : the Green book and the roots of black travel in America
Taylor, Candacy A.
Paper Book
Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the "Black travel guide to America." For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation, Black travelers couldn't eat,...
Airplane mode : an irreverent history of travel
Habib, Shahnaz
Paper Book
Winner of the New American Voices Award Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals of Excellence This witty personal and cultural history of travel from the perspective of a Third World-raised woman of color, Airplane Mode, asks: what does it mean to be a joyous traveler...
Wonder year : a guide to long-term family travel & worldschooling
Frieder, Julie
Paper Book
Learn how to pack up the family for a life-changing, long-term journey filled with education and adventure.   Winner of three Independent Book and Publisher Awards!   If you've ever dreamed about an epic family adventure and heading out on the road for a few...
A walk in the park : the true story of a spectacular misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Fedarko, Kevin
Paper Book
* Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times "A...
Cold kitchen : a year of culinary journeys
Eden, Caroline
Paper Book
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A cozy, thoughtful memoir recalling food and travel in Eastern Europe and Central Asia from a basement Edinburgh kitchen, featuring a delicious recipe at the end of each chapter. "With its union of practicality and magic,"...
Sailing alone : a surprising history of isolation and survival at sea
King, Richard J.
Paper Book
2024 National Outdoor Book Award Silver Medal Winner "A masterfully curated collection...You don't have to be a sailor to be blown away by this fascinating, bighearted book." --Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea, Travels with George, and...
The Paris novel
Reichl, Ruth
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A "mouthwatering" (The New York Times) adventure through the food, art, and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris--from the bestselling author of Save Me the Plums and Delicious! "An enchanting and irresistible feast . . . As with a...
Into the ice : the Northwest Passage, the Polar Sun, and a 175-year-old mystery
Synnott, Mark
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Mark Synnott has climbed with Alex Honnold. He's scaled Mount Everest. He's pioneered big-wall first ascents, including the north-west face of the mile-high Great Trango Tower, and skied monster first descents. But in 2022, he realized there was a dream he...
The mostly true story of Tanner & Louise
Oakley, Colleen
Paper Book
Twenty-one-year-old Tanner Quimby needs a place to live. Preferably one where she can continue sitting around in sweatpants and playing video games nineteen hours a day. Since she has no credit or money to speak of, her options are limited, so when an opportunity to work as a live-in caregiver for...
Amity
Harris, Nathan
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Sweetness of Water comes a gripping story about a brother and sister, emancipated from slavery but still searching for true freedom, and their odyssey across the deserts of Mexico to escape a former master still intent on their...
The last of Earth : a novel
Anappara, Deepa
Paper Book
From the award-winning author of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line comes a "splendid" (The New York Times) novel set in nineteenth-century Tibet that follows two outsiders--an Indian schoolteacher spying for the British Empire and an English "lady" explorer--as they venture into a...
American fantasy
Straub, Emma
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow, an irresistible story about what happens when your teenage fantasy comes true after you're already an adult. "American Fantasy has everything we...
America the beautiful? : one woman in a borrowed Prius on the road most traveled
Roberson, Blythe
Paper Book
Selected by New York Times Book Review as one of their "Great Road Trip Books" NATIONAL BESTSELLER Best Book of the Year --NPR, Vulture, Book Riot, B&N "America the Beautiful? is so funny and special and illuminating that it makes even me, a person who cannot...
Feral : losing myself and finding my way in America's national parks
Pennington, Emily
Paper Book
A bracing memoir about self-discovery, liberating escape, and moving forward across an adventurous and volatile American landscape. One year. One national park at a time. This is it. No more California. I'm sifting into the underbelly of where the nomads go. After a...
Abroad in Japan : ten years in the land of the rising sun
Broad, Chris
Paper Book
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING MEMOIR ABOUT LIFE IN JAPAN WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG NON-FICTION AND READERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2024 Readers love ABROAD IN JAPAN 'Undeniably the best book I've ever read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Here we go : lessons for living fearlessly from two traveling nanas
Hamby, Eleanor
Paper Book
It's Never Too Late for the Next Act When Ellie and Sandy met after becoming empty-nesters and then widows, their late-in-life friendship blew open a new, exciting chapter of life: living fearlessly and adventurously. But they never could've imagined it would also propel them--in...
The place of tides
Rebanks, James
Paper Book
A National Bestseller "A modern classic, one we very much need right now." -George Saunders From the acclaimed author of The Shepherd's Life, a magical work of nonfiction in which James Rebanks reflects on a life-changing summer spent on a remote island off...

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