Exploration & Adventure
Bold journeys to the ends of the earth and beyond
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Yusra Mardini
From Refugee to Olympian—My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph. Pan MacMillan, 2018
Neil Price
A History of the Vikings. Basic Books, 2020.
Scott D. Sampson
The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
Carl Safina
What Animals Think and Feel. Harry Holt & Co, 2015.
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Admiral William H. McRaven
Little Things that Can Change Your Life… and Maybe the World. Grand Central Publishing, 2017.
Kirk Wallace Johnson
Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century. Penguin Books, 2018.
Elaine N. Aron
How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You. Citadel Press, 2020.
Neil Price
A History of the Vikings. Basic Books, 2020.
Steve Magness
Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness. HarperOne, 2022.
Jane Goodall
A Survival Guide for Trying Times. Celadon Books, 2021.
Jody Rosen
The History and Mystery of the Bicycle. Crown, 2022
Dacher Keltner
The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. Penguin Press, 2023.
Toby Wilkinson
The Golden Age of Egyptology. W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.
Greg Ip
Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe. Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
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Laura Lee
How the Weather Has Changed History. HarperCollins, 2006.
Carl Safina
What Animals Think and Feel. Harry Holt & Co, 2015.
Wallace J. Nichols
The Surprising Science that Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do. Little, Brown Spark. 2014.
Christina Thompson
The Puzzle of Polynesia. HarperCollins, 2019.
Henry Mance
How to Love Animals: in a Human–Shaped World. Viking. 2021.
Timothy C. Winegard
A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. Dutton, 2019.
Peter Wohlleben
Love, Grief, and Compassion ―Surprising Observations of a Hidden World. Greystone Books, 2016.
Admiral William H. McRaven
Little Things that Can Change Your Life… and Maybe the World. Grand Central Publishing, 2017.
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Yusra Mardini
From Refugee to Olympian—My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph. Pan MacMillan, 2018
Neil Price
A History of the Vikings. Basic Books, 2020.
Scott D. Sampson
The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
Carl Safina
What Animals Think and Feel. Harry Holt & Co, 2015.
Antonio Garcia Martinez
Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley. Harper, 2016.
Shane O'Mara
A New Scientific Exploration. W.W. Norton, 2019.
Christopher McDougall
The Hidden Tribe, The Ultra-Runners, and The Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Christina Thompson
The Puzzle of Polynesia. HarperCollins, 2019.
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A fascinating look at rejection from every angle, from understanding and overcoming the fear of rejection to learning how to increase your chances of a yes while becoming perfectly okay with a no.
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