Exploration


Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The Worst Journey in the World
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
The Lost City of the Monkey God
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Into the Wild
Los Sangurimas by José de la CuadraPelea de gallos by María Fernanda AmpueroHuasipungo by Jorge IcazaLas cruces sobre el agua by Joaquín Gallegos LaraUn hombre muerto a puntapiés by Pablo Palacio
Ecuadorian Literature
321 books — 53 voters
Karma Slap by B Alan GoetzMen Don't Love Women Like You by G.L. LambertThe 4-Hour Chef by Timothy Ferrissfemale bodybuilding by NekoterranReal Life Superman by Markus A. Kassel
Lifestyle
19 books — 12 voters


Carl Sagan
The Cosmos extends, for all practical purposes, forever. After a brief sedentary hiatus, we are resuming our ancient nomadic way of life. Our remote descendants, safely arrayed on many worlds throughout the Solar System and beyond, will be unified by their common heritage, by their regard for their home planet, and by the knowledge that, whatever other life may be, the only humans in all the Universe come from Earth. They will gaze up and strain to find the blue dot in their skies. They will lov ...more
Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Lotchie Burton
Yeah. I’m an asshole. But I promise you, when the shit rolls downhill and you need someone with a shovel, I’m an asshole who can get the job done.
Lotchie Burton, Gabriel's Fire

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