Explorers


The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
The Travels
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The Worst Journey in the World
The Lost City of the Monkey God
Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Kon-Tiki
West with the Night by Beryl MarkhamOut of Africa by Isak DinesenMy Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-NéelBorn Free by Joy AdamsonA Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Lucy Bird
Trailblazing Women Adventurers
544 books — 185 voters
Endurance by Alfred LansingThe Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-GarrardThe Ice Master by Jennifer NivenIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Last Place on Earth by Roland Huntford
To the Poles
118 books — 81 voters

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseBlood and Thunder by Hampton Sides
The American Frontier
686 books — 155 voters
Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerBellwether by Connie WillisMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverThe Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
Scientist Fiction
33 books — 11 voters

Mireya Mayor
Every morning in the middle of nowhere, without electricity or anyone to impress, I'd take great care in picking out my outfit and hover in front of a business card-size mirror to apply my lip gloss and check my eyebrows. I also felt I had a strong case for bringing a little black dress on expeditions. Village parties spring up more often than you might expect, and despite never having been a Girl Scout, I like to be prepared. ...more
Mireya Mayor, Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey from NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer

Max McKeown
Innovators make the previously impossible possible.
Max McKeown, The Innovator's Book: Rules for rebels, mavericks and innovators

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