A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
49th out of 2,030 books — 3,944 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Great Railway Bazaar by Paul TherouxTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckThe Trigger by Tim Butcher
Have Passport Will Travel
13th out of 710 books — 589 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhite Fang by Jack London
Tales of Adventure
32nd out of 513 books — 474 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Foreign Lands
215th out of 2,363 books — 2,198 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Vicarious Thrills
30th out of 394 books — 422 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherOver the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Trigger by Tim ButcherPapillon by Henri Charrière
Best Historical Travel Journals
33rd out of 335 books — 239 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBlood River by Tim ButcherThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
192nd out of 2,139 books — 1,866 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
1115th out of 7,188 books — 28,369 voters

Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerAlive by Piers Paul ReadBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenThe Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
True Life Adventure
39th out of 386 books — 252 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
101 Books to Read - Nonfiction
49th out of 309 books — 296 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Odyssey by HomerTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Boat Books
142nd out of 772 books — 501 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
599th out of 3,759 books — 3,793 voters

Over the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenThe Lost City of Z by David GrannUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard CarterThe White Nile by Alan Moorehead
The Great Explorers
41st out of 245 books — 92 voters
Moloka'i by Alan BrennertUnfamiliar Fishes by Sarah VowellHonolulu by Alan BrennertHawaii by James A. MichenerThe Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
All Things Hawaiian
58th out of 345 books — 182 voters

Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseBlue Latitudes by Tony HorwitzIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Oregon Trail by Rinker BuckDreams of El Dorado by H.W. Brands
Nonfiction Geographical Exploration and Discovery
2nd out of 65 books — 13 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl Strayed
Best Popular Travel Books on Goodreads
122nd out of 315 books — 53 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShantaram by Gregory David RobertsThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Location-Based and History-Based Books to Read While Traveling
185th out of 1,070 books — 504 voters
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianThe French Lieutenant’s Woman by John FowlesCaptain Blood by Rafael SabatiniGods and Generals by Jeff Shaara
Military Men
53rd out of 440 books — 48 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedTravels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Armchair travel for adventurers
34th out of 284 books — 65 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonLongitude by Dava Sobel
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
629th out of 1,834 books — 2,225 voters

Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Maritime Classics
75th out of 277 books — 97 voters
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Shell Seekers by Rosamunde PilcherThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonBeloved by Toni MorrisonCatherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
Dead in 2019: The Authors We Lost
17th out of 212 books — 14 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsFallen by Lauren KateShiver by Maggie StiefvaterCity of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Books With The Blues
555th out of 3,913 books — 929 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftA Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
[ATY 2024] Travel
201st out of 439 books — 66 voters

Captain Blood by Michael BlodgettCaptain Grownup by Kit ReedLost Boy by Christina HenryCaptain Cuttle's Mailbag by Edward WelchThe Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over t... by Charles Bukowski
Aye Aye, Captain
18th out of 316 books — 9 voters
Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond1491 by Charles C. MannCollapse by Jared DiamondA Primate's Memoir by Robert M. SapolskyKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Best Popular Anthropology Books
250th out of 359 books — 271 voters

The Perfect Storm by Sebastian JungerIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor HeyerdahlSea of Glory by Nathaniel PhilbrickTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Best Seafaring History books
116th out of 176 books — 33 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Two Week Traveller by Matthew Lightfootجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebSnapshots by Matthew LightfootSpy... for Nobody! by Basel Saneeb
Contemporary Travel Books
119th out of 138 books — 31 voters

The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne SeierstadIce by Ulla-Lena LundbergBroken April by Ismail KadareSahara Man by Jeremy KeenanAkua by Daniel Pouesi
The Book Dragon Travels...
54th out of 100 books — 1 voter
Blood River by Tim ButcherIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Trigger by Tim ButcherNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonCatfish and Mandala by Andrew X. Pham
The Journey And Not the Destination That Matters
46th out of 100 books — 20 voters

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