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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
2,121 books — 1,848 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
473 books — 1,136 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverEscape to the Maroons by Mike WeedallThe Travelers Within by Daniel Mode
Escaping the Grind--Books About Leaving It All Behind!
324 books — 247 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Martian by Andy WeirLife of Pi by Yann MartelUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
52 Book Club 2023: #14 A Survival Story
526 books — 126 voters

Devil's Lake by Aaron Paul LazarA Stolen Life by Jaycee DugardTrafficked to Hell by R.J. FloDevil's Creek by Aaron Paul Lazar3,096 Days by Natascha Kampusch
Abduction, Captivity, Escape: True-Stories
46 books — 82 voters
Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyRoots of To-Be Templars by Widad AkreyiFemales of Valor by Widad AkreyiZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad AkreyiComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Covid-19 - books to read on lock-down
108 books — 71 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Bitter Past by Bruce BorgosHeidi by Johanna SpyriMan Hunt by Vanessa ValeInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Mountains on the Cover
410 books — 65 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangDark Skies by David HaldaneBuses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonThe Lord God Made Them All by James HerriotWild Swans by Jung Chang
Memoirs I've Loved Too
349 books — 47 voters

The Blue Monsoon by Damyanti BiswasAbyssinian Nomad by Maskarm HaileDown Under by Bill BrysonOne Day at a Time 2017 by Hollie Bell-SchinzingThe Two Week Traveller by Matthew Lightfoot
Best Traveling Vicariously II
97 books — 46 voters
Bhutan Travelog Edition 2 by Joni HerisonLamb by Christopher MooreQueen of Scots by John GuyHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshFuriously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Subtitle
542 books — 38 voters

Paul & Kiki's Guide to Vacationing in Italy by Paul StuartA Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlena de BlasiThe Tuscan Secret by Angela PetchNow and Then in Tuscany by Angela PetchUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Tuscany
49 books — 35 voters
Escape to the Maroons by Mike WeedallWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Best Books for Escape
77 books — 31 voters

In Search of the Return by Joshua RaymondQuiet American by Graham GreeneLotusland by David JoinerThe Lover by Marguerite DurasTree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Fictitious Vietnam
54 books — 31 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangDark Skies by David HaldaneKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Memoirs I've Loved III
40 books — 25 voters

Tehran Moonlight by Azin SametipourRooftops of Tehran by Mahbod SerajiA Teaspoon of Earth and Sea by Dina NayeriEqual of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani乙嫁語り 7 [Otoyomegatari 7] by Kaoru Mori
Fictitious Iran
43 books — 23 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteA Long Way Gone by Ishmael BeahThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
True Crime-Read
126 books — 20 voters

In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey RatnerThe Rent Collector by Camron WrightFigurehead by Patrick AllingtonThe Map of Lost Memories by Kim FayHoliday in Cambodia by Laura Jean McKay
Fictitious Cambodia.
15 books — 17 voters
Bournemouth Boys and Boscombe Girls by Danny WinterThe Last Secret of The Soul by Stephen P. SmithThe Map of Lost Memories by Kim FayThe Yard by Alex GrecianThornwood House by Anna Romer
Walking Away
84 books — 16 voters

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp SendkerAlexander's Infinity by Lidija StankovikjThe Piano Tuner by Daniel MasonSaving Fish from Drowning by Amy TanThe Jewel Trader of Pegu by Jeffrey Hantover
Fictitious Burma
32 books — 16 voters
The Gamble by Kristen AshleyJust Like Animals by Hettie IversThe Simple Wild by K.A. TuckerHow to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly HarperThe Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
Romance in remote location
22 books — 16 voters

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinEscape from Camp 14 by Blaine HardenEscape From Aurora by Jamie LittlerEscape From Kathmandu by Kim Stanley RobinsonEscape from Hat by Adam Kline
Escape from…
199 books — 11 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueRabbit-Proof Fence by Doris PilkingtonValentine Joe by Rebecca StevensSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
All wired up
33 books — 8 voters

Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Help by Kathryn StockettFairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near
My Little Escape......
75 books — 5 voters
Brand of Magic by K.M. JackwaysHexes & Vexes by Nova BlakeThe Little Paris Bookshop by Nina GeorgeThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinSucculents and Spells by Andi C. Buchanan
Best Cozy Uplifting Books for 2020
13 books — 5 voters

Texas Gulag by Gary BrownThe Broad Arrow by Oliné KeeseDry guillotine by René BelbenoitAmong the Broad-Arrow Men; a plain account of English prison ... by B.2.15Prison paintings by Michael Quanne
Funtime
197 books — 3 voters
The Annotated Alice by Lewis CarrollGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftMet een kwartje de wereld rond by Paul d'IvoiAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules VerneJourney to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Great Getaways
5 books — 1 voter

The 15 by Anthony SadlerSully by Chesley B. Sullenberger IIIAmong the Heroes by Jere LongmanAn Ordinary Man by Paul RusesabaginaFinding Me by Michelle Knight
True Stories of Facing Danger, Rescues, Escapes, Survival and Heroism
19 books — 1 voter
The Ghost of the Mary Celeste by Valerie MartinMystery of the Ghost Ship by Philip PullmanGhost Ship by Clive CusslerFutureshocks by Lou AndersLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part I
100 books — 1 voter

The Light Years by R.W.W. GreeneThe Lamplighters by Emma StonexThe Lighthouse Keeper by Alan K. BakerOur Haunted Shores by Emily AlderAnnihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part II
100 books — 1 voter
Year's Best SF 3 by David G. HartwellExcession by Iain M. BanksPushing Ice by Alastair ReynoldsGalactic Derelict by Andre NortonHalf a Life by Kir Bulychev
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part III
92 books — 1 voter

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