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Treasure Island Treasure Island (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 543,508 ratings — published 1882
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as aventure)
avg rating 3.89 — 278,281 ratings — published 1869
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Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 284,419 ratings — published 1872
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,490,167 ratings — published 1997
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,982,680 ratings — published 2008
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The Three Musketeers (Musketeers Trilogy #1) The Three Musketeers (Musketeers Trilogy #1)
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avg rating 4.10 — 348,218 ratings — published 1844
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,483,066 ratings — published 1937
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Journey to the Center of the Earth Journey to the Center of the Earth (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 226,720 ratings — published 1864
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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avg rating 4.36 — 4,189,915 ratings — published 2009
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White Fang White Fang (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.03 — 208,153 ratings — published 1906
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 23 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,881,907 ratings — published 1999
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A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor, #1) A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.01 — 124,834 ratings — published 2013
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,132,845 ratings — published 2007
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,528,281 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 4,223,864 ratings — published 2000
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,679,072 ratings — published 2005
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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avg rating 4.41 — 3,173,484 ratings — published 1954
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 3,819,431 ratings — published 2003
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The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 475,639 ratings — published 1903
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,462,689 ratings — published 2005
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 18 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,750,021 ratings — published 2010
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as aventure)
avg rating 3.57 — 619,144 ratings — published 1851
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Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
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avg rating 4.09 — 507,327 ratings — published 1972
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The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,623,258 ratings — published 1995
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The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 59,267 ratings — published 1875
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,380,435 ratings — published 2006
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as aventure)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,220,911 ratings — published 1954
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as aventure)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,202,646 ratings — published -800
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,136,101 ratings — published 1954
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Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as aventure)
avg rating 3.68 — 332,967 ratings — published 1719
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,400,750 ratings — published 2011
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From the Earth to the Moon From the Earth to the Moon (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 39,593 ratings — published 1865
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Les Disparus du Clairdelune (La Passe-Miroir, #2) Les Disparus du Clairdelune (La Passe-Miroir, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.43 — 83,523 ratings — published 2015
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 13 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,050,313 ratings — published 1955
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Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2) Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.03 — 374,896 ratings — published 1911
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Dans les forêts de Sibérie Dans les forêts de Sibérie (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as aventure)
avg rating 3.81 — 7,238 ratings — published 2011
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The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
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avg rating 4.14 — 420,383 ratings — published 1993
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The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3) The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,227,880 ratings — published 2007
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Five Weeks in a Balloon Five Weeks in a Balloon (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 26,145 ratings — published 1863
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La Horde du Contrevent La Horde du Contrevent (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.42 — 8,932 ratings — published 2004
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Toby Alone Toby Alone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.28 — 5,439 ratings — published 2006
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Latitude zéro Latitude zéro (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,548 ratings — published 2001
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
by (shelved 11 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,227,637 ratings — published 2008
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as aventure)
avg rating 3.99 — 440,103 ratings — published 1865
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 2,023,513 ratings — published 2011
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Vendredi ou la vie sauvage Vendredi ou la vie sauvage (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as aventure)
avg rating 3.35 — 4,255 ratings — published 1971
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,274,719 ratings — published 2015
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as aventure)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,628,883 ratings — published 2012
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,697,210 ratings — published 2009
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Vango: Entre ciel et terre (Vango #1) Vango: Entre ciel et terre (Vango #1)
by (shelved 10 times as aventure)
avg rating 4.18 — 4,170 ratings — published 2010
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Mark Twain
“Dans vingt ans, vous serez plus déçus par les choses que vous n'avez pas faites que par celles que vous avez faites. Alors sortez des sentiers battus. Mettez les voiles. Explorez. Rêvez. Découvrez.”
Mark Twain

Paul Valéry
“Si l’humanité s’est écartée des conditions initiales dont je parlais, si elle a renoncé, sans le savoir et sans le vouloir, à la stabilité à laquelle elle pouvait tendre, on pouvait supposer qu’étant arrivée à un certain niveau, elle s’y serait stabilisée, comme les abeilles ont pu se stabiliser (elles ont trouvé certains procédés de construction, d’accumulation des réserves), et demeurer en cet état indéfiniment, comme il semble que les abeilles y soient demeurées, nous aurions pu arriver à concevoir une humanité comme une fourmilière ou une ruche d’abeilles. Pas du tout. Elle n’a cessé de s’écarter de son bien-être, le bien-être n’a pas suffi à l’humanité. Hélas ! dans bien des cas on pourrait se lamenter à ce sujet et pleurer, mais il s’est trouvé toujours que les hommes se soient écartés de la norme déjà établie, que des hommes, des penseurs par exemple aient spéculé assez pour trouver que la stabilité acquise était une stabilité insuffisante, très insuffisante. C’est pourquoi j’ai pu prononcer dans ma dernière leçon ce mot de l’aventure qui m’a paru résumer la vie humaine dans son ensemble.
L’aventure... c’est-à-dire ce fait qu’il y a eu un changement qui a toujours etendu à repousser, à nier, à ruiner les conditions d’existence, même favorables, même satisfaisantes pour la majorité des individus, et qui a tendu à détruire cet ordre-là, à le renverser.
J’avais associé à ce mot-là le mot le plus connu de progrès, mais je préfère celui d’aventure, et je vais vous dire pourquoi le terme de progrès, que j’ai essayé de préciser en le ramenant à ce qui est observable, progrès que j’ai défini par l’accroissement de précision dans les mesures marquées par les décimales qu’on peut calculer et observer : progrès dans l’acquisition des moyens d’action, progrès de puissance mécanique, nombre de chevaux-vapeur par tête à telle époque, progrès dans les automatismes sociaux, par conséquent progrès qui permet de commander beaucoup plus d’éléments humains ou matériels à l’aide d’un plus petit effort, diminution de l’effort à accomplir. Tout ceci est parfaitement observable, ce ne sont pas des chimères. On a ajouté à cela une véritable religion du progrès, qui fait croire que, quoi qu’il en soit après bien des aventures, beaucoup d’expériences, l’humanité marche toujours vers une amélioration de son sort.”
Paul Valéry, Cours de poétique (Tome 1) - Le corps et l'esprit (1937-1940)

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