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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 1336 times as survival)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,692,957 ratings — published 2008
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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 1046 times as survival)
avg rating 3.79 — 443,006 ratings — published 1987
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 951 times as survival)
avg rating 4.35 — 4,060,953 ratings — published 2009
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 813 times as survival)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,254,774 ratings — published 2011
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 769 times as survival)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,637,443 ratings — published 2010
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 612 times as survival)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,143,284 ratings — published 1954
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Life of Pi Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 532 times as survival)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,736,449 ratings — published 2001
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 512 times as survival)
avg rating 4.26 — 556,490 ratings — published 1997
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 494 times as survival)
avg rating 4.39 — 994,395 ratings — published 2010
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 480 times as survival)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,174,578 ratings — published 1996
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 431 times as survival)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,012,790 ratings — published 2006
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Island of the Blue Dolphins (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 427 times as survival)
avg rating 3.88 — 347,170 ratings — published 1960
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1) The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
by (shelved 423 times as survival)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,649,782 ratings — published 2009
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Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1) Life As We Knew It (Last Survivors, #1)
by (shelved 360 times as survival)
avg rating 3.89 — 132,775 ratings — published 2006
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 352 times as survival)
avg rating 4.46 — 158,657 ratings — published 1959
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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors (Paperback)
by (shelved 326 times as survival)
avg rating 4.14 — 81,237 ratings — published 1974
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Paperback)
by (shelved 313 times as survival)
avg rating 4.17 — 116,999 ratings — published 2000
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My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
by (shelved 303 times as survival)
avg rating 4.10 — 83,877 ratings — published 1959
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The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1) The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)
by (shelved 270 times as survival)
avg rating 4.00 — 476,532 ratings — published 2013
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 265 times as survival)
avg rating 4.07 — 598,042 ratings — published 2014
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SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 264 times as survival)
avg rating 4.25 — 5,528 ratings — published 1986
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 243 times as survival)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,316,597 ratings — published 2011
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Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 233 times as survival)
avg rating 3.68 — 327,256 ratings — published 1719
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Room Room (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 230 times as survival)
avg rating 4.08 — 828,568 ratings — published 2010
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Unwind (Unwind, #1) Unwind (Unwind, #1)
by (shelved 221 times as survival)
avg rating 4.17 — 246,227 ratings — published 2007
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Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3) Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3)
by (shelved 220 times as survival)
avg rating 4.05 — 34,493 ratings — published 1996
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The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, #2) The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner, #2)
by (shelved 219 times as survival)
avg rating 3.89 — 632,356 ratings — published 2010
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On the Island (On the Island, #1) On the Island (On the Island, #1)
by (shelved 217 times as survival)
avg rating 4.11 — 86,720 ratings — published 2011
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Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
by (shelved 212 times as survival)
avg rating 3.83 — 61,128 ratings — published 1972
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Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 206 times as survival)
avg rating 4.14 — 20,529 ratings — published 1986
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The Great Alone The Great Alone (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 205 times as survival)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,112,544 ratings — published 2018
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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival (Paperback)
by (shelved 201 times as survival)
avg rating 4.23 — 63,633 ratings — published 1988
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 199 times as survival)
avg rating 4.17 — 193,081 ratings — published 2023
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Ashfall (Ashfall, #1) Ashfall (Ashfall, #1)
by (shelved 197 times as survival)
avg rating 3.99 — 26,462 ratings — published 2011
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The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 193 times as survival)
avg rating 3.91 — 464,844 ratings — published 1903
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The River (Brian's Saga, #2) The River (Brian's Saga, #2)
by (shelved 190 times as survival)
avg rating 3.83 — 31,964 ratings — published 1991
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Alone Alone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 189 times as survival)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,449 ratings — published 2021
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 188 times as survival)
avg rating 4.50 — 954,695 ratings — published 2021
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 186 times as survival)
avg rating 4.02 — 560,094 ratings — published 2006
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 186 times as survival)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,343,226 ratings — published 1956
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 179 times as survival)
avg rating 4.37 — 271,081 ratings — published 2011
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Be Not Far from Me Be Not Far from Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as survival)
avg rating 3.81 — 10,682 ratings — published 2020
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Dry Dry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as survival)
avg rating 4.01 — 53,780 ratings — published 2018
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Beauty Queens Beauty Queens (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as survival)
avg rating 3.62 — 55,144 ratings — published 2011
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I Am Still Alive I Am Still Alive (ebook)
by (shelved 172 times as survival)
avg rating 3.85 — 12,329 ratings — published 2018
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Gone (Gone, #1) Gone (Gone, #1)
by (shelved 172 times as survival)
avg rating 3.87 — 209,149 ratings — published 2008
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 171 times as survival)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,525,760 ratings — published 2018
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The Raft The Raft (Hardcover)
by (shelved 171 times as survival)
avg rating 3.80 — 17,353 ratings — published 2012
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Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 169 times as survival)
avg rating 4.36 — 26,009 ratings — published 2006
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438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 159 times as survival)
avg rating 4.34 — 14,796 ratings — published 2015
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Lean In by Sheryl SandbergWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauNice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office by Lois P. FrankelQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth SchmittInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
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2,586 books — 1,329 voters
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Mahatma Gandhi
“If I had no sense of humor, I would long ago have committed suicide.”
Mahatma Gandhi

Leigh Bardugo
“Most of us can hide our greatest hurts and longings. It’s how we survive each day. We pretend the pain isn’t there, that we are made of scars instead of wounds.”
Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

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