True Adventure
 | Casey, Susan Devil’s Teeth: a true story of obsession and survival among America’s great white sharks The Farallon Islands, 27 miles west of San Francisco, are the only place on earth where scientists can study great white sharks in their natural habitat. The author spent three solo weeks on a yacht anchored in these waters. |
 | Kamler, Kenneth Surviving the Extremes: a doctor’s journey to the limits of human endurance Kamler, a VP of the Explorers Club, investigates how our bodies respond to extreme conditions in six environments: jungle, high seas, desert, underwater, high altitude and outer space. |
 | Krakauer, Jon Into Thin Air: a personal account of the Mount Everest disaster Krakauer’s controversial account of the 1996 climb of Mount Everest that he led and the blizzard which left a number of climbers dead. |
 | McGregor, Ewan Long Way Round: chasing shadows across the world Two British actors motorcycle from Europe through the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Alaska, and Canada to the lower U.S.A. |
 | Angus, Colin Amazon Extreme: three men, a raft, and the world’s most dangerous river A five month endurance test without sponsorships, high-end gear or a support team. Just finding the source of the river was a challenge. |
 | Arneson, Liv No Horizon Is So Far: two women and their extraordinary journey across Antarctica Two former schoolteachers, and total strangers, set off to cross Antarctica on foot, surviving blizzards and perilous conditions while electronically documenting their adventure for millions of students. |
 | Cherry-Garrard, Apsley The Worst Journey In The World “Polar Exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised.” So says the youngest member of Scott’s 1911 expedition to the South Pole. |
 | Kurson, Robert After discovering a WW11 German U-boat off the coast of New Jersey in 200 feet of water, two recreational scuba divers work to uncover its secrets and learn about themselves in the process. |
 | Junger, Sebastian The Perfect Storm: a true story of men against the sea The story of the doomed swordfish boat Andrea Gail and its crew of six as they are caught up in what was considered “the storm of the century”. |
 | Croke, Vicki Ruth Harkness, bohemian socialite and dress designer, went to Tibet in 1936, to capture a live panda and fulfill her deceased husband’s dream. |