Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1487 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 1999 Seeking a state of grace + Rare Insight into a Perilous Set of Events + My Favorite Book + Stunning             Night (Oprah's Book Club)622 reviews Elie Wiesel Hill and Wang, 2006 Haunting and Unforgettable + I RECOMMEND IT. + Very moving, impactful, horrific...... Should be required reading for . . . for everyone who can read. Puts a face, a voice, a mind, a spirit to something that is so hard to comprehend that it often can feel more like an idea than a reality. A truly moving book. Also, I would recommend the PBS documentary made about Wiesel that was ...             Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the People's Temple252 reviews Deborah Layton Anchor, 1999 Oh MY GOSH, BEST EVER + GOOD BUY + Moving and inspirational. A must read + Insider's view of the rise and fall of the Peoples Temple + Very compelling and insightful             High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest8 reviews Edmund Hillary Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 A cracking good yarn! + Armchair Mountaineer Loves It + Wonderful book, written very matter-of-factly + I'm On Top Of The World! + Exciting mountaineering tale             The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom292 reviews Slavomir Rawicz The Lyons Press, 2006 An Amazing Story, If True + Outstanding Read! + Fraud or Not, It's Compelling-as + A good read. + Human endurance is unbelievable             Into the Wild1193 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 1997 A sad story + Chase von, guess they have this book two places on here.... + A mystery and tragedy told well + A Character Study Disguised as a Bestseller + Troubled man takes on the Wild - and loses             Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home96 reviews Nando Parrado, Vince Rause Crown, 2006 Phenomenal book + NANDO IS AN EXTRAORDINARY PERSON. + Incredible Leadership in the face of Tragedy + Excellent and inspirational + One of the best books I have ever read!             Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains60 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 1997 What an incredible book. + Living Your Challenging Dreams + Wanna get high? + Wonderful!             The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell's Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears57 reviews Nick Jans Dutton Adult, 2005 Riveting + A worthy rebuttal to "Grizzly Man" + The Grizzly Maze I just finished reading this book and was riveted throughout. Unlike several other reviewers who found the last third of the book superfluous, I found it highly informative and thought it fit in beautifully with the rest of the story. I appreciated Nick Jans' account of his personal journey with ...             Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why139 reviews Laurence Gonzales W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 Deep Survival + Awesome. The Entertaining Psychology of Survivors This book is a must read for anyone who hikes or travels into the wild or beyond your own backyard. Gonzales tells a great story and helps you understand the risks when outside our civilized comfort zone. This is particularly important read for those who camp and hike and venture into the "wild".             Ordeal by Hunger26 reviews George R. Stewart Mariner Books, 1992 Cliched but true: "A harrowing tale" + The Donner Party was no party... + The Shortcut That Led Them Into Hell + WOW + Timeless Story             Alive182 reviews Piers Paul Read Harper Perennial, 2005 A horrifyingly true story of triumph and tragedy + Alive + Staying alive against the odds + Incredible Survival Story             Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage390 reviews Alfred Lansing Basic Books, 1999 Remedy + Just Incredible Account ,Absolutely Incredible + Amazing Testament into the Power of Leadership + Endurance: Shakleton's Voyage + Endurance:Shackleton's Incredible Voyage             The Story of the Titanic As Told by Its Survivors22 reviews Dover Publications, 1960 unsurpassed + GOOD BUT .............. + A HISTORY BUFF MUST READ!! + Loving the book             High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest8 reviews Edmund Hillary Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 A cracking good yarn! + Armchair Mountaineer Loves It + Wonderful book, written very matter-of-factly + I'm On Top Of The World! + Exciting mountaineering tale             Ordeal by Hunger26 reviews George R. Stewart Mariner Books, 1992 Cliched but true: "A harrowing tale" + The Donner Party was no party... + The Shortcut That Led Them Into Hell + WOW + Timeless Story             Alive182 reviews Piers Paul Read Harper Perennial, 2005 A horrifyingly true story of triumph and tragedy + Alive + Staying alive against the odds + Incredible Survival Story             Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1487 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 1999 Seeking a state of grace + Rare Insight into a Perilous Set of Events + My Favorite Book + Stunning             Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why139 reviews Laurence Gonzales W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 Deep Survival + Awesome. The Entertaining Psychology of Survivors This book is a must read for anyone who hikes or travels into the wild or beyond your own backyard. Gonzales tells a great story and helps you understand the risks when outside our civilized comfort zone. This is particularly important read for those who camp and hike and venture into the "wild".             The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom292 reviews Slavomir Rawicz The Lyons Press, 2006 An Amazing Story, If True + Outstanding Read! + Fraud or Not, It's Compelling-as + A good read. + Human endurance is unbelievable