QUEST! 12 BOOKS OF JOURNEY AND ADVENTURE

In the hands of a good writer, adventure stories can conjure an utterly immersive experience. This collection of fiction, nonfiction, and travelogue celebrates the essential chutzpah of the human race — our stubborn resilience, our enduring strength, our boundless ingenuity.

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1	Life of Pi by Yann Martel 3.94 avg rating — 1,734,899 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Call of the Wild by Jack London 3.91 avg rating — 463,923 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne 3.85 avg rating — 220,327 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Witching Vault by Kathrin Hutson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 782 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 555,408 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Journeyer by Gary Jennings 4.32 avg rating — 4,057 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 855,069 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 116,789 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing 4.46 avg rating — 158,059 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 61,666 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 118,151 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road by Kate Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 5,928 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 436,844 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Travels in Siberia by Ian Frazier 3.91 avg rating — 4,628 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 80,748 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Jennifer (new)

Sep 15, 2020 06:07PM

I read three and own two more....

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message 2: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Sep 15, 2020 09:56PM

Jennifer wrote: "I read three and own two more...."

Just the one for me (read and owned).

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message 3: by Jim (new)

Sep 16, 2020 04:43PM

Sacred Mounds: A Historical Fantasy
A two-way journey through time, plenty of chutzpah!

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message 4: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Sep 19, 2020 05:07AM

نمایندگی wrote: "تعمیرات سامسونگ از هر نوع لوازم خانگی که باشد توسط مجموعه ی ما در کمترین زمان ممکن صورت می گیرد.
نمایندگی تعمیرات سامسونگ"

I flagged this!!

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message 5: by John (new)

Sep 25, 2020 09:35AM

Goth Girls of Banff

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message 6: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Sep 25, 2020 11:30AM

@John
Are you the author of this book? If so, do not promote your book like this, as it is not nice (and there are other ways to promote your book).

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message 7: by Edward (new)

Oct 06, 2020 12:45PM

The Worst Journey in the World

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message 8: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Oct 13, 2020 12:00AM

@Joan
Don't promote your own book like that, as it is not nice! (Besides, there are other ways to promote a book.)

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message 9: by Joan (new)

Oct 13, 2020 09:19AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "@Joan
Don't promote your own book like that, as it is not nice! (Besides, there are other ways to promote a book.)"
Sorry Book, I wasn't trying to not be nice. I thought this was where you promote your book. J

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message 10: by Fabienne (new)

Oct 21, 2020 06:51AM

The Hobbit (Tolkien)? :) And "Black Leopard and Red Wolf" (Marlon James)?

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message 11: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Oct 21, 2020 08:50AM) (new)

Oct 21, 2020 08:46AM

I have a feeling books have been added to this list... If I remember correctly, there were only 12 books on this list (and the title says so!), and now there are 15. Furthermore, there is a book on the list that wasn't there; I'm sure of it (as I own it).

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