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True Adventure
Stories of Heroism and Crisis

Sections Below: Men Against the Weather | Land Voyages | Ocean Voyages | Dangerous Places | Mountaineering | Treasure Hunting

11 titles below ($2.25 to $17.50) including (in alphabetical order): Alive * Arthur * The Epics of Everest * Into Thin Air * La Balsa * Mrs. Marco Polo Remembers * Rapace * Search * Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat * Walking the Plank * Within Reach

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Men Against the Weather

alive Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors (used mass-market paperback)

By Piers Paul Read. 1974, Avon, 318pp, 7x4". (Near Fine)

"Their plane crashed high in the Andes. Their only shelter was the plane's shattered fuselage, their only supplies a little wine and some bits of candy. In the beginning, there were thirty-two survivors. Then, only twenty-seven; then nineteen . . . and, in the end, sixteen. This is their story--the greatest modern epic of catastrophe and human endurance."

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arthurpilg_ Arthur: A Pilgrim (used mass-market paperback)

By Arthur Blessitt. 1985, Blessitt Publishing, 360pp, 7x4". Arthur begins his journey with only his faith. Tells of his experiences carrying the cross in many different countries. The most hospitable: Poland. The least: United States. . (Fair, light water damage)

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everestepi_ The Epics of Everest (used mass-market paperback)

By Leonard Wibberley. 1954 (1966), Dell/Mayflower, 191pp. Describes the attempts to climb Mt. Everest, leading to the Hillary expedition of 1953. (G)

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mrsmarcopol Mrs. Marco Polo Remembers (used hardcover)

By Mary Parker Dunning. 1968, Houghton Mifflin Co , 203pp. 1st printing. "Autobiographical account of author's travels with her husband in Asia and the Far East in the early 1900s; later in the Far East and Southern Europe, and 1954-56 in Africa, Nepal and Australia." (Library discard with usual markings.. Good in poor DJ)

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withinreac Within Reach: My Everest Story (Yound adult edition) (used trade paperback)

By Mark Pfetzer and Jack Galvin. 1998 (1999), Scholastic, 224pp. A 16-year-old climber tries to become the youngest to climb Mt. Everest. Abridged edition for young adults: Intended for junior and senior high school students. (Near Fine)

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Land Voyages

seachpike Search: The Personal Story of a Wilderness Journey (used mass-market paperback)

By Diane Kennedy Pike. 1970 (1971), Pocket, 191pp, 7x4". "Bishop James Pike's last ordeal (in the Isreali desert) and why his wife believes his spirit is still alive." (VG)

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Ocean Voyages

12footboat Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat (used trade paperback)

By Stephen G. Ladd. 2000, Seekers Press, 390pp, 9x6". Describes author's 3-year voyage through North and South America in a homemade 12-foot boat, rowing and sailing. (VG+. Promotional copy, marked "Not For Resale.")

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labalsa La Balsa: The Longest Raft Voyage in History (used hardcover)

By Vital Alsar and Enrique Hank Lopez. 1973, Reader's Digest, 219pp. 1st. Photo insert. (Library discard with usual markings. Good in VG DJ in mylar wraps. Shelf wear, weak spine)

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See Also: Maritime History - 7 titles 
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Dangerous Places

rapace Rapace: Memoires D'un Aventurier (used trade paperback)

By Philippe Kosta. 1999, Editions Albin Michel (Paris), 291pp, 9.5x6". French language non-fiction. Memoires of an adventurer and mercenary soldier. (VG)

(5/5/00) - Also listed on Books in French.

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Mountaineering

mteverest Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Expedition (used mass-market paperback)

By Jon Krakauer. 1997 (1998), Anchor Books, 378pp, 7x4". "Account of the worst disaster on Mt. Everest, that took the life of eight climbers, including seasoned guides in 1996." (VG)

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Treasure Hunting

walkplank Walking the Plank: A True Adventure Among Pirates (used trade paperback)

By Stephen Kiesling. 1994, Nordic Knight Press, 260pp. (VG. AUTOGRAPHED by author: "For Barbara, Here's to Great Adventure." Folded corner on cover)

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