Until you’ve consumed all of the best Adventure Survival books, can you even claim to be a true fan?
- The Adventures of the Mountain Men: True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, Adventure, and Survival (2017)
- Lost in the Wild: Danger and Survival in the North Woods (2007)
- Island of the Lost: An Extraordinary Story of Survival at the Edge of the World (2019)
- The Survival Handbook: Essential Skills for Outdoor Adventure (2012)
- Can You Survive Storm Chasing?: An Interactive Survival Adventure (You Choose: Survival) (2011)
- Can You Survive an Earthquake?: An Interactive Survival Adventure (You Choose: Survival) (2013)
- Winds of Skilak: The Continuing Saga of one couple’s adventures and survival in the Alaskan wilderness (Volume 2) (2018)
- Miracles of Ardaas: Incredible Adventures and Survivals (2003)
- Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why (2017)
- Opus Adventure: A Survival and Preparedness Story (One Man’s Opus) (2018)
- Can You Survive the Jungle?: An Interactive Survival Adventure (You Choose: Survival) (2011)
The Adventures of the Mountain Men: True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, Adventure, and Survival (2017)
The “mountain men” were the hunters and trappers who fiercely strode the Rocky Mountains in the early to mid-1800s. They braved the elements in search of the skins of beavers and other wild animals, to sell or barter for goods.
Lost in the Wild: Danger and Survival in the North Woods (2007)
In the wilderness, one false step can make the difference between a delightful respite and a brush with death.On a beautiful summer afternoon in 1998, Dan Stephens, a 22-year-old canoeist, was leading a trip deep into Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park. He stepped into a gap among cedar trees to look for the next portage—and did not return.
Island of the Lost: An Extraordinary Story of Survival at the Edge of the World (2019)
It is 1864, and Captain Thomas Musgrave’s schooner, the Grafton, has just wrecked on Auckland Island, a forbidding piece of land 285 miles south of New Zealand. Battered by year-round freezing rain and constant winds, it is one of the most inhospitable places on earth. To be shipwrecked there means almost certain death. Incredibly, at the same time on the opposite end of the island, another ship runs aground during a storm.
The Survival Handbook: Essential Skills for Outdoor Adventure (2012)
From planning an expedition, to packing essential kits, to discovering what to do on a trail, The Survival Handbook is an invaluable tool when you’re in the great outdoors. Among a myriad of outdoor skills, it teaches readers how to make shelters, find water, and spot, catch, and cook wild food.
Can You Survive Storm Chasing?: An Interactive Survival Adventure (You Choose: Survival) (2011)
You’re a meteorology student fascinated by storms. But Mother Nature can be unpredictable. Situations can quickly turn deadly when extreme weather is involved. What do you do when, You’re in a van full of people and a tornado suddenly appears to be headed right for you? A hurricane gains strength along the Florida coast but you’re unable to convince people to leave their homes? A flash flood suddenly strikes, putting you and your friends and family in mortal danger?
Can You Survive an Earthquake?: An Interactive Survival Adventure (You Choose: Survival) (2013)
You’re in the middle of one of the most unpredictable natural disasters an earthquake. No place is safe as the ground shudders, shakes, and splits. How will you survive as the world crashes around you? Will you: Experience an earthquake far from civilization in rural Alaska? Be trapped in a large U.S. city during an earthquake? Fight to survive during an earthquake in Japan and the tsunami that follows it?
Winds of Skilak: The Continuing Saga of one couple’s adventures and survival in the Alaskan wilderness (Volume 2) (2018)
Winds of Skilak: The Continuing Saga of One Couple’s Adventures and Survival in the Alaskan Wilderness continues the journey of Bonnie Rose Ward as a “wilderness wife” and her tough-as-nails husband Sam in the stark, challenging, and exhilarating wilds of Alaska. Imagine canning a whole moose. One thousand pounds of meat, critical to survival through the brutal winter on an island in Alaska.
Miracles of Ardaas: Incredible Adventures and Survivals (2003)
This unique book describes thrilling accounts of the author’s several Himalayan climbs, amazing incidents, unbelievable happenings in life, divine experiences gaining strength and confidence, and miraculous survivals through the unshakeable faith in the divine power of Ardaas. The book takes the reader to the dizzt heights of the majestic Himalayas where one feels closer to the Gods and Nature.
Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why (2017)
“Unique among survival books…stunning…enthralling. Deep Survival makes compelling, and chilling, reading.” ―Denver PostLaurence Gonzales’s bestselling Deep Survival has helped save lives from the deepest wildernesses, just as it has improved readers’ everyday lives.
Opus Adventure: A Survival and Preparedness Story (One Man’s Opus) (2018)
Man’s Best Friend Rick, Tina and their new family members embark on a journey with Annette to Miami, Florida for a cruise where trouble was brewing. Once again, Rick, Tina, and their furry owners must use their preps and wits to survive the fury of more than a mere hurricane. With first Tina and then Owen going missing, Rick and his canines must race to find them before it’s too late.
Can You Survive the Jungle?: An Interactive Survival Adventure (You Choose: Survival) (2011)
You’re lost amid dangerous, unseen predators after your plane crashes in the Amazon jungle. By parachuting out of the plane, you landed safely, but yore all alone with little food and water. Do you, Take off in search of rescue? Build a camp and try to signal rescuers? Head toward where you believe the downed plane and your pilot may have landed? Experience the life or death dilemmas of being lost in the jungle. YOU CHOOSE what you’ll do next.
Best Adventure Survival Books That You Need
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some adventure survival books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
The Departure: Living Life Sideways PREQUEL: A True Story of Heart-Pounding Adventure and Heart-Wrenching Survival
Author(s): Michelle Segrest
ID: 3209704, Publisher: Navigate Content, Inc., Year: 2022, Size: 5 Mb, Format: mobi
Endurance: 100 Tales of Survival, Adventure and Exploration
Author(s): Levison Wood
ID: 3385653, Publisher: Head Of Zeus, Year: 2022, Size: 10 Mb, Format: epub
Wilderness Survival Guide: Practical Skills for the Outdoor Adventurer
Author(s): Marsteiner, Jason
ID: 2914012, Publisher: Rockridge Press, Year: 2021, Size: 16 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are absolutely chart-busters according to USA Today, others are composed by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.