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Adventure lives in the heart-pounding moments of human determination, whether scaling deadly peaks, racing across uncharted wilderness, or pushing through seemingly impossible challenges. These stories and accounts capture the raw spirit of exploration and survival, chronicling both epic real-world journeys and pulse-racing quests that test the limits of body, mind, and spirit.

Adventure Book Summaries

Born to Run Summary
Born to Run
by Christopher McDougall 2009 308 pages
4.31
200k+ ratings
Sports
Health
Fitness
Deep Survival Summary
Deep Survival
Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
by Laurence Gonzales 2004 318 pages
3.94
13k+ ratings
Psychology
Survival
Adventure
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games) Summary
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games)
by Suzanne Collins 2010 391 pages
4.10
3.3M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Wild Summary
Wild
From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed 2012 336 pages
4.06
800k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Biography
Into Thin Air Summary
Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer 2009 432 pages
4.24
500k+ ratings
Adventure
Memoir
Travel
The River of Doubt Summary
The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
by Candice Millard 2006 416 pages
4.19
68k+ ratings
History
Biography
Adventure
Ready Player One Summary
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline 2011 384 pages
4.23
1.1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Billionaire and the Mechanic Summary
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed up to Win Sailing's Greatest Race, the Americas Cup, Twice
by Julian Guthrie 2014 336 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Sports
Biography
History
No Shortcuts to the Top Summary
No Shortcuts to the Top
Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks
by Ed Viesturs 2006 368 pages
4.13
10k+ ratings
Mountaineering
Adventure
Biography
The 2 AM Principle Summary
The 2 AM Principle
by Jon Levy 2016 650 pages
3.27
100+ ratings
Self Help
Travel
Adventure
Run or Die Summary
Run or Die
by Jornet Kilian 2013 177 pages
3.61
3k+ ratings
Sports
Biography
Memoir
Things I Learned From Falling Summary
Things I Learned From Falling
by Claire Nelson 2020 1168 pages
4.09
4k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Travel
Happier Than a Billionaire Summary
Happier Than a Billionaire
Quitting My Job, Moving to Costa Rica, and Living the Zero Hour Work Week
by Nadine Pisani
3.87
1k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Humor
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost Summary
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost
A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure
by Rachel Friedman 2011 321 pages
3.8
4k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
Vagabonding Summary
Vagabonding
An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
by Rolf Potts 2002 240 pages
3.95
26k+ ratings
Travel
Philosophy
Self Help
The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman Summary
The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman
My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman, and Other Movie Heroes
by Vic Armstrong 2011 205 pages
3.68
100+ ratings
Biography
Film
Memoir
Blind Curves Summary
Blind Curves
A Woman, a Motorcycle, and a Journey to Reinvent Herself
by Linda Crill 2014 269 pages
3.63
100+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
Into the Wild Summary
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer 2009 231 pages
4.01
1.1M+ ratings
Biography
Adventure
Classics
Life Lessons From the Amazon Summary
Life Lessons From the Amazon
by Pip Stewart 2021 335 pages
4.04
100+ ratings
Travel
Adventure
Amazon
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Summary
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
by J.K. Rowling
4.47
10.4M+ ratings
Young Adult
Magic
Childrens
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1) Summary
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)
by J. R. R. Tolkien 2003 398 pages
4.39
2.8M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) Summary
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)
by Lemony Snicket 2000 162 pages
4.01
500k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Childrens
The Lightning Thief Summary
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
4.31
3.1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville 2002 720 pages
3.55
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Summary
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J.K. Rowling
4.50
3.5M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Summary
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling
4.62
3.8M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King
3.92
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Da Vinci Code Summary
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
3.92
2.4M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics) Summary
The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
by Alexandre Dumas père 2003 1276 pages
4.31
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Literature
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Summary
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis
4.24
2.8M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) Summary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics)
by Mark Twain 2002 368 pages
3.83
1.2M+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (2004) Paperback Summary
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (2004) Paperback
by Gregory David Roberts 2004 936 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Travel
Adventure
Historical Fiction
The Hidden School Summary
The Hidden School
Return of the Peaceful Warrior
by Dan Millman 2017 304 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics) Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin Classics)
by Mark Twain 2006 272 pages
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Summary
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Parts One and Two
by J.K. Rowling
3.48
1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Plays
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon) Summary
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon)
by Dan Brown 2006 736 pages
3.94
3.2M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Around the World in Eighty Days (Penguin Classics) Summary
Around the World in Eighty Days (Penguin Classics)
by Jules Verne 2004 248 pages
3.94
200k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Science Fiction
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
by Jules Verne 2002 270 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Don Quixote Summary
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
3.90
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Spanish Literature
The Bourne Identity Summary
The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlum 2005 576 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
American Shaolin Summary
American Shaolin
Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
by Matthew Polly 2007 384 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Martial Arts
Biography
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (World Cultural Heritage Library) Summary
A Journey to the Center of the Earth (World Cultural Heritage Library)
by Jules Verne 2012 212 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
The Silver Chair Summary
The Silver Chair
by C.S. Lewis
3.96
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
The Three Musketeers Summary
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
4.09
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Adventure
Alices Adventures In Wonderland Summary
Alices Adventures In Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll 2020 320 pages
4.00
300k+ ratings
Adventure
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Martian Summary
The Martian
Stranded on Mars, one astronaut fights to survive
by Andy Weir
4.42
1.1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Adventure
Space
The Burning Bridge (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 2) Summary
The Burning Bridge (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 2)
by John Flanagan 2006 272 pages
4.31
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1 Summary
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1
The Sword of Summer
by Rick Riordan 2015 512 pages
4.24
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 Summary
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2
Hammer of Thor, The-Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2
by Rick Riordan 2016 480 pages
4.31
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Lost Colony Summary
The Lost Colony
by Eoin Colfer
4.01
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
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