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The Red Pyramid Summary
The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan 2010 528 pages
4.10
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Born to Run Summary
Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
by Christopher McDougall 2009 287 pages
4.31
200k+ ratings
Sports
Health
Fitness
Deep Survival Summary
Deep Survival
Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
by Laurence Gonzales 1998 295 pages
3.94
13k+ ratings
Psychology
Survival
Adventure
Mockingjay Summary
Mockingjay
by Suzanne Collins 2010 390 pages
4.10
3.4M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Lost Hero Summary
The Lost Hero
by Rick Riordan 2010 576 pages
4.30
800k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
The Austere Academy Summary
The Austere Academy
by Lemony Snicket 2000 221 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Middle Grade
The Lost City of Z Summary
The Lost City of Z
A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
by David Grann 2009 339 pages
3.89
100k+ ratings
History
Adventure
Travel
The Son of Neptune Summary
The Son of Neptune
by Rick Riordan 2011 521 pages
4.41
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
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
Insurgent Summary
Insurgent
by Veronica Roth 2012 525 pages
3.97
1.5M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Into Thin Air Summary
Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer 1997 368 pages
4.25
500k+ ratings
Adventure
Memoir
Travel
The River of Doubt Summary
The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
by Candice Millard 2005 416 pages
4.20
72k+ ratings
History
Biography
Adventure
Natural Born Heroes Summary
Natural Born Heroes
How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
by Christopher McDougall 2013 337 pages
3.85
9k+ ratings
History
Sports
Health
Walden on Wheels Summary
Walden on Wheels
On The Open Road from Debt to Freedom
by Ken Ilgunas 2013 297 pages
4.00
7k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Biography
Ready Player One Summary
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline 2011 480 pages
4.23
1.2M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Ultra Mindset Summary
The Ultra Mindset
by Travis Macy 2015 288 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
Sports
Personal Development
Psychology
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 America's Cup
by Julian Guthrie 2013 304 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Sports
Biography
Business
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
11k+ ratings
Mountaineering
Adventure
Biography
The 2 AM Principle Summary
The 2 AM Principle
Discover the Science of Adventure
by Jon Levy 2016 288 pages
3.27
100+ ratings
Self Help
Travel
Adventure
Run or Die Summary
Run or Die
by Kilian Jornet 2011 191 pages
3.61
4k+ ratings
Sports
Biography
Memoir
Things I Learned from Falling Summary
Things I Learned from Falling
by Claire Nelson 2020 272 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Travel
Happier Than A Billionaire Summary
Happier Than A Billionaire
Quitting My Job, Moving to Costa Rica, & Living the Zero Hour Work Week
by Nadine Hays 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 295 pages
3.80
4k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
Born to Run Summary
Born to Run
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
by Christopher McDougall 2009 287 pages
4.31
200k+ ratings
Sports
Health
Fitness
Vagabonding Summary
Vagabonding
An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
by Rolf Potts 2002 205 pages
3.95
27k+ ratings
Travel
Philosophy
Self Help
Rowing the Atlantic Summary
Rowing the Atlantic
Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean
by Roz Savage 2009 256 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Sports
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 Action Heroes
by Vic Armstrong 2011 384 pages
3.67
100+ ratings
Biography
Film
Memoir
Blind Curves Summary
Blind Curves
A Woman, a Motorcycle, and a Journey to Reinvent Herself
by Linda Crill 2013 256 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
Into the Wild Summary
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer 1996 207 pages
4.01
1.1M+ ratings
Biography
Adventure
Classics
Life Lessons From the Amazon Summary
Life Lessons From the Amazon
A Guide to Life From One Epic Jungle Adventure
by Pip Stewart 2021 335 pages
4.08
100+ ratings
Travel
Adventure
Nature
The Sunset Route Summary
The Sunset Route
Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West
by Carrot Quinn 2021 304 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Biography
Step by Step Summary
Step by Step
The Life In My Journeys
by Simon Reeve 2018 352 pages
4.35
5k+ ratings
Travel
Biography
Autobiography
The Fellowship of the Ring Summary
The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1954 398 pages
4.40
2.9M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
The Knife of Never Letting Go Summary
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness 2008 479 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Titan’s Curse Summary
The Titan’s Curse
by Rick Riordan 2007 352 pages
4.37
1.1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Lord Jim Summary
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad 1900 455 pages
3.62
32k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Adventure
Training for the Uphill Athlete Summary
Training for the Uphill Athlete
A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers
by Steve House 2019 368 pages
4.56
1k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Adventure
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again Summary
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937 366 pages
4.29
4.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
The Bad Beginning Summary
The Bad Beginning
by Lemony Snicket 1999 162 pages
4.02
500k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Childrens
The Lightning Thief Summary
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan 2005 377 pages
4.31
3.2M+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville 1851 720 pages
3.56
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 2003 912 pages
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 2007 759 pages
4.62
3.9M+ ratings
Young Adult
Magic
Childrens
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.92
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The da Vinci Code Summary
The da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown 2003 489 pages
3.93
2.4M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Eye of the World Summary
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan 1990 800 pages
4.19
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Hobbit, Part One Summary
The Hobbit, Part One
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1937 230 pages
4.31
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Adventure
Shōgun Summary
Shōgun
by James Clavell 1975 1152 pages
4.41
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
The Count of Monte Cristo Summary
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas 1846 1276 pages
4.31
900k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Literature
The Odyssey Summary
The Odyssey
by Homer 541 pages
3.82
1.1M+ ratings
Poetry
Mythology
Fantasy
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