Amazon Adventure Books | Summaries & Audio

The Lost City of Z

by David Grann • 2009

An explorer vanished in 1925 hunting a lost Amazon city. Modern science has found his civilization.

3.90

112k+

🗺️ Amazon Exploration 🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🐍 Jungle Survival

The Lost City of Z 92%

An explorer vanished in 1925 hunting a lost Amazon city. Modern science has found his civilization.

by David Grann 2009

3.90

112k+ ratings

🗺️ Amazon Exploration 🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🐍 Jungle Survival

Amazonia

by James Rollins • 2002

Four years lost, a soldier emerges from the jungle with a regrown arm and lethal plague.

4.15

36k+

🏕️ Jungle Expedition 🌿 Eco Thriller 🧬 Biological Horror

Amazonia 91%

Four years lost, a soldier emerges from the jungle with a regrown arm and lethal plague.

by James Rollins 2002

4.15

36k+ ratings

🏕️ Jungle Expedition 🌿 Eco Thriller 🧬 Biological Horror

The River of Doubt

by Candice Millard • 2005

An unmapped Amazon tributary, a former president, and the expedition that nearly killed him.

4.21

79k+

🌿 Amazon Exploration 💀 Expedition Histories 🆘 Survival Narratives

The River of Doubt 91%

An unmapped Amazon tributary, a former president, and the expedition that nearly killed him.

by Candice Millard 2005

4.21

79k+ ratings

🌿 Amazon Exploration 💀 Expedition Histories 🆘 Survival Narratives

Fool's Gold

by P.J. Skinner • 2019

A shady jungle job pulls a female geologist onto a dangerous trail to lost Inca gold.

3.82

2k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🌴 Jungle Expedition 👩‍🔬 Woman In Stem

Fool's Gold 91%

A shady jungle job pulls a female geologist onto a dangerous trail to lost Inca gold.

by P.J. Skinner 2019

3.82

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🌴 Jungle Expedition 👩‍🔬 Woman In Stem

Temple

by Matthew Reilly • 1999

A linguist races Nazis through the Amazon for an Incan idol that fuels a doomsday weapon.

4.06

23k+

🏛️ Archaeological Adventure 💥 High-Octane Action 🌴 Jungle Survival

Temple 90%

A linguist races Nazis through the Amazon for an Incan idol that fuels a doomsday weapon.

by Matthew Reilly 1999

4.06

23k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Adventure 💥 High-Octane Action 🌴 Jungle Survival

Journey to the River Sea

by Eva Ibbotson • 2001

An orphan arrives in the Amazon to cold guardians and a jungle boy fleeing his past.

4.19

18k+

🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Identity Swap

Journey to the River Sea 90%

An orphan arrives in the Amazon to cold guardians and a jungle boy fleeing his past.

by Eva Ibbotson 2001

4.19

18k+ ratings

🧒 Orphan Protagonist 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Identity Swap

Life Lessons From the Amazon

by Pip Stewart • 2021

Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.

4.08

194

🏕️ Expedition Memoirs 🌴 Rainforest Adventure 🧭 Female Explorers

Life Lessons From the Amazon 89%

Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.

by Pip Stewart 2021

4.08

194 ratings

🏕️ Expedition Memoirs 🌴 Rainforest Adventure 🧭 Female Explorers

The Codex

by Douglas Preston • 2003

Three estranged brothers must find their father's hidden tomb, or lose his fortune and his life.

3.90

21k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Thriller 🌴 Jungle Adventure 🏛️ Lost City

The Codex 89%

Three estranged brothers must find their father's hidden tomb, or lose his fortune and his life.

by Douglas Preston 2003

3.90

21k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Thriller 🌴 Jungle Adventure 🏛️ Lost City

The Lost City of the Monkey God

by Douglas Preston • 2017

Cartels, vipers, disease. A filmmaker searched for a lost city. A laser found it first.

3.93

63k+

🗺️ Lost City Legends ⛏️ Archaeological Adventure 🌴 Jungle Expeditions

The Lost City of the Monkey God 89%

Cartels, vipers, disease. A filmmaker searched for a lost city. A laser found it first.

by Douglas Preston 2017

3.93

63k+ ratings

🗺️ Lost City Legends ⛏️ Archaeological Adventure 🌴 Jungle Expeditions

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

by Luis Sepúlveda • 1995

An elderly widower in the Amazon must hunt a killer ocelot. His only comfort: romance novels.

3.94

32k+

🌴 Amazon Rainforest 🌿 Literary Eco-Fiction 🧘 Meditative Fiction

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Summary

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories 89%

An elderly widower in the Amazon must hunt a killer ocelot. His only comfort: romance novels.

by Luis Sepúlveda 1995

3.94

32k+ ratings

🌴 Amazon Rainforest 🌿 Literary Eco-Fiction 🧘 Meditative Fiction

Congo

by Michael Crichton • 1980

An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.

3.64

180k+

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🐒 Creature Feature 🐅 Hostile Wildlife

Congo 89%

An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.

by Michael Crichton 1980

3.64

180k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno Thriller 🐒 Creature Feature 🐅 Hostile Wildlife

State of Wonder

by Ann Patchett • 2011

A pharmacologist hunts the jungle for a scientist whose fertility discovery cost a colleague's life.

3.91

204k+

🌿 Jungle Expedition 🔬 Rogue Scientist ⚖️ Medical Ethics

State of Wonder 89%

A pharmacologist hunts the jungle for a scientist whose fertility discovery cost a colleague's life.

by Ann Patchett 2011

3.91

204k+ ratings

🌿 Jungle Expedition 🔬 Rogue Scientist ⚖️ Medical Ethics

The Lost World - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Penguin Books]

by Arthur Conan Doyle • 1912

Trapped on an Amazon plateau, four explorers face dinosaurs, ape-men, and a traitor to escape.

3.93

73k+

🦖 Prehistoric Expedition 🔬 Rival Scientists 🌴 Amazon Jungle

The Lost World - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Penguin Books] Summary

The Lost World - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Penguin Books] 89%

Trapped on an Amazon plateau, four explorers face dinosaurs, ape-men, and a traitor to escape.

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1912

3.93

73k+ ratings

🦖 Prehistoric Expedition 🔬 Rival Scientists 🌴 Amazon Jungle

Cloudburst

by Wilbur Smith • 2020

His parents vanish in the Congo. Finding them means braving jungle dangers and family betrayal.

3.67

1k+

🦍 Jungle Adventure 🌿 Eco Thriller 💔 Family Betrayal

Cloudburst 88%

His parents vanish in the Congo. Finding them means braving jungle dangers and family betrayal.

by Wilbur Smith 2020

3.67

1k+ ratings

🦍 Jungle Adventure 🌿 Eco Thriller 💔 Family Betrayal

Rainbow Six

by Tom Clancy • 1998

A covert counterterrorism unit uncovers a plot to release a lethal virus at the Sydney Olympics.

4.14

59k+

💻 Techno-Thriller 🛡️ Counterterrorism 🦠 Bioterrorism

Rainbow Six 88%

A covert counterterrorism unit uncovers a plot to release a lethal virus at the Sydney Olympics.

by Tom Clancy 1998

4.14

59k+ ratings

💻 Techno-Thriller 🛡️ Counterterrorism 🦠 Bioterrorism

One Rough Man

by Brad Taylor • 2011

A broken ex-operative saves a student and uncovers a plan to weaponize a Mayan relic.

4.10

18k+

🎖️ Military Thriller 💔 Damaged Operative 🤝 Odd Couple Partners

One Rough Man 87%

A broken ex-operative saves a student and uncovers a plan to weaponize a Mayan relic.

by Brad Taylor 2011

4.10

18k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Thriller 💔 Damaged Operative 🤝 Odd Couple Partners

Seven Deadly Wonders

by Matthew Reilly • 2005

Small nations race to find Golden Capstone before a solar cataclysm hands dominion to a superpower.

4.09

31k+

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 💥 Military Action

Seven Deadly Wonders 87%

Small nations race to find Golden Capstone before a solar cataclysm hands dominion to a superpower.

by Matthew Reilly 2005

4.09

31k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 💥 Military Action

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

by Peter Matthiessen • 1965

A Cheyenne exile and a missionary seek salvation in the Amazon. It answers with silence.

4.03

3k+

⛪ Missionary Fiction 🌴 Amazon Jungle 🏚️ Colonial Outpost

At Play in the Fields of the Lord Summary

At Play in the Fields of the Lord 87%

A Cheyenne exile and a missionary seek salvation in the Amazon. It answers with silence.

by Peter Matthiessen 1965

4.03

3k+ ratings

⛪ Missionary Fiction 🌴 Amazon Jungle 🏚️ Colonial Outpost

Sahara

by Clive Cussler • 1992

Stranded in the Sahara, Dirk Pitt unearths a toxic nightmare beside a lost Confederate ironclad.

3.99

61k+

🏜️ Desert Survival 🌍 Environmental Thriller ⚔️ Civil War Mystery

Sahara 87%

Stranded in the Sahara, Dirk Pitt unearths a toxic nightmare beside a lost Confederate ironclad.

by Clive Cussler 1992

3.99

61k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Survival 🌍 Environmental Thriller ⚔️ Civil War Mystery

Spartan Gold

by Clive Cussler • 2009

A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.

3.86

17k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Napoleonic Mystery 💑 Adventuring Couple

Spartan Gold 87%

A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.

by Clive Cussler 2009

3.86

17k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt 👑 Napoleonic Mystery 💑 Adventuring Couple

We Will Be Jaguars

by Nemonte Nenquimo • 2024

Abused by missionaries, guided by a jaguar vision, she built the alliance that beat Big Oil.

4.50

11k+

🪶 Indigenous Resistance 🛢️ Extractive Industries 🌳 Amazon Conservation

We Will Be Jaguars 87%

Abused by missionaries, guided by a jaguar vision, she built the alliance that beat Big Oil.

by Nemonte Nenquimo 2024

4.50

11k+ ratings

🪶 Indigenous Resistance 🛢️ Extractive Industries 🌳 Amazon Conservation

Man-Eaters of Kumaon

by Jim Corbett • 1944

One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.

4.31

6k+

🐅 Indian Wildlife 🏔️ Adventure Memoir 🎯 Hunting Ethics

Man-Eaters of Kumaon 87%

One tigress, four hundred dead. A lone hunter tracked her on foot through the Indian jungle.

by Jim Corbett 1944

4.31

6k+ ratings

🐅 Indian Wildlife 🏔️ Adventure Memoir 🎯 Hunting Ethics

A Walk in the Park

by Kevin Fedarko • 2024

A writer and a photographer attempt a rim-to-rim hike. The Grand Canyon has other ideas.

4.23

19k+

🏜️ Grand Canyon 🛶 Whitewater Rafting 🥾 Wilderness Trekking

A Walk in the Park 87%

A writer and a photographer attempt a rim-to-rim hike. The Grand Canyon has other ideas.

by Kevin Fedarko 2024

4.23

19k+ ratings

🏜️ Grand Canyon 🛶 Whitewater Rafting 🥾 Wilderness Trekking

The Secret Knowledge of Water

by Craig Childs • 2000

To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.

4.29

3k+

🏜️ Desert Ecology 💧 Desert Hydrology ✍️ Lyrical Nature Writing

The Secret Knowledge of Water 87%

To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.

by Craig Childs 2000

4.29

3k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Ecology 💧 Desert Hydrology ✍️ Lyrical Nature Writing

Search for the Golden Moon Bear

by Sy Montgomery • 2002

One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.

3.83

127

🐾 Wildlife Conservation 🔬 Field Biology 👣 Cryptozoology

Search for the Golden Moon Bear 87%

One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.

by Sy Montgomery 2002

3.83

127 ratings

🐾 Wildlife Conservation 🔬 Field Biology 👣 Cryptozoology

The Six Sacred Stones

by Matthew Reilly • 2007

An ancient machine can halt extinction. Jack West Jr. races his father for its six stones.

4.20

27k+

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller ⚙️ Ancient Technology 🌍 Global Treasure Hunt

The Six Sacred Stones 87%

An ancient machine can halt extinction. Jack West Jr. races his father for its six stones.

by Matthew Reilly 2007

4.20

27k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller ⚙️ Ancient Technology 🌍 Global Treasure Hunt

Black Order

by James Rollins • 2006

A Himalayan outbreak and a coded Bible lead to a Nazi device that can rewrite evolution.

4.16

37k+

💻 Technothriller 🏛️ Historical Conspiracy 🕯️ Nazi Occultism

Black Order 87%

A Himalayan outbreak and a coded Bible lead to a Nazi device that can rewrite evolution.

by James Rollins 2006

4.16

37k+ ratings

💻 Technothriller 🏛️ Historical Conspiracy 🕯️ Nazi Occultism

The Twenty-One Balloons

by William Pène du Bois • 1947

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

3.95

26k+

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions

The Twenty-One Balloons 87%

A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.

by William Pène du Bois 1947

3.95

26k+ ratings

🎈 Balloon Adventure 🏝️ Hidden Utopia 🔧 Whimsical Inventions

Sidecountry

by John Branch • 2021

Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.

3.84

2k+

🎒 Adventure Journalism 🪂 Extreme Sports 📖 Literary Journalism

Sidecountry 87%

Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.

by John Branch 2021

3.84

2k+ ratings

🎒 Adventure Journalism 🪂 Extreme Sports 📖 Literary Journalism

How Forests Think

by Eduardo Kohn • 2013

Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.

3.86

1k+

🌴 Amazonian Ethnography 🕸️ Multispecies Ethnography 🧬 Biosemiotics

How Forests Think 87%

Thought lives in forests, jaguars, and signs. Anthropology has never known how to listen.

by Eduardo Kohn 2013

3.86

1k+ ratings

🌴 Amazonian Ethnography 🕸️ Multispecies Ethnography 🧬 Biosemiotics

One Man's Wilderness

by Sam Keith • 1973

At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.

4.37

10k+

🏔️ Wilderness Memoir 🔨 Self-Reliance 🐻 Animal Encounters

One Man's Wilderness 86%

At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.

by Sam Keith 1973

4.37

10k+ ratings

🏔️ Wilderness Memoir 🔨 Self-Reliance 🐻 Animal Encounters

The River

by Gary Paulsen • 1991

A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.

3.83

33k+

🌲 Wilderness Survival 🌊 River Survival 🏕️ Teen Survivalist

The River 86%

A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.

by Gary Paulsen 1991

3.83

33k+ ratings

🌲 Wilderness Survival 🌊 River Survival 🏕️ Teen Survivalist

Happier Than A Billionaire

by Nadine Hays Pisani • 2011

What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.

3.89

2k+

🧳 Expat Memoirs 🌎 Cultural Immersion ⏬ Downshifting

Happier Than A Billionaire 86%

What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.

by Nadine Hays Pisani 2011

3.89

2k+ ratings

🧳 Expat Memoirs 🌎 Cultural Immersion ⏬ Downshifting

Sandstorm

by James Rollins • 2004

Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.

3.96

55k+

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🕵️ Covert Ops 🗝️ Secret Society

Sandstorm 86%

Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.

by James Rollins 2004

3.96

55k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🕵️ Covert Ops 🗝️ Secret Society

City of the Beasts

by Isabel Allende • 2004

A grieving teen and his grandmother hunt a mythic Amazon beast and uncover a deadly conspiracy.

3.74

47k+

🌿 Ecological Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest 🐾 Animal Spirit Bond

City of the Beasts 86%

A grieving teen and his grandmother hunt a mythic Amazon beast and uncover a deadly conspiracy.

by Isabel Allende 2004

3.74

47k+ ratings

🌿 Ecological Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest 🐾 Animal Spirit Bond

The Cry of the Halidon

by Robert Ludlum • 1972

A geologist's secret Jamaica survey pits him against a cartel, spies, and a hidden society.

3.77

7k+

🕵️ Reluctant Double Agent 🏛️ Secret Society 😰 Paranoid Thriller

The Cry of the Halidon 86%

A geologist's secret Jamaica survey pits him against a cartel, spies, and a hidden society.

by Robert Ludlum 1972

3.77

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Reluctant Double Agent 🏛️ Secret Society 😰 Paranoid Thriller

My Side of the Mountain

by Jean Craighead George • 1959

Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.

4.10

86k+

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🦅 Falconry 🏃 Runaway Adventure

My Side of the Mountain 86%

Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.

by Jean Craighead George 1959

4.10

86k+ ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🦅 Falconry 🏃 Runaway Adventure

The Lost Men

by Kelly Tyler-Lewis • 2006

Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.

4.15

2k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🏔️ Survival Narratives 🗺️ Expedition History

The Lost Men 86%

Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.

by Kelly Tyler-Lewis 2006

4.15

2k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🏔️ Survival Narratives 🗺️ Expedition History

Hunting for Hidden Gold

by Franklin W. Dixon • 1928

Summoned to Montana, two brothers hunt for buried gold as a ruthless gang closes in.

3.93

7k+

⛏️ Gold Prospecting Mystery 🔍 Sibling Sleuths 🗺️ Hidden Treasure Hunt

Hunting for Hidden Gold 86%

Summoned to Montana, two brothers hunt for buried gold as a ruthless gang closes in.

by Franklin W. Dixon 1928

3.93

7k+ ratings

⛏️ Gold Prospecting Mystery 🔍 Sibling Sleuths 🗺️ Hidden Treasure Hunt

Rowing the Atlantic

by Roz Savage • 2009

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

4.02

456

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings

Rowing the Atlantic 86%

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

by Roz Savage 2009

4.02

456 ratings

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings

Enemy at the Gates

by Kyle Mills • 2021

A retired assassin races to shield a virologist from a cult leader and a scheming president.

4.43

24k+

🛖 Jungle Survival 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🕵️ Mole Hunt

Enemy at the Gates 86%

A retired assassin races to shield a virologist from a cult leader and a scheming president.

by Kyle Mills 2021

4.43

24k+ ratings

🛖 Jungle Survival 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🕵️ Mole Hunt

Raise the Titanic!

by Clive Cussler • 1976

To recover a Cold War edge, Dirk Pitt must salvage the Titanic, with Soviets closing in.

3.99

30k+

🤖 Techno-Thriller 💰 Sunken Treasure 🔍 MacGuffin Hunt

Raise the Titanic! 86%

To recover a Cold War edge, Dirk Pitt must salvage the Titanic, with Soviets closing in.

by Clive Cussler 1976

3.99

30k+ ratings

🤖 Techno-Thriller 💰 Sunken Treasure 🔍 MacGuffin Hunt

Mawson's Will

by Lennard Bickel • 1977

He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.

4.26

2k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🇦🇶 Antarctic Expeditions 🏕️ Survival Narratives

Mawson's Will 86%

He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.

by Lennard Bickel 1977

4.26

2k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🇦🇶 Antarctic Expeditions 🏕️ Survival Narratives

The Deserter

by Nelson DeMille • 2019

Two Army investigators hunt a Delta Force deserter in Caracas, only to find themselves hunted.

4.09

20k+

🕵️ Military Investigation 🕶️ Covert Operations 🤝 Reluctant Partners

The Deserter 86%

Two Army investigators hunt a Delta Force deserter in Caracas, only to find themselves hunted.

by Nelson DeMille 2019

4.09

20k+ ratings

🕵️ Military Investigation 🕶️ Covert Operations 🤝 Reluctant Partners

Coming Into the Country

by John McPhee • 1977

Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.

4.21

8k+

🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness ✍️ Literary Journalism 🪓 Bush Life

Coming Into the Country 86%

Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.

by John McPhee 1977

4.21

8k+ ratings

🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness ✍️ Literary Journalism 🪓 Bush Life

Last Breath

by Peter Stark • 2001

Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.

4.01

735

🫀 Human Physiology 🏥 Wilderness Medicine 🏔️ Extreme Environments

Last Breath 86%

Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.

by Peter Stark 2001

4.01

735 ratings

🫀 Human Physiology 🏥 Wilderness Medicine 🏔️ Extreme Environments

Solo

by Hazel Phillips • 2022

Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.

3.58

198

🥾 Solo Backpacking 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📖 Adventure Memoirs

Solo 86%

Excluded from alpine circles, she tramped NZ's backcountry solo. The risk was never the mountain.

by Hazel Phillips 2022

3.58

198 ratings

🥾 Solo Backpacking 🇳🇿 New Zealand 📖 Adventure Memoirs

Sastun

by Rosita Arvigo • 1994

A Chicago transplant in Belize becomes the last apprentice of a 92-year-old Maya shaman.

4.38

678

🪴 Ethnobotany 💊 Traditional Medicine 🌿 Plant Medicine

Sastun 86%

A Chicago transplant in Belize becomes the last apprentice of a 92-year-old Maya shaman.

by Rosita Arvigo 1994

4.38

678 ratings

🪴 Ethnobotany 💊 Traditional Medicine 🌿 Plant Medicine

La Belle Sauvage

by Philip Pullman • 2017

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

4.15

114k+

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey

La Belle Sauvage 86%

An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.

by Philip Pullman 2017

4.15

114k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Unlikely Guardians 🛶 River Odyssey

Minecraft

by Max Brooks • 2017

A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.

4.17

8k+

🎮 Video Game Tie-In ⛏️ Survival Crafting 🔲 Block World

Minecraft 86%

A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.

by Max Brooks 2017

4.17

8k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Tie-In ⛏️ Survival Crafting 🔲 Block World

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