Risk And Adventure Books | Summaries & Audio

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 90%

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

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 88%

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

Beyond Possible

by Nimsdai Purja • 2020

A soldier’s mission: all fourteen eight-thousanders in six months. The mountains were not consulted.

4.15

6k+

📚 Mountaineering Narratives 🪖 Military Memoir 🧠 Mental Toughness

Beyond Possible 88%

A soldier’s mission: all fourteen eight-thousanders in six months. The mountains were not consulted.

by Nimsdai Purja 2020

4.15

6k+ ratings

📚 Mountaineering Narratives 🪖 Military Memoir 🧠 Mental Toughness

A Life on the Edge

by Jim Whittaker • 1999

First American to summit Everest. Then he brought Soviets and Chinese up the same mountain.

4.05

731

🧗 High-Altitude Climbing 🏔️ Mountain Expeditions 🥇 First Ascents

A Life on the Edge 88%

First American to summit Everest. Then he brought Soviets and Chinese up the same mountain.

by Jim Whittaker 1999

4.05

731 ratings

🧗 High-Altitude Climbing 🏔️ Mountain Expeditions 🥇 First Ascents

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

Barbarian Days

by William Finnegan • 2015

Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.

4.28

41k+

🌊 Surf Culture 🏄 Surf Travel 📖 Literary Memoir

Barbarian Days 87%

Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.

by William Finnegan 2015

4.28

41k+ ratings

🌊 Surf Culture 🏄 Surf Travel 📖 Literary Memoir

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 87%

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

The Driver

by Alexander Roy • 2007

He built a fake police car to break the 32-hour record his father never finished.

4.08

666

🏎️ Underground Car Culture 🚗 Gonzo Road Trips 👨‍👦 Father-Son Legacy

The Driver 87%

He built a fake police car to break the 32-hour record his father never finished.

by Alexander Roy 2007

4.08

666 ratings

🏎️ Underground Car Culture 🚗 Gonzo Road Trips 👨‍👦 Father-Son Legacy

The Climb

by Anatoli Boukreev • 1997

A blizzard at 8,000 meters: a guide without oxygen searches for missing clients in the dark.

3.99

19k+

🧗 Mountaineering 💵 Commercial Climbing ⛑️ Expedition Disasters

The Climb 87%

A blizzard at 8,000 meters: a guide without oxygen searches for missing clients in the dark.

by Anatoli Boukreev 1997

3.99

19k+ ratings

🧗 Mountaineering 💵 Commercial Climbing ⛑️ Expedition Disasters

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 87%

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

Mars and Venus Starting Over

by John Gray • 2002

He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.

3.85

968

🧊 Polar Exploration 🫡 Crisis Leadership 💪 Extreme Endurance

Mars and Venus Starting Over 87%

He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.

by John Gray 2002

3.85

968 ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🫡 Crisis Leadership 💪 Extreme Endurance

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 87%

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

Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives

by John Volanthen • 2021

What finding the Thai boys taught a cave diver about staying calm when everything fails.

3.96

646

🤿 Cave Diving 🏔️ Extreme Survival 🧠 Crisis Decisions

Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives Summary

Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives 87%

What finding the Thai boys taught a cave diver about staying calm when everything fails.

by John Volanthen 2021

3.96

646 ratings

🤿 Cave Diving 🏔️ Extreme Survival 🧠 Crisis Decisions

Left for Dead

by Beck Weathers • 2000

Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.

3.61

8k+

🏔️ Mountaineering Memoirs 💀 Near-Death Experiences ❤️ Marriage Memoirs

Left for Dead 87%

Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.

by Beck Weathers 2000

3.61

8k+ ratings

🏔️ Mountaineering Memoirs 💀 Near-Death Experiences ❤️ Marriage Memoirs

Into Thin Air

by Jon Krakauer • 1997

Everest, 1996: a journalist joins a climb, a storm hits, and eight people never come back.

4.26

575k+

🏔️ Everest Expeditions 🏔️ Summit Fever 🏔️ Expedition Disasters

Into Thin Air 87%

Everest, 1996: a journalist joins a climb, a storm hits, and eight people never come back.

by Jon Krakauer 1997

4.26

575k+ ratings

🏔️ Everest Expeditions 🏔️ Summit Fever 🏔️ Expedition Disasters

Peak

by Roland Smith • 2007

Arrested for scaling a skyscraper, a teen climber must reach Everest's summit before a rival Sherpa.

3.97

23k+

⛰️ Mount Everest 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🧘 Spiritual Guide

Peak 87%

Arrested for scaling a skyscraper, a teen climber must reach Everest's summit before a rival Sherpa.

by Roland Smith 2007

3.97

23k+ ratings

⛰️ Mount Everest 🤝 Rivals To Friends 🧘 Spiritual Guide

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

No Shortcuts to the Top

by Ed Viesturs • 2006

Eighteen years, fourteen peaks, one rule that kept him alive when faster climbers died.

4.14

12k+

🏔️ Mountaineering Memoirs ⛰️ Himalayan Expeditions 🗻 Eight-Thousanders

No Shortcuts to the Top 87%

Eighteen years, fourteen peaks, one rule that kept him alive when faster climbers died.

by Ed Viesturs 2006

4.14

12k+ ratings

🏔️ Mountaineering Memoirs ⛰️ Himalayan Expeditions 🗻 Eight-Thousanders

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

Over the Edge

by Greg Child • 2002

Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.

3.78

643

🏔️ Mountain Survival 🔗 Hostage Captivity 🕌 Islamic Militancy

Over the Edge 87%

Four climbers pushed their captor off a cliff to escape. Then they learned he survived.

by Greg Child 2002

3.78

643 ratings

🏔️ Mountain Survival 🔗 Hostage Captivity 🕌 Islamic Militancy

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 87%

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

Gnar Country

by Steven Kotler • 2023

Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.

3.56

309

🏔️ Aging And Vitality 🌊 Flow State 🧠 Sports Psychology

Gnar Country 87%

Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.

by Steven Kotler 2023

3.56

309 ratings

🏔️ Aging And Vitality 🌊 Flow State 🧠 Sports Psychology

Endurance

by Alfred Lansing • 1959

Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.

4.46

169k+

🧊 Polar Exploration 🛟 Survival Narratives ⚓ Expedition Leadership

Endurance 87%

Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.

by Alfred Lansing 1959

4.46

169k+ ratings

🧊 Polar Exploration 🛟 Survival Narratives ⚓ Expedition Leadership

Be Fearless

by Jean Case • 2019

Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.

3.54

981

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 👻 Overcoming Fear 🧱 Failure Resilience

Be Fearless 87%

Start with what you have, treat risk like research, and fail forward: the method for breakthroughs.

by Jean Case 2019

3.54

981 ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 👻 Overcoming Fear 🧱 Failure Resilience

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! 87%

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 87%

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

I Don't Want To Grow Up

by Scott Stillman • 2021

The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.

4.08

2k+

🏗️ Lifestyle Design 🏡 Simple Living 🌟 Childlike Wonder

I Don't Want To Grow Up 87%

The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.

by Scott Stillman 2021

4.08

2k+ ratings

🏗️ Lifestyle Design 🏡 Simple Living 🌟 Childlike Wonder

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

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 86%

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

Rebel

by Rebecca Yarros • 2017

An extreme sports star's wild Vegas hookup becomes her college professor on a semester at sea.

4.30

19k+

🎓 Student Teacher 🏍️ Extreme Sports 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Rebel 86%

An extreme sports star's wild Vegas hookup becomes her college professor on a semester at sea.

by Rebecca Yarros 2017

4.30

19k+ ratings

🎓 Student Teacher 🏍️ Extreme Sports 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The 2 AM Principle

by Jon Levy • 2016

Adventure is not for adrenaline junkies. It is a learnable skill, and here is the curriculum.

3.29

330

🎨 Experience Design 🌍 Everyday Adventure 🧗 Comfort Zone Expansion

The 2 AM Principle 86%

Adventure is not for adrenaline junkies. It is a learnable skill, and here is the curriculum.

by Jon Levy 2016

3.29

330 ratings

🎨 Experience Design 🌍 Everyday Adventure 🧗 Comfort Zone Expansion

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 86%

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 Happiness of Pursuit

by Chris Guillebeau • 2014

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

3.70

7k+

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives

The Happiness of Pursuit 86%

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

by Chris Guillebeau 2014

3.70

7k+ ratings

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

by Daniel Nayeri • 2023

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

3.96

3k+

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams Summary

The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams 86%

On the Silk Road, an orphan must outlast the killers chasing the storytelling merchant he loves.

by Daniel Nayeri 2023

3.96

3k+ ratings

🐪 Silk Road Adventure 🫂 Found Family 👦 Orphan Protagonist

Force of Nature

by Laird Hamilton • 2008

What big-wave surfing reveals about fear, food, and fitness that no gym will teach you.

3.90

846

🏄 Extreme Sports 🧘 Holistic Fitness 🏄‍♂️ Surf Philosophy

Force of Nature 86%

What big-wave surfing reveals about fear, food, and fitness that no gym will teach you.

by Laird Hamilton 2008

3.90

846 ratings

🏄 Extreme Sports 🧘 Holistic Fitness 🏄‍♂️ Surf Philosophy

Castaway

by Lucy Irvine • 1983

A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.

3.76

871

🏝️ Castaway Narratives 🧠 Isolation Psychology 🆘 Survival Psychology

Castaway 86%

A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.

by Lucy Irvine 1983

3.76

871 ratings

🏝️ Castaway Narratives 🧠 Isolation Psychology 🆘 Survival Psychology

A Marriage at Sea

by Sophie Elmhirst • 2024

When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.

3.81

62k+

🛟 Survival At Sea 💍 Marriage Memoir ⛵ Sailing Adventure

A Marriage at Sea 86%

When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.

by Sophie Elmhirst 2024

3.81

62k+ ratings

🛟 Survival At Sea 💍 Marriage Memoir ⛵ Sailing Adventure

How to Sail Around the World

by Hal Roth • 2003

Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.

4.06

237

🧭 Bluewater Sailing 🏠 Liveaboard Cruising 🔧 Sailboat Outfitting

How to Sail Around the World 86%

Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.

by Hal Roth 2003

4.06

237 ratings

🧭 Bluewater Sailing 🏠 Liveaboard Cruising 🔧 Sailboat Outfitting

One False Note

by Gordon Korman • 2008

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

3.90

55k+

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies

One False Note 86%

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

by Gordon Korman 2008

3.90

55k+ ratings

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies

The Rise of Superman

by Steven Kotler • 2014

Surfers and climbers find a zone where output multiplies fivefold. The entry rules are learnable.

3.92

6k+

🌊 Flow States 🚀 Peak Performance 🏔️ Extreme Sports

The Rise of Superman 86%

Surfers and climbers find a zone where output multiplies fivefold. The entry rules are learnable.

by Steven Kotler 2014

3.92

6k+ ratings

🌊 Flow States 🚀 Peak Performance 🏔️ Extreme Sports

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 86%

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

Poke the Box

by Seth Godin • 2011

Stop waiting for instructions. Initiative is now the only career skill that cannot be automated.

3.77

15k+

😰 Fear Of Failure 🧪 Experimentation 🎯 Action Over Perfection

Poke the Box 86%

Stop waiting for instructions. Initiative is now the only career skill that cannot be automated.

by Seth Godin 2011

3.77

15k+ ratings

😰 Fear Of Failure 🧪 Experimentation 🎯 Action Over Perfection

The White Darkness

by David Grann • 2018

Obsessed with Shackleton, a soldier crossed Antarctica alone. His hero knew when to stop. He didn't.

3.97

10k+

❄️ Polar Exploration 📖 Explorer Biographies 🕰️ Historical Obsession

The White Darkness 86%

Obsessed with Shackleton, a soldier crossed Antarctica alone. His hero knew when to stop. He didn't.

by David Grann 2018

3.97

10k+ ratings

❄️ Polar Exploration 📖 Explorer Biographies 🕰️ Historical Obsession

Deep Survival

by Laurence Gonzales • 1998

Gear doesn't save you. Skills don't save you. The brain does, or it doesn't.

3.94

15k+

🧠 Survival Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🏔️ Extreme Environments

Deep Survival 86%

Gear doesn't save you. Skills don't save you. The brain does, or it doesn't.

by Laurence Gonzales 1998

3.94

15k+ ratings

🧠 Survival Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🏔️ Extreme Environments

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 86%

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

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day

by Mark Batterson • 2006

A single obscure Bible story holds the key to facing what scares you most.

4.20

8k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🎲 Spiritual Risk-Taking 🌫️ Faith And Uncertainty

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day Summary

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day 86%

A single obscure Bible story holds the key to facing what scares you most.

by Mark Batterson 2006

4.20

8k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🎲 Spiritual Risk-Taking 🌫️ Faith And Uncertainty

Endurance

by Scott Kelly • 2017

An unfocused kid reads one book, becomes an astronaut, and spends a year in space.

4.21

23k+

🚀 Astronaut Memoirs 🪐 Space Exploration 🌱 Late Bloomers

Endurance 86%

An unfocused kid reads one book, becomes an astronaut, and spends a year in space.

by Scott Kelly 2017

4.21

23k+ ratings

🚀 Astronaut Memoirs 🪐 Space Exploration 🌱 Late Bloomers

Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins

by Robert K. Murray • 1979

One man, trapped 55 feet underground, held a nation's attention for 18 days.

4.07

364

🔬 Microhistory 🕳️ Cave Exploration ⚠️ Disaster Narratives

Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins Summary

Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins 86%

One man, trapped 55 feet underground, held a nation's attention for 18 days.

by Robert K. Murray 1979

4.07

364 ratings

🔬 Microhistory 🕳️ Cave Exploration ⚠️ Disaster Narratives

Wildhood

by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2019

Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.

4.11

518

🐾 Animal Behavior 🧑‍🎤 Adolescence 🧬 Evolutionary Biology

Wildhood 86%

Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.

by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2019

4.11

518 ratings

🐾 Animal Behavior 🧑‍🎤 Adolescence 🧬 Evolutionary Biology

The Billionaire and the Mechanic

by Julian Guthrie • 2013

Flying boats and shoreline crowds: how a billionaire and a mechanic won the America's Cup.

4.11

824

🏆 Americas Cup 🥇 Underdog Stories 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship

The Billionaire and the Mechanic Summary

The Billionaire and the Mechanic 86%

Flying boats and shoreline crowds: how a billionaire and a mechanic won the America's Cup.

by Julian Guthrie 2013

4.11

824 ratings

🏆 Americas Cup 🥇 Underdog Stories 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship

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