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Bushcraft 101
by Dave Canterbury • 2014
Five gear categories, a handful of knots, and the fire skills to replace the heavy pack.
4.10
3k+
Bushcraft 101 Summary
Bushcraft 101 92%
Five gear categories, a handful of knots, and the fire skills to replace the heavy pack.
by Dave Canterbury 2014
4.10
3k+ ratings
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook
by Mykel Hawke • 2011
A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.
4.08
131
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook Summary
Hawke's Special Forces Survival Handbook 91%
A Special Forces operator's survival priorities: why shelter beats water, and your mind beats panic.
by Mykel Hawke 2011
4.08
131 ratings
Bushcraft First Aid
by Dave Canterbury • 2017
When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.
4.32
262
Bushcraft First Aid Summary
Bushcraft First Aid 90%
When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.
by Dave Canterbury 2017
4.32
262 ratings
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+
My Side of the Mountain Summary
My Side of the Mountain 90%
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
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+
One Man's Wilderness Summary
One Man's Wilderness 90%
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
The Way of the Hermit
by Ken Smith • 2023
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
4.21
3k+
The Way of the Hermit Summary
The Way of the Hermit 90%
One man, a remote Scottish loch, a hand-built cabin, and forty years of solitude and storms.
by Ken Smith 2023
4.21
3k+ ratings
100 Deadly Skills
by Clint Emerson • 2016
SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.
4.04
906
100 Deadly Skills Summary
100 Deadly Skills 89%
SEAL survival tactics for civilians: navigate by nature, treat wounds, and fight back when needed.
by Clint Emerson 2016
4.04
906 ratings
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+
The River Summary
The River 89%
A lightning strike leaves his partner comatose, and a teenage survivalist must raft a deadly river.
by Gary Paulsen 1991
3.83
33k+ ratings
Alabama Moon
by Watt Key • 2004
His father dead, a boy raised in the Alabama wild must outrun the law to survive.
4.06
5k+
Alabama Moon Summary
Alabama Moon 89%
His father dead, a boy raised in the Alabama wild must outrun the law to survive.
by Watt Key 2004
4.06
5k+ ratings
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen • 1987
After the pilot dies, a 13-year-old crash-lands alone in the Canadian woods with only a hatchet.
3.80
456k+
Hatchet Summary
Hatchet 89%
After the pilot dies, a 13-year-old crash-lands alone in the Canadian woods with only a hatchet.
by Gary Paulsen 1987
3.80
456k+ ratings
How to Survive Off the Grid
by Tim MacWelch • 2016
The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.
3.98
115
How to Survive Off the Grid Summary
How to Survive Off the Grid 89%
The off-grid blueprint: energy, water, food, medicine, and self-defense when no one is coming.
by Tim MacWelch 2016
3.98
115 ratings
The Lost Ways
by Claude Davis • 2021
Root cellars, gravity-fed fires, herbal poultices: pioneer skills that need no modern grid.
4.23
155
The Lost Ways Summary
The Lost Ways 89%
Root cellars, gravity-fed fires, herbal poultices: pioneer skills that need no modern grid.
by Claude Davis 2021
4.23
155 ratings
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
by Tristan Gooley • 2014
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
3.77
5k+
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs 89%
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
by Tristan Gooley 2014
3.77
5k+ ratings
Emergency
by Neil Strauss • 2009
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
3.81
6k+
Emergency Summary
Emergency 89%
A journalist masters the skills to survive anything except his own panic.
by Neil Strauss 2009
3.81
6k+ ratings
100 Deadly Skills
by Clint Emerson • 2015
A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.
3.79
3k+
100 Deadly Skills Summary
100 Deadly Skills 89%
A SEAL's hundred skills for the moment everything goes wrong: get out, stay hidden, stay alive.
by Clint Emerson 2015
3.79
3k+ ratings
How to Read a Tree
by Tristan Gooley • 2023
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
4.09
1k+
How to Read a Tree Summary
How to Read a Tree 89%
Bark cracks, bent trunks, and stubby roots are not flaws but notes in a tree's autobiography.
by Tristan Gooley 2023
4.09
1k+ ratings
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide
by Joseph Alton • 2015
When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.
4.11
131
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide Summary
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide 89%
When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.
by Joseph Alton 2015
4.11
131 ratings
Things I Learned from Falling
by Claire Nelson • 2020
Four days alone, immobile, dying of thirst. The helicopter came. The real rescue took years.
4.06
6k+
Things I Learned from Falling Summary
Things I Learned from Falling 89%
Four days alone, immobile, dying of thirst. The helicopter came. The real rescue took years.
by Claire Nelson 2020
4.06
6k+ ratings
How to Stay Invisible
by Maggie C. Rudd • 2023
Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.
4.43
1k+
How to Stay Invisible Summary
How to Stay Invisible 88%
Abandoned, a boy and his dog survive in the woods behind his school, attending class.
by Maggie C. Rudd 2023
4.43
1k+ ratings
One Was Lost
by Natalie D. Richards • 2016
Four teens wake up drugged and marked in a flooded forest. Someone is hunting them.
3.78
9k+
One Was Lost Summary
One Was Lost 88%
Four teens wake up drugged and marked in a flooded forest. Someone is hunting them.
by Natalie D. Richards 2016
3.78
9k+ ratings
Arctic Homestead
by Norma Cobb • 2000
A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.
4.06
2k+
Arctic Homestead Summary
Arctic Homestead 88%
A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.
by Norma Cobb 2000
4.06
2k+ ratings
Heartwood
by Amity Gaige • 2025
A nurse vanishes on the Appalachian Trail. Three hundred miles away, a photograph holds the answer.
3.90
128k+
Heartwood Summary
Heartwood 88%
A nurse vanishes on the Appalachian Trail. Three hundred miles away, a photograph holds the answer.
by Amity Gaige 2025
3.90
128k+ ratings
Eden
by Tim Lebbon • 2020
A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.
3.41
2k+
Eden Summary
Eden 88%
A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.
by Tim Lebbon 2020
3.41
2k+ ratings
Fortune Falls
by Lou Vane • 2021
When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.
4.14
3k+
Fortune Falls Summary
Fortune Falls 88%
When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.
by Lou Vane 2021
4.14
3k+ ratings
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking
by Tom Brown Jr. • 1999
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
4.10
335
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking Summary
Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking 88%
Read an animal's hunger and fear from soil, then discover how tracking becomes a spiritual practice.
by Tom Brown Jr. 1999
4.10
335 ratings
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer • 1996
A young man sheds his name and cash, walks into the Alaskan wild, and never returns.
4.02
1.2M+
Into the Wild Summary
Into the Wild 88%
A young man sheds his name and cash, walks into the Alaskan wild, and never returns.
by Jon Krakauer 1996
4.02
1.2M+ ratings
Give Your Heart to the Hawks
by Win Blevins • 1973
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
3.98
425
Give Your Heart to the Hawks Summary
Give Your Heart to the Hawks 88%
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
by Win Blevins 1973
3.98
425 ratings
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+
Deep Survival Summary
Deep Survival 88%
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
Minecraft
by Max Brooks • 2017
A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.
4.17
8k+
Minecraft Summary
Minecraft 88%
A castaway with no memory battles monsters and mines the secrets of a block-shaped island.
by Max Brooks 2017
4.17
8k+ ratings
Just in Case
by Kathy Harrison • 2008
A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.
3.85
494
Just in Case Summary
Just in Case 88%
A stocked pantry, a practiced family plan, and the know-how to thrive when the power fails.
by Kathy Harrison 2008
3.85
494 ratings
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
Mars and Venus Starting Over Summary
Mars and Venus Starting Over 88%
He crossed Antarctica solo to finish what Shackleton started. After 800 miles, his organs gave out.
by John Gray 2002
3.85
968 ratings
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
4.25
9k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 88%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ ratings
Last Breath
by Peter Stark • 2001
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
4.01
735
Last Breath Summary
Last Breath 88%
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
by Peter Stark 2001
4.01
735 ratings
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
Life Lessons From the Amazon Summary
Life Lessons From the Amazon 88%
Paddling an uncharted Amazon river, she found the sharpest lessons had nothing to do with survival.
by Pip Stewart 2021
4.08
194 ratings
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+
The Lost Men Summary
The Lost Men 88%
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
Grandma Gatewood's Walk
by Ben Montgomery • 2014
A denim sack, Keds, a shower curtain: a 67-year-old grandma walked the Appalachian Trail alone.
4.11
32k+
Grandma Gatewood's Walk Summary
Grandma Gatewood's Walk 88%
A denim sack, Keds, a shower curtain: a 67-year-old grandma walked the Appalachian Trail alone.
by Ben Montgomery 2014
4.11
32k+ ratings
Sidecountry
by John Branch • 2021
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
3.84
2k+
Sidecountry Summary
Sidecountry 88%
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
by John Branch 2021
3.84
2k+ ratings
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+
Mawson's Will Summary
Mawson's Will 88%
He ate the dogs to live. The livers were poison, and he was still alone.
by Lennard Bickel 1977
4.26
2k+ ratings
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+
Coming Into the Country Summary
Coming Into the Country 88%
Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.
by John McPhee 1977
4.21
8k+ ratings
Gray After Dark
by Noelle W. Ihli • 2024
An Olympic hopeful is abducted from a remote resort by survivalists who keep their captives forever.
4.17
126k+
Gray After Dark Summary
Gray After Dark 88%
An Olympic hopeful is abducted from a remote resort by survivalists who keep their captives forever.
by Noelle W. Ihli 2024
4.17
126k+ ratings
No Service
by Krista Turner Clark • 2026
A couple's backwoods camping trip turns deadly when four strangers invite them to a bonfire.
3.78
1k+
No Service Summary
No Service 88%
A couple's backwoods camping trip turns deadly when four strangers invite them to a bonfire.
by Krista Turner Clark 2026
3.78
1k+ ratings
The River
by Peter Heller • 2019
Canoeing remote Canada, two friends are trapped between a forest fire and a couple's deadly secrets.
3.85
47k+
The River Summary
The River 88%
Canoeing remote Canada, two friends are trapped between a forest fire and a couple's deadly secrets.
by Peter Heller 2019
3.85
47k+ ratings
Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2018
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
4.32
1k+
Commune Summary
Commune 88%
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
by Joshua Gayou 2018
4.32
1k+ ratings
Suicide Forest
by Jeremy Bates • 2014
Lost in Japan's suicide forest, a group of friends realizes they're being hunted.
3.68
10k+
Suicide Forest Summary
Suicide Forest 88%
Lost in Japan's suicide forest, a group of friends realizes they're being hunted.
by Jeremy Bates 2014
3.68
10k+ ratings
Near the Bone
by Christina Henry • 2021
An isolated wife endures her husband's cruelty, but something worse is watching from the trees.
3.69
22k+
Near the Bone Summary
Near the Bone 87%
An isolated wife endures her husband's cruelty, but something worse is watching from the trees.
by Christina Henry 2021
3.69
22k+ ratings
My Absolute Darling
by Gabriel Tallent • 2017
Her father taught her to survive the collapse of civilization; now she must survive him.
3.59
57k+
My Absolute Darling Summary
My Absolute Darling 87%
Her father taught her to survive the collapse of civilization; now she must survive him.
by Gabriel Tallent 2017
3.59
57k+ ratings
Touching Spirit Bear
by Ben Mikaelsen • 2001
Banished to an Alaskan island, a teen is mauled by a white bear, sparking inner war.
3.86
37k+
Touching Spirit Bear Summary
Touching Spirit Bear 87%
Banished to an Alaskan island, a teen is mauled by a white bear, sparking inner war.
by Ben Mikaelsen 2001
3.86
37k+ ratings
Perfect Strangers
by Dani Atkins • 2016
After a plane crash, she survives the wilderness with a stranger the rescuers insist never existed.
4.15
2k+
Perfect Strangers Summary
Perfect Strangers 87%
After a plane crash, she survives the wilderness with a stranger the rescuers insist never existed.
by Dani Atkins 2016
4.15
2k+ ratings
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
Over the Edge Summary
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
Wild Rescues
by Kevin Grange • 2021
Traded LA shootings for bison gorings: a paramedic’s transformation inside Yellowstone and Yosemite.
4.20
3k+
Wild Rescues Summary
Wild Rescues 87%
Traded LA shootings for bison gorings: a paramedic’s transformation inside Yellowstone and Yosemite.
by Kevin Grange 2021
4.20
3k+ ratings
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