Autobiographies of Explorers and Adventurers

Ernest Shackleton wrote (In the Heart of the Antarctic) in 1909, describing his experiences during the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909.

Jacques Cousteau's autobiography, (My Life as an Explorer), was published in 1973 and chronicles his life as a marine explorer and conservationist.

Heinrich Harrer wrote (Seven Years in Tibet) in 1952, recounting his experiences as a prisoner of war in Tibet during World War II and his subsequent friendship with the Dalai Lama.

Thor Heyerdahl wrote (Kon-Tiki) in 1948, describing his expedition across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft, inspired by ancient Polynesian seafaring methods.

Jon Krakauer wrote (Into the Wild) in 1996, recounting the story of Christopher McCandless, a young man who abandoned his privileged life to live in the Alaskan wilderness.

Joe Simpson wrote (Touching the Void) in 1988, describing his harrowing experience of surviving a mountaineering accident in the Peruvian Andes.

Ernesto Guevara, also known as Che Guevara, wrote (The Motorcycle Diaries) in 1993, recounting his journey through South America with his friend Alberto Granado.

Cheryl Strayed wrote (Wild) in 2012, describing her experience of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail alone after the death of her mother.

David Grann wrote (The Lost City of Z) in 2009, recounting the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who disappeared in the Amazon rainforest while searching for a legendary lost city.

Ernest Shackleton wrote (The Endurance) in 1919, describing his expedition to Antarctica and the sinking of his ship, the Endurance.

Apsley Cherry-Garrard wrote (The Worst Journey in the World) in 1922, recounting the tragic story of Robert Falcon Scott's expedition to the South Pole.

Richard E. Byrd wrote (Alone) in 1938, describing his experience of spending five months alone at an advance weather station in Antarctica.

Kristin Hannah wrote (The Great Alone) in 2018, a fictional story about a family living in the Alaskan wilderness.

Peter Matthiessen wrote (The Snow Leopard) in 1978, describing his journey to the Himalayas in search of the elusive snow leopard.

Patrick Fiennes wrote (The Man Who Ate His Boots) in 1993, recounting his experience of surviving a grueling expedition to the South Pole.