Knowledge is the key to life. How do we get knowledge? What about the old fashioned way? What happened to getting under a blanket on the couch on a cold winter evening with a good book? Books make us cultured and broaden our horizons. Books let us be arm chair adventurers from the comfort of our home.
A great outdoor and adventure book will give us inspiration and the desire to make our own adventures.
Reading about climbing mountains, survival adventures, or great expeditions always seems to give us the heart pounding, day dreaming ideas that get us through the cold winter months. Many outdoor adventures and trips are born from great books.
Lets take a look at five of the best selling outdoor and adventure books on Amazon today.
1. Born to Run - A Hidden Tribe, Superatheletes, and the Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen.
Probably one of the greatest and most popular reads of the summer, Born To Run hit just at the right time. With hordes of people looking to Vibrams and barefoot running, this book is a great read and will inspire anyone stuck on the couch all winter long.
Any runner who has not had a chance to read this tail of an authors exploration into the science of ultra long distance running in Mexico’s Copper Canyons, and the Indians who run amazing feats, should pick up this easy read.
2. SAS Survival Handbook : For Any Climate, in Any Situation.
For any man who wants to be more of a man, this book will unlock the secerets to survival in the outdoors. Anyone who likes to camp, hike, or spend time outdoors will find this book packed with great material that makes even the person who doesn't read much find it hard to put it down.
The SAS is the Special Air Service in the British Army are some of the most elite soldiers on earth, and this book holds the secrets that make them the best.
3. Into Thin Air
Since Mt. Everest has started to capture the minds and imaginations of the outdoor world more and more, so have books about this infamous mountain. Any arm chair adventurer would find themselves engrossed in the book Into Thin Air.
A harrowing account of the 1996 catastrophe on Everest that claimed many lives and through the mountaineering community into the spotlight, this book is not for the faint of heart.
4. The Unconquered : In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribe.
For a read that is out of the average and that will keep you on the edge of your couch, this book will do the job. Read about a modern day Amazon expedition and all that you would imagine that entails in this thriller in the Jungle.
Finding uncontacted tribes deep in the Amazon is something we imagine on tv or in the long distance past, but this book follows the path on one man and a team to do just that. Fully controversial and yet full of adventure, this book goes deeper and touches more cords then most.
5. A Walk In The Woods : Rediscovering American on the Appalachian Trail.
Looking for a light read full of humor and whit, and yet takes place in the great outdoors? This book about two of the most unlikely people tackling the famous Appalachian Trail will make you laugh and make you wish could hit the trail, all at the same time.
This book is candid and full of vivid descriptions of the adventures and people encountered on the great trail. Anyone who can finish this book and not leave it with a real desire to learn more about long distance backpacking and the Appalachian trail needs to wake up and smell the roses.
These five best selling outdoor and adventure books should keep the best readers busy all winter long, buried nose deep in the pages.
