This collection of survival stories recounts the harrowing true experiences of people across the globe who faced certain death—and survived. The stories in th

This collection of classic tales comprises over thirty accounts of true-life adventure taken from contemporary memoirs, letters, and journals. They span the yea

Many adventures begin when a storm descends, a boat overturns, a plane crashes, a grizzly attacks out of nowhere, or a wilderness traveller becomes lost. From t

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—i

The dramatic story of explorer Douglas Mawson and "the most outstanding solo journey ever recorded in Antarctic history" (Sir Edmund Hillary, mountaineer and ex