If you’ve been a prepper for very long, no doubt your bookshelf is full of non-fiction survival manuals and recent prepper fiction. All that is well and good, and I do hope my own family survival manual and evacuation book is among your collection, but there are many important lessons to be found in an entirely different genre: non-fiction survival adventures.

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These books tell real-life survival narratives that are rich in detail. They grab your attention and hold it while teaching lessons about nature, historical events, and, yes, survival. Some of my favorites are listed below, all linked to their Amazon pages where you can read summaries and reviews. Do you have any similar books to add?

The Indifferent Stars ... Brown, Daniel James Buy New $11.99 (as of 11:05 UTC - Details)

Lost in Shangri-La Zuckoff, Mitchell Best Price: $0.65 Buy New $4.33 (as of 08:50 UTC - Details)

The River of Doubt: Th... Millard, Candice Best Price: $1.48 Buy New $4.11 (as of 07:35 UTC - Details)

A Crack in the Edge of... Winchester, Simon Buy New $12.49 (as of 12:50 UTC - Details)

In the Kingdom of Ice:... Sides, Hampton Buy New $13.99 (as of 02:30 UTC - Details)

The Brendan Voyage Severin, Tim Buy New $4.99 (as of 01:10 UTC - Details)

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The Year Without Summe... Klingaman, Nicholas P. Buy New $9.99 (as of 10:10 UTC - Details)

Unbroken: A World War ... Hillenbrand, Laura Buy New $9.99 (as of 01:10 UTC - Details)

The Worst Hard Time: T... Egan, Timothy Buy New $9.99 (as of 02:00 UTC - Details)

Endurance: Shackleton&... Lansing, Alfred Buy New $13.99 (as of 03:35 UTC - Details)

Island of the Lost: Sh... Joan Druett Best Price: $3.37 Buy New $31.97 (as of 08:00 UTC - Details)

Reprinted from The Survival Mom.

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