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Lost in Shangri-La : A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
by Mitchell Zuckoff
Hardcover: May 2011
Paperback: 24 Apr 2012
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Lost in Shangri-La recounts the incredible true-life adventure of twenty-four officers and enlisted men and women who boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip , which became an unforgettable battle for survival when the plane crashed.

Bonobo Handshake : A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
by Vanessa Woods
Hardcover: May 2010
Paperback: 7 Jun 2011
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A young woman follows her fiancé to war-torn Congo to study extremely endangered bonobo apes - who teach her a new truth about love and belonging.

The Wave : In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean
by Susan Casey
Hardcover: Sep 2010
Paperback: 31 May 2011
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From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil’s Teeth, an astonishing book about colossal, ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out.

A Pearl in the Storm : How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
by Tori Murden McClure
Hardcover: Apr 2009
Paperback: 1 Apr 2010
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In June 1998, Tori McClure set out to row across the Atlantic Ocean by herself in a twenty-three-foot plywood boat with no motor or sail. It was a journey that affected her life in unexpected ways for years to come.

Grayson
by Lynne Cox
Hardcover: Aug 2006
Paperback: 1 Feb 2008
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The true story of long-distance swimmer Lynne Cox's ocean encounter with an 18-foot baby whale and her efforts to reunite "Grayson" with his mother - part mystery, part magical tale.

Eat, Pray, Love : One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Hardcover: Feb 2006
Paperback: 30 Jan 2007
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A celebrated writer's irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life.

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