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The Sun Is a Compass
- A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
- By: Caroline Van Hemert
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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This gripping true story follows a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure—perfect for fans of Cheryl Strayed. During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of...
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The journey doesn’t get any better...
- By Philip Jacob Lee on 06-18-19
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The Sun Is a Compass
- A 4,000-Mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-19-19
- Language: English
- Adventure · Animals · Biographies & Memoirs
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Story976
I was born and broken in Birkenhead, abused from infancy by a network of every kind of pervert from ‘thinks it’s love’ to ‘show it hurts’. I was unwanted, beaten, sold, swapped, photographed, filmed, left for dead, corrupted, blamed, betrayed, ignored and orphaned. But I was also born with a fire inside me. I call it my Phoenix Fire. I am no victim—that word only describes what happened to me. Nor am I a survivor because that implies I am over it. I am a Phoenix—a work in progress. This is my story....
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Unbelievable Story
- By Amazon Customer on 09-07-23
By: Shy Keenan
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The Indifferent Stars Above
- The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,399
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Performance2,074
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Story2,074
From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier “An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York...
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Absolutely enthralling
- By Sasha Anscum on 06-07-19
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Undaunted Courage
- Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 21 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,161
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Performance4,914
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Story4,900
From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson...
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Narration kills a great book
- By Kindle Customer on 02-10-08
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MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, the Contributors
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,186
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Performance5,469
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Story5,445
Gather around for campfire stories with the MeatEater crew as they share sixteen harrowing true tales of survival, grit, and misfortune in the great outdoors—an immersive audio experience from the host of the long-running Netflix series and top-ranked wilderness podcast. In Campfire...
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Incredible
- By Jay Sellmer on 07-20-21
By: Steven Rinella
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MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Discoveries, Revelations & Near Misses
- By: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb, Brent Reaves, and others
- Narrated by: the Contributors
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall347
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Performance330
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Story329
Eleven spellbinding tales of transformation, survival, and grit from the creators of the New York Times bestselling original audiobook MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls. In MeatEater’s Campfire Stories: Discoveries, Revelations & Near Misses, a collection of outdoorsmen share...
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Not as good as the first two.
- By Michael on 08-15-24
By: Steven Rinella, and others
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The Boys in the Light
- An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival, Faith, and Brotherhood
- By: Nina Willner
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Nina Willner
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall66
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Performance66
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Story66
“This beautifully braided story...reveals the best and worst of humanity. A magnificent work of narrative nonfiction, true to the past and essential for the present.”—Mitchell Zuckoff, New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Shangri-La and 13 Hours An epic story of the triumph of good...
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Great Research
- By Amazon Customer on 07-29-25
By: Nina Willner
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My Time to Stand
- A Memoir
- By: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Melissa Moore, Michele Matrisciani
- Narrated by: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall890
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Performance863
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Story863
A victim of her mother’s Munchausen by proxy and child abuse survivor, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s unique and controversial case made headlines across the world. Now, she’s finally free to start living her life on her terms—and to tell her own story as only she can.
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So many contradictions in one book
- By Ckelly on 12-17-24
By: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, and others
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A Walk in the Park
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Kevin Fedarko
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall527
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Performance461
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Story461
* Winner of the 2024 National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times “A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe...
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I so wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t.
- By Barbara W. on 05-31-24
By: Kevin Fedarko
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Eat, Pray, Love
- One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia
- By: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15,091
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Performance10,545
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Story10,526
A transformational journey through Italy, India, and Bali searching for pleasure and devotion—the massive bestseller from the author of The Signature of All Things This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made...
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An Inner Journey within an External One
- By YoginiZora on 07-20-06
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The Stranger in the Woods
- The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
- By: Michael Finkel
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,687
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Performance4,196
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Story4,185
Many people dream of escaping modern life, but most will never act on it. This is the remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 years, making this dream a reality—not out of anger at the world, but simply because he preferred to live on his own. A New York...
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Captivating Then Exasperating
- By Gillian on 03-10-17
By: Michael Finkel
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Death in the Long Grass
- A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush
- By: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrated by: Luke Oldham
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall178
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Performance172
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Story172
Few men can say they have known Africa as Capstick has known itleading safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled jungle paths; running for cover as fear-maddened elephants stampede in all directions. And of the few who have known this dangerous way of life, fewer still can recount their adventures with the flair of this former professional hunter-turned-writer.
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The best African hunting author in my opinion
- By Chris Esplin on 04-10-24
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Angela's Ashes
- By: Frank McCourt
- Narrated by: Frank McCourt
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9,986
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Performance8,000
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Story7,995
A Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, Angela’s Ashes is Frank McCourt’s masterful memoir of his childhood in Ireland—now with a new introduction by Patrick Radden Keefe. “When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a...
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A classic book *and* a classic audiobook
- By Karen on 01-30-03
By: Frank McCourt
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438 Days
- An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
- By: Jonathan Franklin
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,453
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Performance4,871
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Story4,861
Declared “the best survival book in a decade” by Outside Magazine, 438 Days is the true story of the man who survived fourteen months in a small boat drifting seven thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean. On November 17, 2012, two men left the coast of Mexico for a weekend fishing trip in...
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Excellent use of my credit!
- By SGL on 12-13-15
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MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Narrow Escapes & More Close Calls
- By: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb, Vince Merritt, and others
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, the Contributors
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,801
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Performance2,489
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Story2,473
Ten harrowing firsthand tales of survival from the creators of the New York Times bestselling audio collection MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls. In Campfire Stories: Narrow Escapes & More Close Calls, storytellers take us from Florida to the Northern Rockies to the Arctic Ocean with...
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Solid
- By Antonio Narvaez on 08-04-22
By: Steven Rinella, and others
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Brave Companions
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: David McCullough
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,635
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Performance1,426
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Story1,404
From Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Lindbergh, these are stories of people of great vision and daring whose achievements continue to inspire us today, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough. The bestselling author of Truman and John Adams, David McCullough has written...
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I USUALLY LOVE THIS GUY
- By Randall on 01-28-19
By: David McCullough
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Fatal Forecast
- An Incredible True Story of Disaster and Survival at Sea
- By: Michael Tougias
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall722
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Performance627
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Story627
Fatal Forecast chronicles a dramatic fight for survival aboard two small fishing boats that were ambushed by a horrific surprise storm just southeast of Cape Cod. Soon after the Fair Wind and the Sea Fever reached the fishing ground at Georges Bank, they were hit with hurricane-force winds and massive 90-foot waves that battered the boats for hours. The direction of the wind made it impossible to turn back.
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outstanding read...the story behind the story
- By James on 02-08-16
By: Michael Tougias
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The Worst Hard Time
- The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Jacob York
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall383
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Performance344
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Story344
In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award–winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American history from the shadows. The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since...
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Excellent history ruined by Egan's bias & cynicism
- By Nathan on 03-21-23
By: Timothy Egan