Books about exploration

619 books in our catalogue · showing 49–96

Accounts of going somewhere hard to reach: polar crossings, desert journeys, long river trips and first routes up a mountain. It covers classic expedition narratives, modern adventure writing and the histories of exploration, along with practical books for people planning journeys of their own.

For the cold end of the map see Polar books; for the high ground, Mountains; for water, Rivers.

Writing on exploration

Among the Believers

V.S. Naipaul

Nigel Sylvester: Go

Nigel Sylvester

Taking the Risk

Hilary Bradt

Wishbone : An American Odyssey in Asia

Carol Wright Folbre, Naomi Shihab Nye

True North: Travels in Arctic Europe

Gavin Francis, Colin Thubron

World Travel : An Irreverent Guide

Anthony Bourdain, Laurie Woolever

Occupational Hazards

Rory Stewart

Pole To Pole

Michael Palin

The Apprentice Tourist

Mario de Andrade

Guides and practical books

Socotra

Hilary Bradt, Janice Booth

Lonely Planet Canada : Detailed Itineraries | Travel Like a Local | Insider Tips | Covers British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta, Newfoundland, and more

Lonely Planet, Brendan Sainsbury, Jennifer Bain, Joel Balsam, Jonny Bierman, Bianca Bujan, Cathy Donaldson, David Gibb, Carolyn B Heller, John Lee

On the water

← All themes