Aug 25, 2011
The Big-Shake, Big-Wave Theory
If a megaquake like the one that hit Japan last march were to strike the U.S., the Pacific Northwest coast would be the likeliest spot.
Bruce Barcott
Published
Aug 1, 2011
The Original Pole Dancer
A hundred years ago, Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole. A new biography by cold-water swimmer Lynne Cox revisits the feat.
Aug 1, 2011
In the Doghouse
Alexandra Fuller's memoir recounts the trials of motherhood—and crocodiles—in Central Africa.
Jul 8, 2011
Adventure Books
In 1934, drifter Everett Ruess disappeared into Utah's canyonlands. Two new books detail the ongoing search for his body. Plus, required reading for August.
May 10, 2011
Mopping Up
A year after the BP oil spill, two authors assess its impact on the Gulf; a search for the reason humans hate sharks.
Apr 26, 2011
Burnout
A veteran fire lookout offers a compelling treatise on the power of wilderness; plus three new works that take a glass-half-full view of the looming energy crisis.
Jan 12, 2011
Bluest Shores
Reviews of David Vann's Caribou Island, T.C. Boyle's When the Killing's Done, Douglas Brinkley's The Quiet World, and documentaries the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Dec 20, 2010
First in Flight
A new account of the Dalai Lama's escape from Tibet turns history into riveting adventure.
Aug 13, 2010
A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival.
Jun 8, 2010
Hot Type
Break out the hammocks and beach chairs! Presenting the best new books of summer.
Mar 11, 2010
Into Teen Air
He's 13 years old, and he's headed up to 29,000 feet. As a new generation of adventurous kids post monster feats at younger and younger ages, Jordan Romero has his elders asking: Just how young is...