Best Wilderness Survival Books

1.
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 439,420 ratings
2.
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 83,252 ratings
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,762 ratings
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Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 324,969 ratings
5.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,413 ratings
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The Martian
The Martian
by: Andy Weir
4.42 avg rating — 1,238,760 ratings
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The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,044 ratings
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The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson 3.91 avg rating — 108,847 ratings
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The Incredible Journey
The Incredible Journey 4.16 avg rating — 52,463 ratings
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Down The Path (Down The Path, #1)
Down The Path (Down The Path, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 234 ratings
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Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3)
Brian's Winter (Brian's Saga, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 34,234 ratings
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Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,615 ratings
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Lost Under Two Moons
Lost Under Two Moons 3.88 avg rating — 41 ratings
14.
Further (Down the Path, #2)
Further (Down the Path, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 136 ratings
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,628 ratings
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The River (Brian's Saga, #2)
The River (Brian's Saga, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 31,648 ratings
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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors 4.14 avg rating — 80,872 ratings
18.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,692 ratings
19.
Brian's Return (Brian's Saga, #4)
Brian's Return (Brian's Saga, #4) 3.97 avg rating — 18,745 ratings
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Brian's Hunt (Brian's Saga, #5)
Brian's Hunt (Brian's Saga, #5) 4.04 avg rating — 13,922 ratings
21.
The Travelers Within: Into The Unknown
The Travelers Within: Into The Unknown really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 134 ratings
22.
The Cay (The Cay, #1)
The Cay (The Cay, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 37,822 ratings
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Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 60,965 ratings
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The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3)
The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 57,779 ratings
25.
The Transall Saga
The Transall Saga 4.22 avg rating — 5,866 ratings
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,964 ratings
27.
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage 4.46 avg rating — 155,689 ratings
28.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon 3.64 avg rating — 174,606 ratings
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The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 94,555 ratings
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On The Far Side of the Mountain
On The Far Side of the Mountain 3.94 avg rating — 10,838 ratings
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex 4.16 avg rating — 115,973 ratings
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The Island Keeper
The Island Keeper 4.14 avg rating — 347 ratings
33.
White Fang
White Fang 4.03 avg rating — 201,607 ratings
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The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)
The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 137,998 ratings
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Shipwreck (Island, #1)
Shipwreck (Island, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 6,851 ratings
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The River
The River 3.85 avg rating — 44,877 ratings
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The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3)
The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 76,469 ratings
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,244 ratings
39.
Miracle in the Andes
Miracle in the Andes 4.36 avg rating — 25,681 ratings
40.
Survival (Island, #2)
Survival (Island, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 4,488 ratings
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On the Island (On the Island, #1)
On the Island (On the Island, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 86,484 ratings
42.
Escape (Island, #3)
Escape (Island, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 4,305 ratings
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The Mountain Story
The Mountain Story 3.96 avg rating — 11,797 ratings
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Dancing with Death: An Inspiring Real-Life Story of Epic Travel Adventure
Dancing with Death: An Inspiring Real-Life Story of Epic Travel Adventure 4.12 avg rating — 219 ratings
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The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon 3.61 avg rating — 2,610 ratings
46.
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us 4.22 avg rating — 62,120 ratings
47.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,845 ratings
47.
Be Not Far from Me
Be Not Far from Me 3.81 avg rating — 10,587 ratings
49.
The Voyage of the Frog
The Voyage of the Frog 3.63 avg rating — 1,794 ratings
50.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Between a Rock and a Hard Place 3.84 avg rating — 23,288 ratings
51.
Teams on the Edge
Teams on the Edge 4.39 avg rating — 23 ratings
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This Side of a Wilderness
This Side of a Wilderness 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
51.
And I Alone Survived
And I Alone Survived 4.12 avg rating — 298 ratings
51.
A Change of Plans (Safe Harbors #1)
A Change of Plans (Safe Harbors #1) 4.46 avg rating — 645 ratings
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Uncharted: Story for a Shipwright
Uncharted: Story for a Shipwright 3.97 avg rating — 62 ratings
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Wolf Brother (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, #1)
Wolf Brother (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 28,777 ratings
51.
96 Miles
96 Miles 4.07 avg rating — 3,406 ratings
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Thrive: Long-Term Wilderness Survival Guide; Skills, Tips, and Gear for Living on the Land
Thrive: Long-Term Wilderness Survival Guide; Skills, Tips, and Gear for Living on the Land 4.28 avg rating — 29 ratings
59.
Our Endless Numbered Days
Our Endless Numbered Days 3.67 avg rating — 17,294 ratings
60.
Death In The High Lonesome (Mac Crow Thriller #2)
Death In The High Lonesome (Mac Crow Thriller #2) 4.48 avg rating — 374 ratings
61.
Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why 3.94 avg rating — 14,161 ratings
62.
Two Against the North
Two Against the North 4.01 avg rating — 2,847 ratings
63.
Baby Island
Baby Island 4.08 avg rating — 2,599 ratings
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The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix 3.93 avg rating — 691 ratings
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Cold River
Cold River 3.89 avg rating — 371 ratings
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Back of Beyond (Highway Quartet, #1)
Back of Beyond (Highway Quartet, #1)
by: C.J. Box
4.11 avg rating — 26,473 ratings
67.
When I Fell From the Sky
When I Fell From the Sky 3.74 avg rating — 3,663 ratings
68.
I Am Still Alive
I Am Still Alive 3.85 avg rating — 11,974 ratings
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The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra
The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra 4.06 avg rating — 5,628 ratings
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The Shark Island Mystery
The Shark Island Mystery really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
71.
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration 3.87 avg rating — 4,931 ratings
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Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators
Where the Wild Things Were: Life, Death, and Ecological Wreckage in a Land of Vanishing Predators 4.23 avg rating — 2,065 ratings
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If We Survive
If We Survive really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,552 ratings
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Surviving the Essex: The Afterlife of America's Most Storied Shipwreck
Surviving the Essex: The Afterlife of America's Most Storied Shipwreck 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America 4.14 avg rating — 17,867 ratings
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Young Men and Fire
Young Men and Fire 4.04 avg rating — 7,072 ratings
77.
Lost in the River of Grass
Lost in the River of Grass 3.89 avg rating — 1,564 ratings
77.
Off Grid
Off Grid
by: Backwoods
3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings
77.
Ember of a New World
Ember of a New World 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings
77.
The Iceberg Hermit
The Iceberg Hermit 4.08 avg rating — 997 ratings
77.
The Sage Wind Blows Cold (Mac Crow Thiller #1)
The Sage Wind Blows Cold (Mac Crow Thiller #1) 4.26 avg rating — 439 ratings
77.
Wilderness
Wilderness 3.71 avg rating — 160 ratings
77.
Breaking Wild
Breaking Wild 3.72 avg rating — 3,009 ratings
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The Drift (Hans Larsson #1)
The Drift (Hans Larsson #1) 3.64 avg rating — 89 ratings
77.
The Spear in the Sand
The Spear in the Sand liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Mystery of Ireland's Eye (Dylan Maples Adventures, #1)
The Mystery of Ireland's Eye (Dylan Maples Adventures, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 58 ratings
77.
Lost and Stranded: Expert Advice on How to Survive Being Alone in the Wilderness
Lost and Stranded: Expert Advice on How to Survive Being Alone in the Wilderness 3.27 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Oasis
Oasis 3.83 avg rating — 48 ratings
77.
Surviving Moose Lake (Kids vs. Nature, #1)
Surviving Moose Lake (Kids vs. Nature, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 65 ratings
77.
Flight of the Goose: A Story of the Far North
Flight of the Goose: A Story of the Far North 4.18 avg rating — 147 ratings
77.
The Revenant
The Revenant 3.96 avg rating — 53,468 ratings
77.
Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition 4.47 avg rating — 3,524 ratings
77.
Parvana's Journey (The Breadwinner, #2)
Parvana's Journey (The Breadwinner, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 9,884 ratings
77.
X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings
77.
Wild Plants and Survival Lore: Secrets of the Forest, Volume 1
Wild Plants and Survival Lore: Secrets of the Forest, Volume 1 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
77.
When We Were Lost
When We Were Lost 3.86 avg rating — 2,870 ratings
77.
The Door to September (Back to the Stone Age, #1)
The Door to September (Back to the Stone Age, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 591 ratings
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Frozen Fire: A Tale Of Courage
Frozen Fire: A Tale Of Courage 3.54 avg rating — 143 ratings
77.
Sink or Swim
Sink or Swim 3.62 avg rating — 74 ratings
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The Wild
The Wild 3.45 avg rating — 1,266 ratings
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