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2. Annapurna (book) - Wikipedia

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   National Geographic in its list of all-time 100 greatest adventure and exploration books ranked Annapurna #6 out of 100, saying the book "conveys the essential spirit of climbing as no popular book had before and earns its place here as the most influential mountaineering book of all time." [2]

3. David Roberts (climber) - Wikipedia

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   These included books on the Ancestral Puebloans and a biography on Jean Stafford. [2] Roberts also mentored other writers, most notably Jon Krakauer, who he taught at Hampshire. He contributed to Outside, as well as National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, and The Atlantic Monthly.

4. Kira Salak - Wikipedia

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   Kira Salak (born September 4, 1971) is an American writer, adventurer, and journalist known for her travels in Mali and Papua New Guinea.She has written two books of nonfiction and a book of fiction based on her travels and is a contributing editor at National Geographic magazine.

5. The World's Most Dangerous Places - Wikipedia

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   The book is divided into three parts. The first is a primer on the basics of staying safe in war zones and high-crime areas. This includes safety advice regarding transportation, crime, terrorism, bribery, disease, drugs, weapons, kidnappings, land mines, mercenaries, and more. The second is essentially a chapter-by-chapter list of dangerous ...

6. West with the Night - Wikipedia

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   In 2004, National Geographic Adventure ranked it number 8 in its list of the 100 best adventure books. [2] Ernest Hemingway was deeply impressed with Markham's writing, saying "she has written so well, and marvelously well, that I was completely ashamed of myself as a writer.

7. 20 Hrs. 40 Min. - Wikipedia

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   A third book credited to her, Last Flight, was published posthumously and consisted of diary entries from her ill-fated 1937 flight around the world. National Geographic republished the work in 2003 under its National Geographic Adventure Classics imprint.