Into the Wild appears in 19 book lists

By Jon Krakauer,

Into the Wild appears in 19 book lists on Shepherd.

The best books for transformation, self-discovery, and continuous evolution toward a more authentic and empowered life

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The best books about doing what you think is right when others are against you

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The best books channeling the spirit of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road

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The best true-life Alaskan stories of adventure and inspiration

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The best books inspiring generations of readers to embrace a life of adventurism and escape to realms of avant-garde

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The best Arctic Circle philosophical suspense books

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The best books that make you want to pack up and go on an adventure

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The best books about adventure, belief, and finding meaning from the meaningless

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The best books for escaping to Alaska

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The best novels of beauty and grit among the hardships of life

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The best books inspired by true events or based on actual facts that are more bizarre than fiction

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The best books on people living unusual, adventurous or alternative lives

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The best books about young people finding themselves without a phone

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The best books to inspire a big life change

Book cover of The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich Book cover of Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Book cover of The Great Divorce Book cover of Into the Wild Book cover of The Alchemist

The best books for inner and outer kindness

Book cover of Into the Wild Book cover of Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela Book cover of Be Here Now Book cover of You Are the One: A Bold Adventure in Finding Purpose, Discovering the Real You, and Loving Fully Book cover of The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self

The best books for hikertrash and other vagabonds

Book cover of Eat Pray Love Book cover of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Book cover of The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey Book cover of Into the Wild Book cover of On the Road

The best inspirational life-changing memoirs

Book cover of The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari Book cover of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Book cover of Notes from a Small Island Book cover of My Family and Other Animals Book cover of Into the Wild

The best brief books on the art of living and dying

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The best books to make you rethink nature

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