The most popular exploration & adventure books of 2023

These are true stories of people who went to the edge. Polar expeditions, mountain climbs, ocean crossings, jungle treks and survival against the odds are told by those who were there or by writers who followed their trail. Gripping, humbling and often hard to put down. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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West
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West

Martin Wall, Robert Plant

2023 · 2025 edition

288 pages

Mao Zedong
Cover of Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

wen zhong

Published 2023

466 pages

Time Traveled
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Time Traveled

Krista Marson

Published 2023

342 pages