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Exploration and Voyages

General History

Holds narratives of expeditions, voyages, shipwrecks and survival, from Marco Polo and the Portuguese navigators to Shackleton.

18 books on Exploration and Voyages, recommended by 23 people including Patrick Collison and Andrew Wilkinson.

18 books · 23 experts

Start here

  1. EnduranceAlfred Lansing, 1959
  2. The Dutch Seaborne EmpireC. R. Boxer, 1965
  3. The Travels of Marco PoloMarco Polo, 1818
  4. Guns, Sails, and EmpiresCarlo M. Cipolla, 1965
  5. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American WestStephen Ambrose, 1996

The best books on Exploration and Voyages 18

EnduranceEndurance
T2 Endurance
Alfred Lansing · 1959
Shackleton's survival; decision-making when the plan is already lost
Open Library
“Bezos has referenced Shackleton's story as a model of leadership under conditions of genuine uncertainty. The book appears on several Amazon leadership-book lists internally; its lesson — that morale and decision-making don't collapse together — is consistent with Bezos's emphasis on maintaining high standards through adversity.”Jeff Bezos
Recommended byAndrew WilkinsonMorgan HouselNat EliasonBryan JohnsonJason FriedJeff BezosPatrick CollisonRay Dalio+2 more
The Dutch Seaborne EmpireThe Dutch Seaborne Empire
T2 The Dutch Seaborne Empire
C. R. Boxer · 1965
The VOC and WIC as commercial and military enterprises.
Open Library
The Travels of Marco PoloThe Travels of Marco Polo
T4 The Travels of Marco Polo
Marco Polo · 1818
Open Library
Recommended byRicardo Semler
Guns, Sails, and EmpiresGuns, Sails, and Empires
T4 Guns, Sails, and Empires
Carlo M. Cipolla · 1965
Open Library
Recommended byPaul Graham
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
T4 Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Stephen Ambrose · 1996
Open Library
Recommended byJim CollinsMohnish PabraiJamie Dimon
The EnduranceThe Endurance
T4 The Endurance
Caroline Alexander · 1998
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Recommended bySam Altman
In the Heart of the SeaIn the Heart of the Sea
T4 In the Heart of the Sea
Nathaniel Philbrick · 2000
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Recommended byRichard Branson
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T4 1421
Gavin Menzies · 2002
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Recommended bySamantha WongSimon Sinek
Shadow DiversShadow Divers
T4 Shadow Divers
Robert Kurson · 2004
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Recommended byRyan HolidayPatrick O'Shaughnessy
Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of SurSkeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
T4 Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
Dean King · 2004
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's DarThe River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
T4 The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Candice Millard · 2005
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Recommended byPatrick O'ShaughnessyRyan HolidayRyan Peterson
The Fourth Part of the WorldThe Fourth Part of the World
T4 The Fourth Part of the World
Toby Lester · 2009
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Recommended byNick Szabo
ConquerorsConquerors
T4 Conquerors
Roger Crowley · 2015
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Recommended byRyan Peterson
PacificPacific
T4 Pacific
Simon Winchester · 2015
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Enemy of All MankindEnemy of All Mankind
T4 Enemy of All Mankind
Steven Johnson · 2020
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
The WagerThe Wager
T4 The Wager
David Grann · 2023
Open Library
Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
Lost City of the IncasLost City of the Incas
T4 Lost City of the Incas
Hiram Bingham
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Recommended byDavid Kadavy
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
T4 The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison

Experts 23

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Recommenders 23

Patrick Collisonrecommends 4 books hereRyan Holidayrecommends 3 books here
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Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 3 books here
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Patrick O'Shaughnessyrecommends 2 books here
RP
Ryan Petersonrecommends 2 books here
JC
Jim Collinsrecommends 1 book herePaul Grahamrecommends 1 book hereRay Daliorecommends 1 book here
MP
Mohnish Pabrairecommends 1 book here
MH
Morgan Houselrecommends 1 book here
RS
Ricardo Semlerrecommends 1 book hereSimon Sinekrecommends 1 book here
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Bryan Johnsonrecommends 1 book here
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David Kadavyrecommends 1 book hereJamie Dimonrecommends 1 book here
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Jason Friedrecommends 1 book hereJeff Bezosrecommends 1 book here
NE
Nat Eliasonrecommends 1 book here
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Nick Szaborecommends 1 book hereRichard Bransonrecommends 1 book hereSam Altmanrecommends 1 book here
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Samantha Wongrecommends 1 book hereScott Belskyrecommends 1 book here
See all 23 in the Experts tab →

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