These titles will spirit you to some of the planet’s wildest landscapes, without making you leave your armchair.

A good book goes a long way. This is a sentiment that proves to be especially true for outdoorsy folk or anyone with wanderlust. An inspiring story that details earth’s greatest assets—whether a true ...

JOURNEY TO THE FAR AMAZON (353 pp.) — Alain Gheerbrant — Simon & Schusfer ($5). THE VOYAGE OF THE HERETIQUE (214 pp.)—Alain Bombard—Simon & Schusfer ($3.50). One of the hallmarks of a Frenchman ...

CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER—C. S. Forester—Little, Brown ($2.75). It was bargain day this week for adventure-story readers. For the price of one big book, they could get three. Captain Horatio ...

It isn’t just books and movies anymore. With drones and Kickstarter, GoPro and YouTube, true stories of courage and survival have never been more mind-blowingly plentiful. That's especially true in ...

Reaching the chapter-book phase of reading comprehension as a kid is an exciting thing. Suddenly, books aren’t all illustrations and happy endings: they have extended narratives, character development ...

Caroline Van Hemert stands in front of a packed room at the Banff Centre Mountain Film & Book Festival. Behind her on a screen, trembling iPhone footage shows droves of caribou crossing an Alaskan ...