Survival

Witness the limits of human endurance through gripping survival memoirs detailing escapes from captivity, cults, and extreme wilderness hardship. Be inspired by stories of incredible resilience and determination in profound accounts like Impossible Odds and Waiting to Be Heard.

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Slonim Woods 9
Slonim Woods 9

By Daniel Barban Levin

Pub: 2021

Captive
Captive

By Catherine Oxenberg

Pub: 2018

Favorite Wife
Favorite Wife

By Susan Ray Schmidt

Pub: 2018

Shattered Dreams
Shattered Dreams

By Irene Spencer

Pub: 2019

Hollywood Park
Hollywood Park

By Mikel Jollett

Pub: 2020

Unorthodox
Unorthodox

By Deborah Feldman

Pub: 2012

Stolen Innocence
Stolen Innocence

By Elissa Wall

Pub: 2008

Sick
Sick

By Porochista Khakpour

Pub: 2018

Maid
Maid

By Stephanie Land

Pub: 2019

North of Normal
North of Normal

By Cea Sunrise Person

Pub: 2014

The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z

By David Grann

Pub: 2009

Touching the Void
Touching the Void

By Joe Simpson, Tony Colwell

Pub: 2012

The Ledge
The Ledge

By Jim Davidson, Kevin Vaughan

Pub: 2011

Adrift
Adrift

By Steven Callahan

Pub: 2002

438 Days
438 Days

By Jonathan Franklin

Pub: 2015

Skeletons on the Zahara
Skeletons on the Zahara

By Dean King

Pub: 2004

Wild
Wild

By Cheryl Strayed

Pub: 2012

Impossible Odds
Impossible Odds

By Jessica Buchanan, Erik Landemalm, Anthony Flacco

Pub: 2013

Waiting to Be Heard
Waiting to Be Heard

By Amanda Knox

Pub: 2013

3,096 Days in Captivity
3,096 Days in Captivity

By Natascha Kampusch

Pub: 2011

Finding Me
Finding Me

By Michelle Knight

Pub: 2014

Hope
Hope

By Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus

Pub: 2015

Uncultured
Uncultured

By Daniella Mestyanek Young

Pub: 2022

Breaking Free
Breaking Free

By Rachel Jeffs

Pub: 2017