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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

R.A. Montgomery, co-author and publisher of the long-running children’s book series “Choose Your Own Adventure,” which allowed generations of young readers to choose from dozens of possible endings, ...