Current selection

Autumn 2016: Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

The masterpiece of an American legend. A story of vigilantism, violence, and crime set in 19th century Texas.


past selections

Summer 2016: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

The story of the 1936 American Mens Rowing team that came together to surprise the world through their values, determination, and teamwork.

 

Spring 2016: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

A man, his dog, and the end of the world as we know it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter 2016: The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko

 

Three men, a small wooden boat, and the biggest flood in the Grand Canyon in decades. The perfect ingredients for one of the ultimate adventures in history.

 

Autumn 2015: The Martian by Andy Weir

After the first astronauts establish a colony on Mars, a violent storm causes the crew to flee the planet. One is left behind, presumed dead. But he is alive.

 

Summer 2015: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann

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A true story of exploration, obsession, and adventure told compellingly by a fish-out-of-water journalist.

 

Spring 2015: For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

A legendary book by a legendary author with themes of death, politics, camaraderie among men, and sacrifice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter 2015: The Worst Journey In The World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Considered to be one of the greatest adventure memoirs of all time, The Worst Journey In the World chronicles the tragic journey of the 1910 Scott Expedition to the South Pole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn 2014: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

 

Of Mice and Men, an American fiction classic, is a story of brotherhood, friendship, and the American dream.