Books like Guts
Guts by Gary Paulsen reads as adventurous, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Aron Ralston · 2004
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75% genome match
Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers
Gary Paulsen · 1996
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75% genome match
Lost in the jungle
Yossi Ghinsberg · 2008
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74% genome match
On desert trails with Everett Ruess
Everett Ruess · 1940
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70% genome match
Expedition Kon-Tiki
Thor Heyerdahl · 1949
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69% genome match
Shopping for porcupine
Seth Kantner · 2008
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69% genome match
The Worst Journey in the World
Apsley Cherry-Garrard · 1922
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69% genome match
The Sun Is a Compass
Caroline Van Hemert · 2019
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69% genome match
Touching the void
Joe Simpson · 1988
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69% genome match
The Last Season (P.S.)
Eric Blehm · 2007
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69% genome match
Stickeen
John Reid Muir · 1909
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69% genome match
Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak
Maurice Herzog · 1951
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69% genome match
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