Books like Sailing alone around the world

Sailing alone around the world by Joshua Slocum reads as adventurous, determined. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Expedition Kon-Tiki

Thor Heyerdahl · 1949

Both explore exploration & nature

67% genome match

The Worst Journey in the World

Apsley Cherry-Garrard · 1922

Both explore exploration

69% genome match

Sons of Sinbad

Alan Villiers · 1940

Both explore exploration

65% genome match

66 Days Adrift

Bill Butler · 1991

Both explore nature & resilience

67% genome match

La longue route

Bernard Moitessier · 1971

Both explore solitude & nature

61% genome match

The Brendan voyage

Timothy Severin · 1978

Both explore exploration

65% genome match

Two Against the North

Farley Mowat · 1972

Both explore exploration

67% genome match

The Truth about the Titanic

Archibald Gracie · 1913

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

The incredible voyage

Tristan Jones · 1977

Both explore exploration

64% genome match

A World of My Own (The Mariner's Library)

Robin Knox-Johnston · 1969

Both explore nature & resilience

72% genome match

In the land of white death

Valerian Ivanovich Alʹbanov · 2000

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Shackleton's Boat Journey

Frank Arthur Worsley · 1933

Both explore exploration

58% genome match