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Books like Barbarian Days
Barbarian Days by William Finnegan is about surfing, obsession, travel. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Into Thin Air
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Jon Krakauer · Memoir
Into Thin Air is Jon Krakauer's firsthand account of the May 1996 Everest expedition that killed eight climbers in a single afternoon.
Read the summary → - Born to Run
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Christopher McDougall · Health
Born to Run begins as a personal injury investigation.
Read the summary → - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing · History
In 1914, Ernest Shackleton led twenty-seven men into the Weddell Sea on a ship called the Endurance with the goal of crossing Antarctica on foot.
Read the summary → - Open: An Autobiography
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Andre Agassi · Memoir
Andre Agassi's autobiography opens with one of the most famous confessions in sports memoir: he hates tennis.
Read the summary → - Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Phil Knight · Memoir
Shoe Dog is Phil Knight's account of the first two decades of Nike, from the $50 loan he borrowed from his father in 1964 to fund his first shipment of Japanese running shoes to the company's IPO in 1980.
Read the summary → - 10% Happier
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Dan Harris · Memoir
10% Happier is Dan Harris's account of discovering meditation after a panic attack live on Good Morning America in 2004 forced him to confront an anxiety problem he'd been managing with cocaine and a punishing work schedule.
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