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Books recommended by Alastair Humphreys
English cyclist, adventurer, author and motivational speaker
English cyclist, adventurer, author and motivational speaker. Their picks here come from 2 Five Books interviews, on Local Adventures and The Best Books by Adventurers.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Alastair Humphreys has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Alastair Humphreys recommends
10 books from 2 sources. Each one links to the place where Alastair recommended it.
The best books on Local Adventures
Five Books interview in which Alastair Humphreys chooses and discusses five books.
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The Forest Unseen
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2024 Five Books interview “The best books on Local Adventures”.
Listed in the source as “The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature”.
The best books on Local Adventures Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Path
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2024 Five Books interview “The best books on Local Adventures”.
Listed in the source as “The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe”.
The best books on Local Adventures Interviewfivebooks.com
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On Looking
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2024 Five Books interview “The best books on Local Adventures”.
Listed in the source as “On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes”.
The best books on Local Adventures Interviewfivebooks.com
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2024 Five Books interview “The best books on Local Adventures”.
The best books on Local Adventures Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Backyard Adventurer
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2024 Five Books interview “The best books on Local Adventures”.
The best books on Local Adventures Interviewfivebooks.com
The Best Books by Adventurers
Five Books interview in which Alastair Humphreys chooses and discusses five books.
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As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The Best Books by Adventurers”.
The Best Books by Adventurers Interviewfivebooks.com
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No Picnic on Mount Kenya
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The Best Books by Adventurers”.
The Best Books by Adventurers Interviewfivebooks.com
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Tracks
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The Best Books by Adventurers”.
The Best Books by Adventurers Interviewfivebooks.com
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Carrying the Fire
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The Best Books by Adventurers”.
The Best Books by Adventurers Interviewfivebooks.com
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Paddling North
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2019 Five Books interview “The Best Books by Adventurers”.
The Best Books by Adventurers Interviewfivebooks.com
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