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Books like Hold the Enlightenment

24 books recommended for fans of Hold the Enlightenment by Tim Cahill, tied together by themes of Australia & Oceania, Adventurers & Explorers, Adventure, and Special Interest.

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Top related books to Hold the Enlightenment

Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of Hold the Enlightenment.

Nights At Sea (1840) — The Old Sailor

Nights At Sea (1840)

Themes: Australia & Oceania • Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure

Naked and Marooned One Man, One Island — Ed Stafford

Naked and Marooned One Man, One Island

Themes: Australia & Oceania • Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure

Kon-Tiki Across the Pacific by Raft — Thor Heyerdahl

Kon-Tiki Across the Pacific by Raft

Themes: Australia & Oceania • Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure

Realm of Ice and Sky Triumph, Tragedy, and History’s Greatest Arctic Rescue — Buddy Levy

Realm of Ice and Sky Triumph, Tragedy, and History’s Greatest Arctic Rescue

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

The Orchid Thief A True Story of Beauty and Obsession — Susan Orlean

The Orchid Thief A True Story of Beauty and Obsession

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Hiking the Continental Divide Trail One Woman’s Journey — Jennifer A. Hanson

Hiking the Continental Divide Trail One Woman’s Journey

Jennifer A. Hanson

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Gone Bush — Paul Kilgour

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Terry Tram at Mga Kaibigan! — Rena Glennon

Terry Tram at Mga Kaibigan!

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

The Lost Explorer Finding Mallory on Mount Everest — Conrad Anker

The Lost Explorer Finding Mallory on Mount Everest

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Bear Grylls: Two All-Action Adventures Facing Up – Facing the Frozen Ocean — Bear Grylls

Bear Grylls: Two All-Action Adventures Facing Up – Facing the Frozen Ocean

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Lost in the Valley of Death A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas — Harley Rustad

Lost in the Valley of Death A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Alone Against the North An Expedition Into the Unknown — Adam Shoalts

Alone Against the North An Expedition Into the Unknown

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Antarctica A History in 100 Objects — Jean de Pomereu

Antarctica A History in 100 Objects

Jean de Pomereu

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Queen of the Mountaineers The Trailblazing Life of Fanny Bullock Workman — Cathryn J. Prince

Queen of the Mountaineers The Trailblazing Life of Fanny Bullock Workman

Cathryn J. Prince

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Arthur The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home — Mikael Lindnord

Arthur The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home

Mikael Lindnord

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries — David Livingstone

Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries

David Livingstone

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

View from the Summit The Remarkable Memoir by the First Person to Conquer Everest — Edmund Hillary

View from the Summit The Remarkable Memoir by the First Person to Conquer Everest

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Feral Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America’s National Parks — Emily Pennington

Feral Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America’s National Parks

Emily Pennington

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Beyond Possible ’14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible’ Now on Netflix — Nimsdai Purja

Beyond Possible ’14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible’ Now on Netflix

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

The Good Life Gets Better Panning for Gold — Dorian Amos

The Good Life Gets Better Panning for Gold

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

The Worst Journey in the World — Apsley Cherry-Garrard

The Worst Journey in the World

Apsley Cherry-Garrard

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

The White Ladder Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering — Daniel Light

The White Ladder Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Nowhere for Very Long The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life — Brianna Madia

Nowhere for Very Long The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

Hush of the Land A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness — Arnold “Smoke” Elser

Hush of the Land A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness — Arnold “Smoke” Elser

Arnold "Smoke" Elser

Themes: Adventurers & Explorers • Adventure • Special Interest

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Australia & Oceania, Adventurers & Explorers, Adventure — the same threads that run through Hold the Enlightenment by Tim Cahill. Among the authors featured: The Old Sailor, Ed Stafford, Thor Heyerdahl, Buddy Levy, and others.

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