More Dangerous Books for Boys: National Geographic's Top 100 Adventure Stories

If you've been on duty at the International Space Station for the last month or so, you may not have heard about the runaway best seller The Dangerous Book for Boys, but then, you probably don't need it! It's become such a sensation that even Charlie Gibson was plugging it last night on the ABC News.

If you're looking for some truly "dangerous" books, here's a link to National Geographic Adventure's top 100 adventure stories.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0404/adventure_books_1-19.html
This bibliography features true adventures like Hertzog's Annapurna, Marco Polo's Travels, Twain's Roughing It, Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki, Read's Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, and Richard Byrd's Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure. Any of the books on this list will get kids away from extreme sports on the tube and into a great true adventure.