Episode 44: Top 5 Adventure Books
What if a book could be the nudge that gets you on a motorcycle, into a canoe, or across the ice?
Join Fletch on the porch as he sits down with Pop to grab their TOP 5 FAVORITE dog-eared adventure books. These are the stories that make you want to lace up your boots or shove off from shore. These aren’t just stories of survival. They’re roadmaps for grit, leadership, curiosity, and courage in the face of the impossible.
This conversation isn’t just a list; it’s a field guide for action. They dig into how big projects get built without modern tech, why mapping the unknown demands questions more than tools, what heartbreak can teach us about starting over, and how a calm leader can carry a crew across impossible odds. If stories have been tugging at you to do something bold—learn a skill, change careers, plan a trek—this is your spark.
And at the end… Fletch added a little giveaway.
Adventure Book Giveaway: Do you want to win a digital or Audible copy of one of our Top 5 adventure books — your choice? Here’s how:
Send Fletch a message and tell him your favorite adventure book. Act fast and do it before October 15, 2025 and your name goes in the hat. Pop will pick the winner! It's simple!
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Guest Information
Joe Fletcher (Pop)
Born in Somerville, NJ in 1930, Pop is a regular guest of theMangoTimes Podcast. He spends his days tending to his garden and relaxing on the back porch (summer) and in his smoke shop (winters). He is a voracious reader (1-2 books each week on his favorite Kindle) and focuses on biographies and histories. Pop loves to take your questions, so feel free to contact him here: Let’s Connect.
Resources and Links
Nothing Like It In The World by Stephen Ambrose
Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Phillbrick
The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
Dove by Robin Lee Graham
Into Africa by Martin Dugard
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Music used in this episode:
- Call to Adventure, Life of Riley and Carefree by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100449
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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