Wild

While there’s no telling how many long-distance hiking dreams have sprung from its wake, Strayed’s memoir detailing the heartbreaking circumstances that inspired her now-famous ramble along the Pacific Crest Trail (and a Hollywood movie, to boot) is less a love letter to the backcountry than it is an ode to a more internal sort of adventure. Turns out you really can find yourself out there, if you’re willing to trade some sweat equity for the revelation.