What makes something an adventure? Does it have to happen far away? Is it always new and big and exciting? Or can you find adventure closer to home, on an ordinary day, surrounded by familiar people ...

THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE— B. Traven—Knopf ($2.50). Last week cinemaddicts who also read books were offered an unusual treat: an adventure story that was not only dramatic but made good sense.

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There’s almost nothing better than cracking open a book right where the action takes place—reading Cheryl Strayed’s Wild on the Pacific Crest Trail or Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm beside the ...

Heather Hansman is the author of Powder Day: Ski Bums, Ski Towns, and the Future of Chasing Snow, and Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West. She writes about environmental issues and the ...