Kon-Tiki
by Thor Heyerdahl
Six men cross the Pacific on a balsa raft in 1947 to prove a theory. Joyous, curious and fearless; the theory was wrong, the adventure endures.
Read it if…
you want adventure with a scientific question at its heart.
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Skip it if…
you want the theory vindicated; it was not.
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Three things you will actually use
- Test the idea yourself.
- Improvise and trust the crew.
- Being wrong can still be glorious.
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Read the launch and the first week.
Our verdict
Across the Pacific on a raft.
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