addiction adrenaline adventure adversity afghanistan afghanistan-war alpine-climbing alps ambition american american-dream american-history american-literature ancient-philosophy ancient-wisdom antarctic antarctica architecture authenticity autobiography biography boston bravery building challenge character character-building character-development classical-literature climbing cold combat community compassion construction coping courage craftsmanship danger design determination discovery dreams duty eiger empathy endurance ethics expedition expeditions exploration exploration-literature extreme-cold extreme-conditions extreme-sports faith family family-dynamics fear friendship growth hardship harsh-conditions harsh-environment healing historical history home home-improvement homelessness honesty hope house human-nature humanity humility ice identity inner-journey inner-peace inner-transformation inspiration inspirational integrity introspection introspective iraq iraq-war journalism journey kidder leadership life-after-war life-lessons love marcus-aurelius massachusetts meaningful-life meditation memoir mental-clarity mental-health mental-illness military military-service mindfulness moral-compass moral-development moral-philosophy moral-values morality mountain-climbing mountaineering mountaineers mountains narrative-nonfiction natural-history nature new-england non-fiction nonfiction outdoor outdoors penguins perseverance personal-development personal-growth personal-journey personal-narrative personal-narratives personal-transformation philosophy polar-exploration post-traumatic-stress-disorder post-war poverty psychology ptsd pulitzer-prize pulitzer-prize-winner pulitzer-prize-winning purpose real-estate recovery redemption reflection rehabilitation relationships renovation resilience restoration risk risk-taking robert-falcon-scott roman-emperor roman-empire roman-philosophy sacrifice scientific-research scott-expedition self-awareness self-discipline self-discovery self-help self-improvement self-reflection social-class social-commentary social-issues societal-norms soldier soldiers spiritual-growth spirituality stoic-philosophy stoicism storytelling struggle success survival teamwork terra-nova-expedition thrill-seeking tracy tragedy tranquility transformation trauma triumph true-story values veteran veterans virtue virtues war wilderness wildlife wisdom