Razors Edge (1944) classic by W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
about a spiritual quest, was made into film two times. "This book consists of my recollections of a man with whom I was thrown into close contact only at long intervals, and I have little knowledge of what happened to him in between," Maugham wrote in the beginning of the story. "I have invented nothing." Maugham tells of a young American veteran who moves through superbly described settings: Italy, London, the Riviera, Montparnasse.
Dove by ???
Its true story about a 15 year old boy who talks his parents into allowing him to drop out of school so that he can be the first to sail around the world in a 22 foot sail boat. Starts in California and his adventures are documented from there. Its a good, easy read, but much of it is exerpts from his journalling which takes some getting use to.