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Scott Brady of Expedition Portal and Overland Journal has written Overlanding 101, a 15-chapter field guide to vehicle-based travel for beginners and advanced overlanders alike.
The Explore Georgia Overland Guide by Olivia Casari and Victor Michaud presents 24 off-road routes through Georgia plus a wealth of travel-planning information. A book review.
The Explore Kyrgyzstan Adventure Guide by Olivia Casari and Victor Michaud describes 24 off-road routes through Kyrgyzstan with around 500 GPS points. A book review.
In Europe Overland - Seeking the Unique, Graeme Bell tells the story of his family's overland journey through Europe in a 130 Defender. A book review.
In Jeep - Eight Decades From Willys to Wrangler, Patrick R. Foster traces the eventful history of the Jeep brand and its models, from the wartime Willys to the Wrangler JL.
Tom Sheppard's Four-by-four Driving is a standard work on all-wheel-drive technology and off-road driving techniques, from wading to recovery, over 245 pages.
Tom Sheppard's Vehicle-dependent Expedition Guide is a classic 600-page reference on 4x4 expeditions, covering the vehicle, gear, navigation, recovery and team planning.
John Blashford-Snell's Where the Trails Run Out tells of a life of expeditions, including the British Trans-Americas Expedition that conquered the Darién Gap with Range Rovers.