In the pages of Adventurous Lives, Daring Acts: True Stories of the Famous and the Forgotten, Jim Holden brings us true stories of extraordinary people daring to live their dreams and their singular passions.

The protagonists range from the famous to the forgotten and the settings from the wilderness to the urban.

The famous include John Steinbeck, Bill Graham, John Muir, President Theodore Roosevelt, Jack London, Alice Waters, and Christo. They and the forgotten are captured in the intense periods in their lives when all is at risk.

Jim Holden has been enchanted by the singular history, natural beauty, and astounding stories of the greater Bay Area, California, and the Western States for more than fifty years. He relishes hiking, travel, and nature. His previous book, It Happened in Marin, was a local best seller.