The Adventures of Tintin is based on The Adventures of Tintin.
 There are also books written by those not directly a part of the adventure in question, such as The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe or books written by those participating in the adventure but in a format other than that of a journal, such as Conquistadors of the Useless by Lionel Terray
Similarly, Helen Keller stated that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing

