24 must-read nonfiction books like Borderline: Defending the Home Front by Vincent Vargas

Cover of Borderline: Defending the Home Front by Vincent Vargas

Borderline: Defending the Home Front

By: Vincent Vargas

4.12

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

An inside look at the U.S./Mexican border through the eyes of former U.S. Border Patrol agent, Vinc…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Borderline: Defending the Home Front by Vincent Vargas , here is a list of 24 books like this:

1. Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat

By: Dan Hampton

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

151 combat missions 21 hard kills on surface-to-air-missile sites 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses wi… read more

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2. The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop

By: Steve Osborne

4.22

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"HOW YA DOIN'?" With these four syllables, delivered in an unmistakably authentic New York accent, … read more

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3. An American Life

By: Ronald Reagan

3.68

Format: 420 pages,

The former president relates the story of his public and private life from his modest beginnings in… read more

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4. A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back

By: Kevin Hazzard

4.04

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

A former paramedic's visceral, poignant, and mordantly funny account of a decade spent on Atlanta's… read more

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5. Dexter in the Dark (Dexter, #3)

By: Jeff Lindsay

3.71

Format: 436 pages,

In his work as a Miami crime scene investigator, Dexter Morgan is accustomed to seeing evil deeds..… read more

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6. House to House: An Epic Memoir of War

By: John R. Bruning , David Bellavia

3.92

Format: None pages,

One of the great heroes of the Iraq War, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia captures the brutal action a… read more

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7. Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War

By: Dakota Meyer , None

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for generations.” — President Barack Obama, from r… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • military history
Cover of Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself by Tim  Kennedy

8. Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself

By: Tim Kennedy

4.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Our Enemies Will Vanish by Yaroslav Trofimov

9. Our Enemies Will Vanish

By: Yaroslav Trofimov

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • military history
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10. Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades

By: Rebecca Renner

3.81

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7) by Jack Carr

11. Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7)

By: Jack Carr

4.54

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbe… read more

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12. Tremendous

By: Joey "Coco" Diaz

4.47

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller Outsider. Misfit. Criminal. Convict. . . . Movie star. Family man. Com… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America by Coleman Hughes

13. The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

By: Coleman Hughes

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An exciting new voice makes the case for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, warning tha… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
"Neoracists believe that we must indoctrinate children to cure them of racism. I say that children are racially innocent by nature, and we should protect that racial innocence for as long as possible."

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"The majority of effort channeled toward achieving racial equity hasn't been applied to the part of life that has the biggest influence on people's skills and mindsets: namely birth to eighteen years …"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"By [college], many skills, attitudes, and habits have already been formed. We can have a much bigger impact on people at younger ages. Efforts to achieve true equity should focus instead on high-qual…"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

"The common humanity and anti-racism of the civil rights movement had strong ties to Christianity. And Christianity promoted the value of interracial harmony: unity in Christ. But the appeal of Christ…"

-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

Cover of The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives by Adam Gamal

14. The Unit: My Life Fighting Terrorists as One of America's Most Secret Military Operatives

By: Adam Gamal

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The first and only book to ever be written by a member of America's most secret military unit―an ex… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of For Love of Country: Why I Left the Democratic Party by Tulsi Gabbard

15. For Love of Country: Why I Left the Democratic Party

By: Tulsi Gabbard

4.43

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

Tulsi Gabbard was the rising star of the Democratic Party. But the growing wokeness, racism, and in… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Walk the Blue Line: They Walk the Line between Life and Death by James  Patterson

16. Walk the Blue Line: They Walk the Line between Life and Death

By: James Patterson

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

They risk their lives every day to protect and serve our homes, families and communities. Here are … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Strike of the Sailfish: Two Sister Submarines and the Sinking of a Japanese Aircraft Carrier by Stephen L. Moore

17. Strike of the Sailfish: Two Sister Submarines and the Sinking of a Japanese Aircraft Carrier

By: Stephen L. Moore

4.14

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping true-life thriller about the first US submarine to sink a Japanese aircraft carrier—and … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military history
Cover of Objective Secure: The Battle-Tested Guide to Goal Achievement by Nick Lavery

18. Objective Secure: The Battle-Tested Guide to Goal Achievement

By: Nick Lavery

4.52

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Nick Lavery is an active-duty Green Beret within the United States Army Special Forces. Although in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Riverman: An American Odyssey by Ben McGrath

19. Riverman: An American Odyssey

By: Ben McGrath

3.74

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The true story of Dick Conant, an American folk hero who, over the course of more than twenty years… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"No fleeting moment can bear the scrutiny that a lone voyager is able to give it."

-Ben McGrath, Riverman: An American Odyssey

Cover of Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios by Mike Glover

20. Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios

By: Mike Glover

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A former Green Beret’s indispensable course in preparedness, teaching the keys… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Borderline: Defending the Home Front by Vincent Vargas

21. Borderline: Defending the Home Front

By: Vincent Vargas

4.12

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

An inside look at the U.S./Mexican border through the eyes of former U.S. Border Patrol agent, Vinc… read more

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  • politics
  • military history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mind Shift: It Doesn't Take a Genius to Think Like One by Erwin Raphael McManus

22. Mind Shift: It Doesn't Take a Genius to Think Like One

By: Erwin Raphael McManus

4.20

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Mental toughness, mental clarity, and mental health all have one thing in Th… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win by Peter Schweizer

23. Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win

By: Peter Schweizer

4.36

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Biden family to the Bush family, this book explores material that will astonish (or distre… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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24. Sherman's March

By: Burke Davis

4.18

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

A New York Times–bestselling author’s account of the devastating military campaign that broke the C… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • military history
"if he had attended burial services for one of his bitter enemies, said, “No, I didn’t patronize the funeral, but I approve of it."

-Burke Davis, Sherman's March

"Among the eulogies raised to the departed general, the terse words of his friend Whitelaw Reid seemed to summarize most perceptively the mercurial Sherman: “He never acknowledged an error and never r…"

-Burke Davis, Sherman's March

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25. Thank You for My Service

By: Mat Best

4.17

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

In this hilarious and personal memoir, readers ride shotgun alongside former Army Ranger, private m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Operation Pineapple Express: The Incredible Story of a Group of Americans Who Undertook One Last Mission and Honored a Promise in Afghanistan by Scott Mann

26. Operation Pineapple Express: The Incredible Story of a Group of Americans Who Undertook One Last Mission and Honored a Promise in Afghanistan

By: Scott Mann

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An edge-of-your-seat thriller about a group of retired Green Bere… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • military history
Cover of Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War by Marty Skovlund, Jr.

27. Send Me: The True Story of a Mother at War

By: Marty Skovlund, Jr.

4.72

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary story of American special operator and trailblazer Shannon Kent, who was killed a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • military history
Cover of What the Taliban Told Me by Ian Fritz

28. What the Taliban Told Me

By: Ian Fritz

3.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, timely memoir of a young Air Force linguist coming-of-age in a war that is lost. When … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
Cover of Remember the Ramrods: An Army Brotherhood in War and Peace by David Bellavia

29. Remember the Ramrods: An Army Brotherhood in War and Peace

By: David Bellavia

4.60

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The Iraq War’s only living Medal of Honor recipient reveals the untold story of the remarkable brot… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • military history
Cover of Guns, Girls, and Greed: I Was a Blackwater Mercenary in Iraq by Morgan Lerette

30. Guns, Girls, and Greed: I Was a Blackwater Mercenary in Iraq

By: Morgan Lerette

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Guns, Girls, and Greed is an unvarnished, behind-the-scenes, tell-all account of the scathing and d… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Man in the Arena: From Fighting ISIS to Fighting for My Freedom by Eddie  Gallagher

31. The Man in the Arena: From Fighting ISIS to Fighting for My Freedom

By: Eddie Gallagher

4.46

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

On September 11, 2018, Navy SEAL Chief Edward Gallagher—a highly-decorated combat veteran with nine… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography

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Tim Kennedy

4.57

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Yaroslav Trofimov

4.42

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Coleman Hughes

4.46

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4.43

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Andrea Lankford

3.76

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Hampton Sides

4.51

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Erik Larson

4.24

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Annabelle Tometich

4.30

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