Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City
By: Adam Brookes
4.20
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasure…
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3.50
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
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2. The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
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4.12
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3. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
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4. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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5. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
By: Patrick Bringley
4.07
Format: 240 pages, ebook
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former … read more
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"Much of the greatest art, I find, seeks to remind us of the obvious."-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
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6. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
By: Malcolm Harris
3.90
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
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7. The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
By: Stuart A. Reid
4.40
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
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By: Paul Theroux
3.98
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9. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
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3.81
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more
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10. Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide
By: Tahir Hamut Izgil
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A poet's account of one of the world's most urgent humanitarian crises, and a harrowing tale of a f… read more
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11. The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China
By: James M Zimmerman
3.90
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12. On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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4.45
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13. Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food
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4.26
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4.40
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15. Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City
By: Adam Brookes
4.20
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
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16. The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
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4.23
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17. Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
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18. Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern
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19. Loot
By: Tania James
3.82
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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By: Peter Hessler
4.56
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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21. The Mountains Are High
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4.10
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