7 Top historical books like Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World by Glenn Stout

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Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

By: Glenn Stout

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspi…

If you liked the historical plot in Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World by Glenn Stout , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Find a Way

By: Diana Nyad

3.50

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

On September 2, 2013, at the age of sixty-four, Diana Nyad emerged onto the sands of Key West after… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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2. Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.75

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive biography of Chicago Bears superstar Walter Payton. At five feet ten inches ta… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Pearlman's Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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3. Elephant in the Sky

By: Heather A. Clark

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

A testament to the healing power of unconditional love. Widely acclaimed for her emotionally powerf… read more

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4. Arthur: The dog who crossed the jungle to find a home

By: Mikael Lindnord

3.37

Format: 395 pages,

When you are racing 435 miles through the jungles and mountains of South America, the last thing yo… read more

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5. The Holy Barbarians

By: Lawrence Lipton

3.44

Format: None pages,

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6. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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7. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7

By: Beth Brower

4.77

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

"The image of Pandora’s Box being opened by my own hand flashed across my mind. A sobering and some… read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • historical
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8. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

By: Beth Brower

4.79

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

I took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman. “What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said. … read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • historical
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9. Why We Swim

By: Bonnie Tsui

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming—and on human behavior itself. … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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10. One Way Back: A Memoir

By: Christine Blasey Ford

4.30

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which … read more

Similar categories in Christine Blasey Ford's One Way Back: A Memoir book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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11. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

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  • historical
  • audiobook
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12. Music in the Dark

By: Sally Magnusson

4.18

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

1884. In a tenement room and kitchen in the town of Rutherglen, near Glasgow, a woman with stark in… read more

Similar categories in Sally Magnusson's Music in the Dark book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • historical
Cover of All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles by Peter Brown

13. All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles

By: Peter Brown

3.53

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

The Beatles in their own words: unpublished, unvarnished, and told by The Beatles and their inner c… read more

Similar categories in Peter Brown's All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 (The Unselected Journals, #6)

By: Beth Brower

4.79

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

There is bedlam, and there is delightful bedlam.This afternoon touched on the second, much to my pl… read more

Similar categories in Beth Brower's The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 (The Unselected Journals, #6) book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • historical
Cover of Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World by Glenn Stout

15. Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

By: Glenn Stout

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspi… read more

Similar categories in Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • true story
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • sports
  • audiobook
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16. The Still Point

By: Tammy Greenwood

3.97

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Dance Moms meets Little Fires Everywhere in award winning author Tammy Greenwood’s addictive new no… read more

Similar categories in Tammy Greenwood's The Still Point book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • audiobook
Cover of Of Love and Treason by Jamie Ogle

17. Of Love and Treason

By: Jamie Ogle

4.56

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Valentine defies the emperor and becomes a hero . . . and the most wanted man in the empire. Compel… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Ogle's Of Love and Treason book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • historical
  • audiobook
Cover of Just Add Water: My Swimming Life by Katie Ledecky

18. Just Add Water: My Swimming Life

By: Katie Ledecky

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and one of the best swim… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • sports
  • audiobook
Cover of Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today by Adam Hamilton

19. Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today

By: Adam Hamilton

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Denominations from evangelical to mainline continue to experience deep divisions over universal soc… read more

Similar categories in Adam Hamilton's Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Dog Day Afternoon (Andy Carpenter, #29) by David Rosenfelt

20. Dog Day Afternoon (Andy Carpenter, #29)

By: David Rosenfelt

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Paterson, New Jersey’s favorite reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter returns in Dog Day Afternoon, the n… read more

Similar categories in David Rosenfelt's Dog Day Afternoon (Andy Carpenter, #29) book and Glenn Stout's Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World

  • audiobook
Cover of Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (Travels With Jim and Rita) by Jim  Santos

21. Hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (Travels With Jim and Rita)

By: Jim Santos

4.10

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

Your favorite surrogate travelers, Jim and Rita, are tackling their biggest challenge yet - hiking … read more

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13 best-selling audiobook books like Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World by Glenn Stout

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Diana Nyad

3.50

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Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton

Jeff Pearlman

4.75

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The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

James Patterson

3.92

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Why We Swim

Bonnie Tsui

3.96

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The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

James L. Swanson

3.44

Transform Your Habits

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool

James Kaplan

4.35

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Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

Keith O'Brien

4.43

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Bill Janovitz

4.29

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