The Last Ride of the Pony Express: My 2,000-mile Horseback Journey into the Old West
By: Will Grant
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
“Spellbinding…an unforgettable journey across the American West.” - Douglas Preston For readers …
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1. The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think
By: Brian Hare , Vanessa Woods
3.98
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The international bestseller that reveals the amazing mind of your favourite friend Is your dog … read more
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- nonfiction
"It's always a little nerve-wracking when everybody agrees."-Brian Hare, The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think
"During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, doctors recommended lapdogs as a cure for various ladies’ illnesses. For example, holding a dog to the bosom was supposedly a good cure for a weak stomach."-Brian Hare, The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think
"I am not so interested in fancy tricks and what dogs can be trained to do. Instead, I love seeing what dogs do when they see a problem for the first time. What do they understand about the problem? W…"-Brian Hare, The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think
"Clickers do help, but we need to determine exactly when they help and why. I suspect that rather than helping dogs learn faster, clickers make people better trainers. Using a clicker might help owner…"-Brian Hare, The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think
2. Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Andrea Lankford
3.76
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From a former law enforcement park ranger and investigator, this female-driven true crime adventure… read more
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- travel
- nonfiction
- memoir
- adventure
"A solo woman is more likely to survive a perilous incident in the outdoors than a solo man. Yet, the average female hiker fears for her safety more than the average guy does. Ironically, this phenome…"-Andrea Lankford, Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
3. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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- history
- biography
- adventure
- travel
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
4. Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality
By: Brian Kilmeade
4.22
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and th… read more
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- history
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5. The Last Ranger
By:
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Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
The best-selling author of The River returns with a lush and vivid mystery set in Yellowstone Natio… read more
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6. The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America
By: James L. Swanson
3.44
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a spellbinding ac… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
7. Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
By: Melissa L. Sevigny
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off down the Colorado River, acc… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- adventure
8. 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
- history
- memoir
9. The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West
By: Chris Wimmer
3.95
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narrati… read more
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- westerns
- nonfiction
- history
10. Welcome to the Circus of Baseball: A Story of the Perfect Summer at the Perfect Ballpark at the Perfect Time
By: Ryan McGee
4.36
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
A gloriously funny, nostalgic memoir of a popular ESPN reporter who, in the summer of 1994, was a f… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
11. The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang
By: Tom Clavin
3.67
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multipl… read more
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- westerns
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
12. Sailing the Graveyard Sea: The Deathly Voyage of the Somers, the U.S. Navy's Only Mutiny, and the Trial That Gripped the Nation
By: Richard Snow
3.68
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the only mutiny in the history of the United States Navy—a little-known event… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
13. Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II
By: Alex Kershaw
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
14. Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
By: Rinker Buck
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds … read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
15. Never Give Up: A Prairie Family's Story (Random House Large Print)
By: Tom Brokaw
3.85
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In this moving story, the New York Times bestselling author of The Greatest Generation chronicles t… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
16. Larry McMurtry: A Life
By: Tracy Daugherty
4.25
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
A biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry fr… read more
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- history
- biography
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- westerns
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
17. American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal
By: Neil King Jr.
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A stunning, revelatory memoir about a 330-mile walk from Washington, D.C. to New York City—an unfor… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
18. Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
By: Elizabeth Varon
4.15
Format: 516 pages, ebook
An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruct… read more
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- history
- biography
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- biography memoir
"I have some little reputation, but my men made it all for me. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Article in -Sumter Republican-, October 29, 1864."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"...the power of battle is in generalship more than in the number of soldiers. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1876)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Letter to the New Orleans Times, June 8, 1867."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"It does not look like generalship to lose a battle and a cause and then lay the responsibility upon others. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1896)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
19. Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo
By: Dayton Duncan
4.44
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The epic story of the buffalo in America, from prehistoric times to today—a moving and beautifully … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
20. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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- adventure
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- biography memoir
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"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
21. The Last Ride of the Pony Express: My 2,000-mile Horseback Journey into the Old West
By: Will Grant
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
“Spellbinding…an unforgettable journey across the American West.” - Douglas Preston For readers … read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- adventure
- westerns
- travel
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- horses
22. Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
By: Tiya Miles
3.56
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning historian shows how girls who found self-understanding in the natural world became… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
23. Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction
By: Fergus M. Bordewich
4.29
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soil—when Ulysse… read more
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- biography
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24. Rocky Mountain High: A Tale of Boom and Bust in the New Wild West
By: Finn Murphy
3.65
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The best-selling author of The Long Haul returns with the story of ditching his truck to seek his f… read more
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- history
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
25. The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth
By: Adam Goodheart
3.84
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A journey to the coast of North Sentinel Island, home to a tribe believed to be the most isolated h… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- memoir
26. The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City's Soul
By: Scott W. Berg
3.76
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE • The "illuminating" ( New Yorker ) story o… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
27. A Bold Return to Giving a Damn: One Farm, Six Generations, and the Future of Food
By: Will Harris
4.52
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
"If I could have one wish it is that every eater in America would read this book." —Ruth Reichl Fr… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"The food that came out of the [industrialized] system was artifically cheap - the price was subsidized by the environment, our wildlife and aquatic life, and our bad health. We just couldn’t see thos…"-Will Harris, A Bold Return to Giving a Damn: One Farm, Six Generations, and the Future of Food
28. Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline
By: Paul M.M. Cooper
4.44
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
Landmark world history from the creator of the Top Ten podcast Fall of Civilizations. Based on t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
29. Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite
By: Dean King
3.92
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir—iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher—meets … read more
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- westerns
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
30. Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold
By: Keith Thomson
3.80
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The transporting account of an obsessive quest to find El Dorado, set against the backdrop of Eliza… read more
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- biography
- history
- adventure
31. The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us
By: Rachelle Bergstein
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An intimate and expansive look at Judy Blume’s life, work, and cultural impact, focusing on her mos… read more
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