The Moth and the Mountain
By: Ed Caesar
3.79
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary true story about one man’s attempt to salve the wounds of war and save his own sou…
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1. The Fight
By: Norman Mailer
4.04
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
In 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaïre, two African American boxers were paid five million dollars apiece to fi… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"How his hatred seethed in search of a justifiable excuse."-Norman Mailer, The Fight
"It is not uncommon for fighters’ camps to be gloomy. In heavy training, fighters live in dimensions of boredom others do not begin to contemplate. Fighters are supposed to. The boredom creates an imp…"-Norman Mailer, The Fight
"(On choosing to write the book in third person, and using his name Norman as the nom de plume) NOW, OUR MAN of wisdom had a vice. He wrote about himself. Not only would he describe the events he saw,…"-Norman Mailer, The Fight
2. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
By: Joan Druett
4.05
Format: 284 pages, Hardcover
Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island … read more
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- history
- biography
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- audiobook
3. The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden
By: Mark Bowden
3.84
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
From Mark Bowden, the preeminent chronicler of our military and special forces, comes The Finish , … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"The United States had a long bipartisan tradition of negotiating with even its worst enemies, from John Kennedy--'Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate"--to Richard N…"-Mark Bowden, The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden
4. A Death in Summer (Quirke #4)
By: John Banville , Benjamin Black
3.91
Format: 736 pages,
One of The Chicago Tribune's Best Reads of 2011 One of Dublin's most powerful men meets a violent e… read more
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5. Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest
By: Beck Weathers , Stephen G. Michaud
4.82
Format: 174 pages, Paperback
As featured in the upcoming motion picture Everest,starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes,… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
6. Caveat Emptor (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #4)
By: Ruth Downie
3.44
Format: 216 pages,
In her fourth novel, Ruth Downie brings to life the corruption and treachery of Roman-occupied Brit… read more
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7. No Way Down: Life and Death on K2
By: Graham Bowley
3.64
Format: 320 pages,
In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, journalist Graham Bowley re-creates one of the most … read more
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8. Last Hours on Everest
By: Graham Hoyland
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Dawn broke fine on that fatal day. A couple of thousand feet above the tiny canvas tent the summit … read more
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9. Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
By: Christopher Clark
4.18
Format: 1152 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe and the charismatic figures who propelled… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"In situations of polarization and heightened anxiety, people tend to regard their own fears as authentic and those of their opponents as manipulated."-Christopher Clark, Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
10. Shook: An Earthquake, a Legendary Mountain Guide, and Everest's Deadliest Day
By: Jennifer Hull
4.01
Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition
Winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award (History/Biography category) Winner of the 2021 Zia… read more
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- history
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- nature
- audiobook
11. The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
By: Mark Synnott
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
***NPR Books We Love selection*** “If you’re only going to read one Everest book this decade, make… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- audiobook
12. Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong
By: Michael Wejchert
3.99
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible res… read more
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- biography
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- nature
- audiobook
13. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire
By: Michael Palin
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- travel
- nonfiction
- audiobook
14. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
By: David Grann
4.19
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- history
- adventure
15. Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell
By: John Preston
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A dramatic, gripping account of the rise and fall of the notorious business tycoon Robert Maxwell f… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
By: John Vaillant
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- nature
- audiobook
17. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more
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- history
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
18. Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media
By: Darrell Hartman
3.84
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
"Absolutely gripping… a perfectly splendid read—I highly, highly recommend it” -- Douglas Preston, … read more
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- history
- biography
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
19. And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
By: Henry Marsh
3.73
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm, comes Henry Marsh's And Finally, an unf… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age
By: Reid Mitenbuler
4.32
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greates… read more
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- history
- biography
- adventure
- travel
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. 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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- history
- biography
- memoir
- adventure
- travel
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
"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
22. God is Dead: The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling's Great Wasted Talent
By: Andy McGrath
3.98
Format: None pages, ebook
The remarkable untold story of the mercurial cycling prodigy Frank Vandenbroucke, written by Willia… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
23. The Moth and the Mountain
By: Ed Caesar
3.79
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary true story about one man’s attempt to salve the wounds of war and save his own sou… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- adventure
- travel
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- nature
- audiobook
24. The Invention of Essex: The Making of an English County
By: Tim Burrows
3.97
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
Essex. A county both famous and infamous: the stuff of tabloid headlines and reality television, co… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
25. 1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession
By: Ned Boulting
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The story of an obsession. When cycling commentator Ned Boulting bought a length of Pathé news film… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
26. The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Epic Siege at the Heart of WWII's Greatest Battle
By: Iain MacGregor
3.87
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
To the Soviet Union, the sacrifices that enabled the country to defeat Nazi Germany in the Great Pa… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
27. The Dive: The Untold Story of the World's Deepest Submarine Rescue
By: Stephen McGinty
3.96
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An undersea adventure narrated from the suffocating depths of the ocean floor—as time and oxygen ar… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
28. The Storm on Our Shores: One Island, Two Soldiers, and the Forgotten Battle of World War II
By: Mark Obmascik
4.33
Format: 256 pages, ebook
This “engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) national bestseller and true “heartbreaking tale of tra… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. The Last Great Mountain: The First Ascent of Kangchenjunga
By: Mick Conefrey
4.07
Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition
The Last Great Mountain tells the story of the first ascent of Kangchenjunga the third highest but … read more
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- history
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mountaineering
- audiobook
30. My Family: The Memoir
By: David Baddiel
4.41
Format: 427 pages, Kindle Edition
A searingly honest, funny and moving family memoir in which David Baddiel exposes his mother’s idio… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
31. The Story of the Forest
By: Linda Grant
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
It's 1913 and a young, carefree and recklessly innocent girl, Mina, goes out into the forest on the… read more
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- adventure
