Out of Istanbul: A Journey of Discovery along the Silk Road
By: Bernard Ollivier
4.10
Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition
Acclaimed journalist Bernard Ollivier begins his epic journey on foot across the Silk Road. Upon re…
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1. Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
By: Christopher I. Beckwith
3.61
Format: 504 pages, Hardcover
The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the… read more
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- asia
- nonfiction
- history
2. Wolves at the Door: The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy
By: Judith L. Pearson
4.30
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service. But, as Hitler was buil… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
- biography memoir
3. Heart Earth
By: Ivan Doig
3.96
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Ivan Doig grew up with only a vague memory of his mother, Berneta, who died on his sixth birthday. … read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
4. The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II
By: None , Judith M. Heimann
4.11
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
N ovember 1944: Army airmen set out in a B-24 bomber on what should have been an easy mission off t… read more
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- asia
- nonfiction
- history
5. Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo
By: Jack Cheevers
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In 1968, a small, dilapidated American spy ship set out on a dangerous mission: to pinpoint militar… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
6. The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness
By: James Campbell
3.91
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
The inspiration for The Last Alaskans--the eight-part documentary series on the Discovery Channel! … read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
7. The Places in Between
By: Rory Stewart
3.89
Format: 7 pages, Paperback
In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Pers… read more
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- nonfiction
8. The Select
By: F. Paul Wilson
4.26
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Quinn Cleary has always wanted to be a doctor. Yet the only way she can afford it is to win accepta… read more
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9. The Bridge at Andau
By: James A. Michener
3.46
Format: None pages, Paperback
At four o'clock in the morning on a Sunday in November 1956, the city of Budapest was awakened by t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
10. The Disaster Diaries: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Apocalypse
By: Sam Sheridan
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Audiobook
Sam Sheridan has traveled the world as an amateur boxer and mixed martial arts fighter; he has work… read more
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11. The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
By: Robert D. Kaplan
3.86
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
In this provocative, startling book, Robert D. Kaplan, the bestselling author of Monsoonand Balkan … read more
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12. Dormez tranquilles jusqu'en 2100: Et autres malentendus sur le climat et l'énergie
By: Jean-Marc Jancovici
3.81
Format: 234 pages,
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13. A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea
By: Eunsun Kim , Sébastien Falletti , David Tian
3.71
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the moder… read more
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14. Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
By: Roger Crowley
3.93
Format: 265 pages,
In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, d… read more
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15. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
By: Douglas Brunt
4.23
Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"But the prevailing and indelible lesson, learned through traumatic personal experience, was his understanding of the family’s security. War and industrial innovation could destroy the life a family h…"-Douglas Brunt, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
16. Ce que je sais de toi
By: Éric Chacour
4.43
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Dans le Caire des années 1980, un jeune médecin suit un destin tracé pour lui. Entre son dispensair… read more
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"Le jour, ses mains en prolongement des tiennes sur le corps des patients. La nuit, son corps en prolongement du tien sous tes mains impatientes."-Éric Chacour, Ce que je sais de toi
17. Year of No Garbage: Recycling Lies, Plastic Problems, and One Woman's Trashy Journey to Zero Waste
By: Eve O. Schaub
4.07
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
"Eve’s brave and honest experiment reveals the shocking impact of the Year of No Garbage is Super S… read more
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- memoir
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18. Mothers and Daughters
By: Siân O'Gorman
3.98
Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition
When life demands that you make a choice, how do you know you are making the right one? Tabitha … read more
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19. A Very Plain Young Man (The Hapgoods of Bramleigh, #2)
By: Christina Dudley
4.20
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
The anticipated follow-up to THE NATURALIST, a Regency romance described by Austenprose.com as "a l… read more
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20. The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone’s Underdog
By: Rick McIntyre
4.23
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Yellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves—but park rangers killed the … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
By: Tim Mackintosh-Smith
4.19
Format: 630 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Perfume the literature you write with only the finest inks, for literature works are luscious girls, and ink their precious perfume. —Arabic saying ~800 AD"-Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
"In Arabic ‘the written symbol is considered to be identical with the sound indicated by it’. Letters are not just phonetic; they are phonic, acoustic,’… script that fills the ears of him that sees it…"-Tim Mackintosh-Smith, Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
22. Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
By: Adam Hochschild
4.21
Format: 485 pages, Kindle Edition
From the acclaimed, best-selling author Adam Hochschild, a sweeping history of the Spanish Civil Wa… read more
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- history
23. The Sunset Route: Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West
By: Carrot Quinn
4.16
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The unforgettable story of one woman who leaves behind her hardscrabble childhood in Alaska to trav… read more
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- biography memoir
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24. Where the Falcon Flies: A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey From My Doorstep to the Arctic
By: Adam Shoalts
4.32
Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition
From Canada’s most accomplished adventurer and storyteller comes a gripping journey into the vastne… read more
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25. Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir
By: Marie Yovanovitch
4.50
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | An inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S. ambassador … read more
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"Just as in the Trump-Giuliani Ukraine conspiracy, we saw a ruthless, single-minded obsession with staying in power; a manifest lack of moral values, shame, and civility; and a stunning disregard of a…"-Marie Yovanovitch, Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir
26. An Arabian Journey: One Man's Quest Through the Heart of the Middle East
By: Levison Wood
4.17
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Following in the footsteps of famed explorers such as Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, Brit… read more
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27. Inside Jobs: Tales from a Time of Quarantine
By: Ben H. Winters
3.19
Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio
Three offbeat stories of crime and conundrum, set in the present moment, from The New York Times be… read more
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28. Alone on Purpose: Adventures of a 21st Century Mountain Man (Real-Life Adventures of the Texas Yeti Book 3)
By: Patrick Taylor
4.06
Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition
In “Alone on Purpose”, amateur adventurer Patrick Taylor pulls back the curtain covering wilderness… read more
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29. Out of Istanbul: A Journey of Discovery along the Silk Road
By: Bernard Ollivier
4.10
Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition
Acclaimed journalist Bernard Ollivier begins his epic journey on foot across the Silk Road. Upon re… read more
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- walking
- audiobook
30. Route 66 Still Kicks: Driving America's Main Street
By: Rick Antonson
3.74
Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition
“You’ll never understand America until you’ve driven Route 66—that’s old Route 66—all the way,” a t… read more
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31. Rather Die Fighting: A Memoir of World War II
By: Frank Blaichman
4.32
Format: 169 pages, Kindle Edition
Frank Blaichman was sixteen years old when the war broke out. In 1942, the killings began in Poland… read more
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