Drifting Home
By: Pierre Berton
3.95
Format: 174 pages, Hardcover
In the 1970s, Pierre Berton and his family recreated the trip down the Yukon made by his father, Fr…
Want to Read $ 6.72If you liked the nonfiction plot in Drifting Home by Pierre Berton , here is a list of 15 books like this:
1. Alone Against the North: An Expedition into the Unknown
By: Adam Shoalts
3.93
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Canada's real-life Indiana Jones reminds us that the age of exploration is not over When Adam Sh… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Adam Shoalts's Alone Against the North: An Expedition into the Unknown book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- travel
- nonfiction
- canada
2. I Married the Klondike
By: Robert W. Service , Laura Beatrice Berton
4.05
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
In 1907, Laura Beatrice Berton, a 29-year-old kindergarten teacher, left her comfortable life in To… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Robert W. Service's I Married the Klondike book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- travel
- nonfiction
- canada
3. 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness
By: Brian Murphy , None
3.59
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a routine flight t… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Brian Murphy's 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- nonfiction
4. Jailbird
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
2.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
Jailbirdtakes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s Jailbird book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
5. The Rebel Angels (Cornish Trilogy, #1)
By: Robertson Davies
3.71
Format: 656 pages, Paperback
Defrocked monks, mad professors, and wealthy eccentrics - a remarkable cast peoples Robertson Davie… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Robertson Davies's The Rebel Angels (Cornish Trilogy, #1) book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- canada
6. The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
By: John Vaillant
4.38
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Northwest… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in John Vaillant's The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- nonfiction
- canada
7. And No Birds Sang
By: Farley Mowat , Robert MacNeil , Charles Martin Smith
3.70
Format: None pages, Paperback
In July 1942, Farley Mowat was an eager young infantryman bound for Europe and impatient for combat… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Farley Mowat's And No Birds Sang book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- nonfiction
- canada
8. I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
By: Nora Ephron
4.01
Format: 217 pages, Hardcover
With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shar… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Nora Ephron's I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
9. The Savage Detectives
By: Roberto Bolaño , Natasha Wimmer
4.48
Format: 334 pages,
New Year's Eve, 1975: Arturo Belano and Ulises Lima, founders of the visceral realist movement in p… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Roberto Bolaño's The Savage Detectives book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
10. Three Years in the Klondike (1904)
By: Jeremiah Lynch
3.00
Format: 282 pages,
Jeremiah Lynch was a businessman (and former San Francisco politician) who went to the Klondike in … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jeremiah Lynch's Three Years in the Klondike (1904) book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
11. Gold Diggers: Striking it Rich in the Klondike
By: Charlotte Gray
4.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Between 1896 and 1899, thousands of people lured by gold braved a grueling journey into the remote … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Charlotte Gray's Gold Diggers: Striking it Rich in the Klondike book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
12. A Banquet of Consequences (Inspector Lynley, #19)
By: Elizabeth George
3.96
Format: 433 pages, Hardcover
Inspector Lynley investigates the London end of an ever more darkly disturbing case, with Barbara H… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Elizabeth George's A Banquet of Consequences (Inspector Lynley, #19) book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
13. White Fang
By: Jack London , K.A. Applegate
4.02
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
White Fang is part dog and part wolf, and the lone survivor of his family. In his lonely world, he … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jack London's White Fang book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
"He was a silent fury who no torment could tame."-Jack London, White Fang
"Các sự vật không phải bao giờ cũng đúng như vẻ bề ngoài."-Jack London, White Fang
"Dark spruce frowned on either side of the frozen waterway."-Jack London, White Fang
"Got to take a gamble. The only way to find out is to find out."-Jack London, White Fang
14. The Passenger (The Passenger #1)
By: Cormac McCarthy
3.58
Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition
1980, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI: It is three in the morning when Bobby Western zips the jacket of… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Cormac McCarthy's The Passenger (The Passenger #1) book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
"All of history [is] a rehearsal for its own extinction."-Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger (The Passenger #1)
"...do you think if you died drunk you’d sober up before you met Jesus?"-Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger (The Passenger #1)
"The evil has no alternate plan. It is simply incapable of assuming failure"-Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger (The Passenger #1)
"She asked the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said dead."-Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger (The Passenger #1)
15. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in David Brooks's How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- nonfiction
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
16. My Effin' Life
By: Geddy Lee
4.58
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more
Want to Read $ 21.99Similar categories in Geddy Lee's My Effin' Life book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- nonfiction
- canada
17. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
By: Ben Macintyre
4.51
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the hea… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Ben Macintyre's The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- nonfiction
18. 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
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Andrea Lankford's Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- travel
- nonfiction
"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
19. Fourteen Days
By: Margaret Atwood
3.23
Format: 363 pages, Hardcover
Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is a s… read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Margaret Atwood's Fourteen Days book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
20. How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes
By: Cody Cassidy
4.06
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
A detailed guide to surviving history’s most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to maki… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Cody Cassidy's How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- nonfiction
21. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
By: Kate Beaton
4.41
Format: 430 pages, Hardcover
Celebrated cartoonist Kate Beaton vividly presents the untold story of Canada. Before there was … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Kate Beaton's Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- nonfiction
- canada
22. Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)
By: Waubgeshig Rice
3.85
Format: 213 pages, Paperback
A daring post-apocalyptic thriller from a powerful rising literary voice. With winter looming, … read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Waubgeshig Rice's Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1) book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- canada
"Yes, apocalypse. We've had that over and over. But we always survived. We're still here. And we'll still be here, even if the power and the radios don't come back on and we never see any white people…"-Waubgeshig Rice, Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)
23. The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . .
By: Rick Mercer
4.45
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Rick Mercer is back—again!—with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoir At the end … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Rick Mercer's The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued . . . book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- nonfiction
- canada
24. Five Little Indians
By: Michelle Good
4.48
Format: 304 pages, ebook
Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential sch… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Michelle Good's Five Little Indians book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- canada
25. Jonny Appleseed
By: Joshua Whitehead
3.95
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
(Alternate cover edition of ISBN 1551527251 / 9781551527253.) "You're gonna need a rock and a w… read more
Want to Read $ 9.49Similar categories in Joshua Whitehead's Jonny Appleseed book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- canada
"I am my own best medicine."-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed
"...leaving home always hurts--home isn't a space, it's a feeling. You have to feel home and to feel it, you have to sense it: smell it, taste it, hear it. And it isn't always comfortable--"-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed
"Maybe we're more like dandelions. A weed that's a pest in the yard but pretty to look at. Yeah, an Indian home is like a dandelion, pretty, but disposable and imbued with a million little seeds that …"-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed
"The nurses were busybodies, I could hear them scurrying about in the rooms adjacent to ours. They were telling jokes and laughing. Their happiness pissed me off. Stop fucking laughing, I thought, my …"-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed
26. Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
By: Lisa Genova
4.19
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do … read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Lisa Genova's Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- nonfiction
"You don't need memory to love or feel loved."-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
"Forgetting happens. If you stress about it, it'll happen even more."-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
"Our brains don’t remember everything, but maybe what they remember is enough."-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
"We frequently invent new information, often inaccurate, to fill in gaps in our memories so that the narrative feels more complete or pleasing."-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
27. Nine Lives
By: Peter Swanson
3.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it in the mail. Nothing else, just a list of name… read more
Want to Read $ 14.49Similar categories in Peter Swanson's Nine Lives book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
"Just because my boot was tapping didn't mean I liked the song"-Peter Swanson, Nine Lives
28. The Whisper on the Night Wind: The True History of a Wilderness Legend
By: Adam Shoalts
3.81
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Spellbinding adventure from Canada's most beloved modern-day explorer. Traver… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Adam Shoalts's The Whisper on the Night Wind: The True History of a Wilderness Legend book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- travel
- nonfiction
- canada
29. Genesis (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #12)
By: Robin Cook
3.85
Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition
New York Times-bestselling author Robin Cook takes on the ripped-from-the-headlines topic of harnes… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Robin Cook's Genesis (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #12) book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
30. Frying Plantain
By: Zalika Reid-Benta
3.82
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Kara Davis is a girl caught in the middle — of her Canadian nationality and her desire to be a “tru… read more
Want to Read $ 14.95Similar categories in Zalika Reid-Benta's Frying Plantain book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- canada
31. Drifting Home
By: Pierre Berton
3.95
Format: 174 pages, Hardcover
In the 1970s, Pierre Berton and his family recreated the trip down the Yukon made by his father, Fr… read more
Want to Read $ 6.72Similar categories in Pierre Berton's Drifting Home book and Pierre Berton's Drifting Home
- travel
- nonfiction
- canada
