12 Top nonfiction books like Dawn at Mineral King Valley by Daniel P. Selmi

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Dawn at Mineral King Valley

By: Daniel P. Selmi

3.90

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

The story behind the historic Mineral King Valley case, which reveals how the Sierra Club battled D…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Dawn at Mineral King Valley by Daniel P. Selmi , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Corrections

By: Jonathan Franzen

3.84

Format: 653 pages, Paperback

"The Corrections" is a grandly entertaining novel for the new century - a comic, tragic masterpiece… read more

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"To be so vigorous and healthy and yet so nothing. "

-Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

"Brooklyn was like Philadelphia made better by its proximity to Manhattan."

-Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

"His problem consisted of a burning wish not to have done the things he'd done."

-Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

"Fiction is a solution, the best solution, to the problem of existential solitude."

-Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections

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2. The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine

By: Gregg Olsen

4.83

Format: 28 pages, Paperback

For nearly a century, Kellogg, Idaho, was home to America's richest silver mine, Sunshine Mine. Min… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history

3. Work in Progress: Risking Failure, Surviving Success

By: Michael D. Eisner , Tony Schwartz

3.88

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

In 1964, NBC clerk Michael Eisner made $65 a week. Though he only took one business course in his l… read more

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4. A Walk in the Woods

By: Bill Bryson

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Subtitle: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail stretches from Geor… read more

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5. The Road to Roswell

By: Connie Willis

3.74

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

A delightful novel about alien invasions, conspiracies, and the incredibly silly things people are … read more

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6. 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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  • 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

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7. Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1)

By: Mur Lafferty

3.71

Format: 457 pages, Paperback

From idyllic small towns to claustrophobic urban landscapes, Mallory Viridian is constantly embroil… read more

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8. The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World

By: Tim Marshall

4.20

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Vietnam is an irritation for China. For centuries the two have squabbled over territory, and unfortunately for both this is the one area to the south which has a border an army can get across without…"

-Tim Marshall, The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World

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9. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity

By: Peter Attia

4.37

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challeng… read more

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  • nonfiction
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10. 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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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe

11. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

By: Patrick Radden Keefe

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, twelv… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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12. Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)

By: Edward Ashton

3.75

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Dying isn’t any fun…but at least it’s a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee … read more

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"I’ve always believed it’s important to accept the people in your life for who they are. There’s no such thing as a perfect friend, any more than there’s any such thing as a perfect anything, and if y…"

-Edward Ashton, Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1)

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13. Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

By: Maggie Haberman

4.09

Format: 597 pages, Hardcover

From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidenc… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Trump is to business what professional wrestling is to sports: part of it, certainly, but also a cartoonish parody of it."

-Maggie Haberman, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

"[White House Chief of Staff and Four-Star General John] Kelly shared with [Mick} Mulvaney {who was appointed when Kelly resigned] his view that Trump was the most flawed person he had ever met."

-Maggie Haberman, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

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14. Persist

By: Elizabeth Warren

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring, influential senator and bestselling author mixes vivid personal stories with a passi… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Plans are the essential means by which we chart a course for our collective future."

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

"And early on I learned that no one gives you anything for free. If you really care about something, if you really want something, you have to fight for it."

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

"Whether the future looks scary or bright, plans are hopes made practical. They reassure people that there's a roadmap that will take them to a better place and they give people a reason to join in th…"

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

"Despite the overwhelming evidence of the impact of racism, today the fundamental idea of race neutrality continues to claim an elevated status in law. The consequence, Professor Ibram Kendi observes,…"

-Elizabeth Warren, Persist

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15. Be Mine

By: Richard Ford

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the… read more

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16. The High Sierra: A Love Story

By: Kim Stanley Robinson

4.27

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

A “sublime” and “radically original” exploration of the Sierra Nevadas, the best mountains on Earth… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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17. 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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  • nonfiction
  • history
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18. Hidden History of Walt Disney World

By: Foxx Nolte

4.09

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Author Foxx Nolte gives readers a glimpse behind the curtain of the most magical place on earth. Mi… read more

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  • history
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19. Dawn at Mineral King Valley

By: Daniel P. Selmi

3.90

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

The story behind the historic Mineral King Valley case, which reveals how the Sierra Club battled D… read more

Similar categories in Daniel P. Selmi's Dawn at Mineral King Valley book and Daniel P. Selmi's Dawn at Mineral King Valley

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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20. People Behind the Disney Parks: Stories of Those Honored with a Window on Main Street, U.S.A. (Disney Editions Deluxe)

By: Chuck Snyder

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

None read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. The Unofficial Walt Disney World 1971 Companion: Stories of How the World Began

By: Jim Korkis

4.32

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Once upon a time, the swampy flatlands of central Florida were home to oranges, cattle, and alligat… read more

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