14 Top history books like Trekking On: A Boer Journal of World War One by Deneys Reitz

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Trekking On: A Boer Journal of World War One

By: Deneys Reitz

4.35

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

On the 31st of May, 1902, the war in South Africa came to an end after three adventurous years. No…

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1. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

By: William Finnegan

4.27

Format: 447 pages, Hardcover

A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer Barbaria… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Writing felt like it justified, barely, my existence -- this extremity of obscurity I had chosen."

-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

"I did not consider, even passingly, that I had a choice when it came to surfing. My enchantment would take me where it would."

-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

"Still, I wondered what Sam, mental illness and all, might have to tell us about adulthood. Why, for example, did it seem to be always receding as a concept, even as we got older?"

-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

"But surfing always had this horizon, this fear line, that made it different from other things, certainly from other sports I knew. You could do it with friends, but when the waves got big, or you got…"

-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

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2. The Hard Way (Jack Reacher, #10)

By: Lee Child

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaking up the hot, electric New York City night, watc… read more

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"You think you've been in deep shit before, and then you realise you have absolutely no conception of how deep shit can really be."

-Lee Child, The Hard Way (Jack Reacher, #10)

"He liked the electric darkness and the hot dirty air and the blasts of noise and traffic and the manic barking sirens and the crush of people. It helped a lonely man feel connected and isolated both …"

-Lee Child, The Hard Way (Jack Reacher, #10)

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3. Old Soldier Sahib: Old Soldier Sahib

By: Frank Richards

4.24

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Here, in the author's own words, is the story of his life as a British soldier in India during the … read more

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  • history
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4. Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7)

By: Lee Child

3.94

Format: 338 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Jack Reacher. The ultimate loner. An elite ex-military cop who left the service years ago, he's mov… read more

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5. The Enemy (Jack Reacher, #8)

By: Lee Child

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jack Reacher. Hero. Loner. Soldier. Soldier's son. An elite military cop, he was one of the army's … read more

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6. Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, #5)

By: Lee Child

3.50

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Jack Reacher returns in Lee Child's new "rip-roaring thriller" ("Denver Rocky Mountain News"). This… read more

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7. The Man-Eaters of Tsavo

By: Peter Hathaway Capstick , None

3.44

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

St. Martin's is proud to present a new series of the greatest classics in the literature of hunting… read more

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8. For Whom the Bell Tolls

By: Ernest Hemingway

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found  In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Sp… read more

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9. Eclipse of Reason

By: Max Horkheimer

3.67

Format: 350 pages,

"Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a leading figure in The Frankfurt School, a renowned body of philos… read more

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10. A Rifleman Went To War

By: Herbert W. McBride

3.21

Format: 192 pages,

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11. Without Fail (Jack Reacher, #6)

By: Lee Child , Dick Hill

3.94

Format: 313 pages, Audiobook

Skilled, cautious, and anonymous, Jack Reacher is perfect for the job: to assassinate the vice pres… read more

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12. The Never Game (Colter Shaw, #1)

By: Jeffery Deaver

3.92

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The first installment in Jeffery Deaver’s Colter Shaw series. The son of a survivalist family, Colt… read more

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13. Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom

By: André de Ruyter

4.56

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

André de Ruyter’s explosive account of his three years as CEO of Eskom, where he dealt with corrupt… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • africa
  • south africa
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14. Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes

By: Tim Brady

4.01

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

The astonishing WWII true story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence be… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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15. Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

By: John Crittenden Duval

4.00

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1835 the Republic of Mexico rebelled against the Mexican Republic. Young men, like John C. Duva… read more

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  • history
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16. The Dark Flood (Benny Griessel, #7)

By: Deon Meyer

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From internationally acclaimed crime writer Deon Meyer, a new thriller featuring superstar detectiv… read more

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  • africa
  • south africa
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17. The Sound of Boer Rifles (The Soldier's Son Book 2)

By: Malcolm Archibald

4.40

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

As the first Boer War rages around them, Andrew Baird - the son of Jack Windrush - and Mariana Maxw… read more

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18. Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

By: Anthony Richardson

4.32

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of an airman’s audacious escape from occupied France in World War Two.Perfect for fa… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa

By: Frederick Courteney Selous

4.14

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Frederick Courteney Selous 1851 – 1917 was a British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • africa
  • south africa
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20. Good to Go: The Life And Times Of A Decorated Member of the U.S. Navy's Elite Seal Team Two

By: Harold Constance

4.40

Format: 477 pages, Kindle Edition

"Fractions of a second in time. What amazing violence can be meted out in the blink of an eye." In… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Sunday Bloody Sunday: A Soldier's War in Northern Ireland, Rhodesia, Mozambique and Iraq

By: Gregory Michael Budd

4.40

Format: 509 pages, Kindle Edition

Gold is forged in fire. Men in the furnace of adversity…Step into the extraordinary life of Jake Ha… read more

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  • nonfiction
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22. Ypres, 1917: A Personal Account (Full Pack — A Private’s War)

By: NORMAN GLADDEN

4.26

Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition

An enthralling eyewitness account of the bloody battle of Passchendaele. Perfect for fans of Lyn Ma… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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23. Memories of An African Hunter

By: Denis D. Lyell

4.20

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

THE following pages contain my memories of many years spent in the African bush, where I did little… read more

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  • africa
Cover of Jungle Man: The Autobiography Of Major P. J. Pretorius C.M.G. D.S.O. and Bar by P.J. Pretorius

24. Jungle Man: The Autobiography Of Major P. J. Pretorius C.M.G. D.S.O. and Bar

By: P.J. Pretorius

4.40

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

The true story of Major Jan Pretorius, a South African elephant hunter and adventurer, this is a tr… read more

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  • africa
  • nonfiction
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25. Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africa's Deadly Bush War

By: Jim Hooper

4.40

Format: 601 pages, Kindle Edition

Koevoet! has been an global bestseller since its release over 20 years ago. This new edition goes f… read more

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  • history
  • south africa
"What they could tell from an imprint I could barely see was astonishing. “This one old man—short steps,"

-Jim Hooper, Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africa's Deadly Bush War

"I climbed over the machine gun and into the Casspir. Clearing my throat respectfully, I mentioned these minor points to Brand, wondering what the plan was if the bad guys slipped on down tonight and …"

-Jim Hooper, Koevoet!: Experiencing South Africa's Deadly Bush War

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26. Spider Zero Seven

By: Mike Borlace

4.44

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

Silver Cross recipient, Mike Borlace is considered to be one of the most experienced combat helicop… read more

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  • africa
  • history
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27. Jim Corbett Omnibus: Man Eaters of Kumaon; The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag & My India

By: Jim Corbett

4.71

Format: 602 pages, Kindle Edition

Jim Corbett is world famous for his classic Man-eater stories. However, the three volumes collected… read more

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28. Mud, Blood and Bullets: Memoirs of a Machine Gunner on the Western Front

By: Edward Rowbotham

4.58

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

A detailed, first-hand account of life in the trenches in World War I from an ordinary soldier's pe… read more

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  • history
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29. Trekking On: A Boer Journal of World War One

By: Deneys Reitz

4.35

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

On the 31st of May, 1902, the war in South Africa came to an end after three adventurous years. No… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • africa
  • south africa
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30. The Protector

By: Tony Park

4.26

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping thriller by Australia's master of adventure about rescue, revenge and redemption, and th… read more

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31. Old Soldiers Never Die

By: Frank Richards

4.47

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

The author had enlisted in 1901 in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and was a reservist when the First Wor… read more

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  • nonfiction

11 must-read nonfiction books like Trekking On: A Boer Journal of World War One by Deneys Reitz

Transform Your Habits

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

William Finnegan

4.27

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Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom

André de Ruyter

4.56

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Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes

Tim Brady

4.01

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Wingless Victory: The Story of Sir Basil Embry’s Escape From Occupied France in the Summer of 1940 (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)

Anthony Richardson

4.32

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10 Top africa books like Memories of An African Hunter by Denis D. Lyell

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Death in the Dark Continent

Peter Hathaway Capstick

4.40

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Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush

Peter Hathaway Capstick , M. Philip Kahl

5.00

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Commando: A Boer Journal Of The Boer War

Deneys Reitz

3.82

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African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist

Theodore Roosevelt , Peter Hathaway Capstick

3.75

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