Shipwreck: The Strange Fate of the Morro Castle
By: Gordon Thomas
3.94
Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition
This Edgar Award Finalist by two New York Times–bestselling authors provides an “exciting” account …
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1. 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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- maritime
- nonfiction
- history
2. The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime that Scandalized a City and Sparked the Tabloid Wars
By: Paul Collins
3.58
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
On Long Island, a farmer finds a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side, two boys … read more
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- nonfiction
- crime
- history
- true crime
3. A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell, #3)
By: Deanna Raybourn
4.16
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
London, 1888. As colorful and unfettered as the butterflies she collects, Victorian adventuress Ver… read more
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"She drew in a deep breath, mastering herself. “Forgive me. My nerves are worked to pieces."-Deanna Raybourn, A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell, #3)
"You rise from your bed every day on two strong legs and can think only to complain that someone once spoke harshly to you."-Deanna Raybourn, A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell, #3)
"...life is not about achievement. It is about the effort. If one takes pleasure in every step, one enjoys the whole journey."-Deanna Raybourn, A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell, #3)
"Have you ever looked a starving beggar in the eye and thought that the privileges you enjoy are nothing more than a whim of the cosmos?"-Deanna Raybourn, A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell, #3)
4. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.16
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
"With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail beating the ocean into a white-w… read more
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- maritime
- nonfiction
- history
"There was a saying on the island: "[I]t is a pity to spoil a good mate by making him a master."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Unable to sleep for the third night in a row, he continued to dwell obsessively on the circumstances of the ship's sinking. He could not get the creature out of his mind."-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"Many of the so-called American characteristics,’ a chronicler of the [WW2 University of Minnesota starvation] experiment wrote, ‘—abounding energy, generosity, optimism—become intelligible as the exp…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
"How much of assumed national and personal character comes from the fact that we have never truly known need to the point of having our character tested? Willing conscientious objectors underwent cont…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
5. Bitter Blood: A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder
By: Jerry Bledsoe
3.37
Format: 200 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In this powerful and riveting tale of three families connected by marriage and murder, of obsessive… read more
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6. Collision Course: The Classic Story of the Collision of the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm
By: Alvin Moscow
4.16
Format: 388 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive New York Times–bestselling “One of the most intriguing and thought-provoking books … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- 20th century
7. Resolute: The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin, and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship
By: Martin W. Sandler
3.66
Format: None pages,
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8. Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
By: Donnie Eichar
4.19
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriousl… read more
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9. The Other Side of the Night: The Carpathia, the Californian and the Night the Titanic Was Lost
By: Daniel Allen Butler
4.00
Format: None pages,
After every disaster, someone has something to hide. . . Butler spent years of research to document… read more
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10. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
By: Erik Larson
3.84
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthrall… read more
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11. American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
By: Adam Hochschild
4.21
Format: 422 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning, New York Times bestselling historian Adam Hochschild, a fast-paced, revelatory … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- 20th century
12. Madhouse at the End of the Earth
By: Julian Sancton
4.27
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expeditio… read more
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- history
"Among the greatest threats future travelers to Mars are likely to face is an interplanetary version of winter over-syndrome. The unknown icescapes around the earth poles, particularly Antarctica, see…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Cook referred to the symptoms collectively as polar anemia. Researchers today use the term winter over-syndrome. But it's essentially the same thing. A prevailing theory suggests it's a form of hypot…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"But in emphasizing the likelihood of a connection between winter over-syndrome and what is now known as seasonal effective disorder, a variation in mood that correlates with a dwindling of daylight h…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
"Note: Dr. Lawrence Polinkis who analyzed clinical data from American men and women at Antarctica's Mcmurdo station Amundsen Scott's South Pole station posits specifically that the memory loss and oth…"-Julian Sancton, Madhouse at the End of the Earth
13. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1)
By: Django Wexler
3.77
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Groundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy in Django Wexler’s laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a … read more
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14. Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
By: Will Cockrell
4.00
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers—including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Ank… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
15. 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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- nonfiction
- history
16. Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro
By: Rachel Slade
4.22
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the Bermuda Triangle and swallowed the containe… read more
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- history
17. A Christmas Vanishing
By: Anne Perry
3.75
Format: 190 pages, Hardcover
Charlotte Pitt’s clever grandmother investigates the sudden disappearance of her dear friend in thi… read more
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18. Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
By: Buddy Levy
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Based on the author's exhaustive research, the incredible true story of the Greely Expedition, one … read more
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- history
19. Shipwreck: The Strange Fate of the Morro Castle
By: Gordon Thomas
3.94
Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition
This Edgar Award Finalist by two New York Times–bestselling authors provides an “exciting” account … read more
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- true crime
- maritime
- nonfiction
- 20th century
- crime
20. Lost at Sea: The Truth Behind Eight of History's Most Mysterious Ship Disasters
By: A.A. Hoehling
3.68
Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition
Lost at Sea features the incredible stories of eight ships and their passengers, some of which vani… read more
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- nonfiction
