18 best-selling nonfiction books like Drug Warrior: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo and the Rise of America's Opioid Crisis by Jack Riley

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Drug Warrior: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo and the Rise of America's Opioid Crisis

By: Jack Riley

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

DEA Agent Jack Riley tells the inside story of his 30-year hunt for the drug kingpin known as El Ch…

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1. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

By: Joe Simpson

4.23

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Life can deal you an amazing hand. Do you play it steady, bluff like crazy or go all in?"

-Joe Simpson, Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

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2. 1776

By: David McCullough

4.09

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"

-David McCullough, 1776

"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."

-David McCullough, 1776

"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."

-David McCullough, 1776

"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"

-David McCullough, 1776

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3. Truman

By: David McCullough

3.31

Format: 267 pages, Paperback

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • biography memoir
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4. Path of the Assassin (Scot Harvath, #2)

By: Brad Thor

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Navy SEAL turned Secret Service agent Scot Harvath follows bloody clues to silver-eyed elusive ruth… read more

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5. Blowback (Scot Harvath, #4)

By: Brad Thor

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Scot Harvath's counterterrorism career has just crashed and burned -- thanks in part to a ruthless … read more

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6. American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

By: Jon Meacham

3.44

Format: 336 pages,

Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this r… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction

7. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

By: David Grann

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the… read more

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8. State of the Union (Scot Harvath, #3)

By: Brad Thor

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

From the national bestselling author of "The Lions of Lucerne" and "Path of the Assassin" comes ano… read more

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9. The Lions of Lucerne (Scot Harvath, #1)

By: Brad Thor

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

On the snowy Utah slopes, thirty Secret Service agents are viciously executed and the vacationing p… read more

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10. The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914

By: David McCullough

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Hardcover

On December 31, 1999, after nearly a century of rule, the United States officially ceded ownership … read more

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11. Consent to Kill (Mitch Rapp, #8)

By: Vince Flynn

4.67

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

For years, Mitch Rapp's bold actions have saved the lives of countless Americans. He has killed wit… read more

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12. My Own Words

By: Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Mary Hartnett , Wendy W. Williams

4.24

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993--a witty, en… read more

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13. Code of Conduct (Scot Harvath, #14)

By: Brad Thor

4.10

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

Hidden deep within one of the world's most powerful organizations is a secret committee with a deva… read more

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14. Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself

By: Tim Kennedy

4.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War

By: John "Chick" Donohue

3.92

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

“Chickie takes us thousands of miles on a hilarious quest laced with sorrow, but never dull. You wi… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.42

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you have to become what you hate to protect what you love. Danny Ryan is rich. Beyond … read more

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  • crime
  • audiobook
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17. The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

By: David McCullough

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in … read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • the united states of america
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18. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

By: Beth Macy

4.08

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America's twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction.… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
"The corporation feels no pain."

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

"You whack one [dealer], and the others just pop right up, like Whac-A-Mole"

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

"Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long and for truly no good law enforcement reason."

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

"But you can't put a corporation in jail; you just take their money, and it's not really their money anyway."

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

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19. The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos

By: Jaime Green

4.02

Format: 288 pages, ebook

A dazzling cultural and scientific exploration of alien life and the cosmos, examining how the poss… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"We’re not alone because we’re not separate from the swirl of a galaxy’s arms or the way wind catches dust in a gyre. We’re no more an anomaly than an atom is."

-Jaime Green, The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos

"…science fiction writers may have been the first people to realize the unknowability of where technology would lead us… Where it used to be possible to set stories millennia in the future—affording h…"

-Jaime Green, The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos

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20. Red Sky Mourning (Terminal List #7)

By: Jack Carr

4.54

Format: 576 pages, Kindle Edition

You think you know James Reece. Think again. A storm is on the horizon. America’s days are numbe… read more

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  • audiobook
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21. Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West

By: H.W. Brands

4.24

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

"Epic in its scale, fearless in its scope" (Hampton Sides), this masterfully told account of the Am… read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • the united states of america
Cover of Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America's Most Dangerous Female Spy―and the Sister She Betrayed by Jim Popkin

22. Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America's Most Dangerous Female Spy―and the Sister She Betrayed

By: Jim Popkin

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

10 hours, 24 minutes The incredible true story of Ana Montes, the most damaging female spy in U… read more

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  • biography
  • true crime
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last by Wright Thompson

23. Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

By: Wright Thompson

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller! “A warm and loving reflection that, like good bourbon, will stand… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"What became clear in Michigan was that Julian and Sissy have become the fully realized version of themselves through success. That's actually rare. I profile famous and successful athletes for a livi…"

-Wright Thompson, Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

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24. The Border (Power of the Dog, #3)

By: Don Winslow

4.47

Format: 768 pages, Kindle Edition

The explosive, highly anticipated conclusion to the epic Cartel trilogy from the New York Times bes… read more

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  • politics
  • crime
  • audiobook
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25. The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

By: John E. Douglas

4.15

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration … read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
"I miss my dog,"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

"I familiarize myself with every detail of their crimes and loathe what they did. At the same time, I may feel tremendous empathy and sorrow for what they went through in their young lives that contri…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

"Within just about every serial predator, there are two warring elements: A feeling of grandiosity, specialness, and entitlement, together with deep-seated feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness and…"

-John E. Douglas, The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

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26. Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM

By: Sarah Berman

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

They draw you in with the promise of empowerment, self-discovery, women helping women. The more sec… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Last Pirate of New York: A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation by Rich Cohen

27. The Last Pirate of New York: A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation

By: Rich Cohen

3.63

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Was he New York City's last pirate...or its first gangster? This is the true story of the bloodthir… read more

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  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free by Pete Hegseth

28. The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

By: Pete Hegseth

4.48

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Real men fought for our freedoms. It’s time we fought for theirs. Pete Hegseth joined the Army t… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Rights are not rights when they are contingent on the favor of government or political leaders."

-Pete Hegseth, The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free

Cover of Desperados:  Latin Druglords, U.S. Lawmen, and the War America Can't Win by Elaine Shannon

29. Desperados: Latin Druglords, U.S. Lawmen, and the War America Can't Win

By: Elaine Shannon

4.22

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The torture-murder of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena in Guadalajara, Mexico… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
Cover of Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher by Lee Child

30. Safe Enough: Crime Stories by the Author of Jack Reacher

By: Lee Child

3.36

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the world's number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for … read more

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  • crime
  • audiobook
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31. Drug Warrior: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo and the Rise of America's Opioid Crisis

By: Jack Riley

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

DEA Agent Jack Riley tells the inside story of his 30-year hunt for the drug kingpin known as El Ch… read more

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  • true crime
  • the united states of america
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook

18 Top audiobook books like Drug Warrior: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo and the Rise of America's Opioid Crisis by Jack Riley

Transform Your Habits

1776

David McCullough

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself

Tim Kennedy

4.57

Transform Your Habits

The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty, and War

John "Chick" Donohue

3.92

Transform Your Habits

City in Ruins (Danny Ryan, #3)

Don Winslow

4.42

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18 Top audiobook books like Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy

Transform Your Habits

Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It's So Hard to Stop

Anna Lembke

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

3.37

Transform Your Habits

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

Jon Krakauer

3.89

Transform Your Habits

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

Timothy Egan

4.38

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