6 Top historical books like Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman

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Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

By: Helena Merriman

4.51

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

He's just escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes. Now, he decides to tunnel back in…

If you liked the historical plot in Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia

By: Michael Korda

3.86

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935) first won fame for his writings and his participation in the British-spon… read more

Similar categories in Michael Korda's Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • war
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2. The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

By: John Vaillant

3.79

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far… read more

Similar categories in John Vaillant's The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • nonfiction
  • history

3. The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989

By: Frederick Taylor

3.84

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

On the morning of August 13, 1961, the residents of East Berlin found themselves cut off from famil… read more

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4. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

Similar categories in Erik Larson's The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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5. Pirkko Saisio : sopimaton

By: Heini Junkkaala

4.42

Format: 952 pages, Hardcover

Rakastettu. Vihattu. Vimmainen. Saisio. Pirkko Saisio – Sopimaton on karismaattisen ja omaehtois… read more

Similar categories in Heini Junkkaala's Pirkko Saisio : sopimaton book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of Tranorna flyger söderut by Lisa Ridzén

6. Tranorna flyger söderut

By: Lisa Ridzén

4.26

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

En varm debutroman i samma anda som Löpa varg. Om en åldrad mans kamp för att behålla makten över s… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Ridzén's Tranorna flyger söderut book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • audiobook
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7. Jävla karlar

By: Andrev Walden

4.07

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

"En gång hade jag sju pappor på sju år. Det här är berättelsen om de åren. Om något låter påhittat … read more

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  • audiobook
"Min pappa är indian och nu ska jag berätta det för blomma."

-Andrev Walden, Jävla karlar

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8. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

By: Michael Finkel

3.97

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century: the story of the worl… read more

Similar categories in Michael Finkel's The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
  • audiobook
"Museums are secular churches . . . and to steal there is blasphemous."

-Michael Finkel, The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

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9. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

By: Katja Hoyer

4.23

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more

Similar categories in Katja Hoyer's Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • germany
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
"Some of the “songs"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"

-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

Cover of Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman

10. Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

By: Helena Merriman

4.51

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

He's just escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes. Now, he decides to tunnel back in… read more

Similar categories in Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • politics
  • war
  • germany
  • nonfiction
  • european history
  • audiobook
Cover of De fenomenala fruntimren på Grand Hôtel by Ruth Kvarnström-Jones

11. De fenomenala fruntimren på Grand Hôtel

By: Ruth Kvarnström-Jones

4.16

Format: 495 pages, Hardcover

I början av 1900-talet är Stockholm en stad i förändring. Medan rika drömmer om större bostäder med… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Kvarnström-Jones's De fenomenala fruntimren på Grand Hôtel book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • historical
  • audiobook
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12. Paljastus - Tarina dopinguutisesta ja toimittajasta, joka haluttiin vaientaa

By: Johanna Aatsalo

3.97

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

Totuus, jota kukaan ei halunnut kuulla. Nuori naistoimittaja julkaisee dopinguutisen, joka ravis… read more

Similar categories in Johanna Aatsalo's Paljastus - Tarina dopinguutisesta ja toimittajasta, joka haluttiin vaientaa book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham

13. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

By: Adam Higginbotham

4.60

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more

Similar categories in Adam Higginbotham's Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"

-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

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14. Minne katosi Antti Järvi?

By: Antti Järvi

3.90

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Kertomus kadonneesta isoisoisästä ja luovutettuun Karjalaan jääneistä. Keväällä 2020 toimittaja … read more

Similar categories in Antti Järvi's Minne katosi Antti Järvi? book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World by Ryan Holiday

15. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

By: Ryan Holiday

4.21

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more

Similar categories in Ryan Holiday's Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of The Way of the Champion: Pain, Persistence, and the Path Forward by Paul Rabil

16. The Way of the Champion: Pain, Persistence, and the Path Forward

By: Paul Rabil

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the greatest lacrosse player of all time, lessons on becoming a true champion – in sports, bus… read more

Similar categories in Paul Rabil's The Way of the Champion: Pain, Persistence, and the Path Forward book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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17. Matkalla kadonneessa maailmassa: Neuvostoliiton perillisten jäljillä

By: Outi Salovaara

3.98

Format: 363 pages, Hardcover

Herättelevä tietokirja johdattaa syvälle kommunismin raunioihin ja Venäjän varjossa kasvaneisiin ma… read more

Similar categories in Outi Salovaara's Matkalla kadonneessa maailmassa: Neuvostoliiton perillisten jäljillä book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Planetaarinen vaatekaappi by Sissi Penttilä

18. Planetaarinen vaatekaappi

By: Sissi Penttilä

4.08

Format: 219 pages, Hardcover

Kuinka monta vaatetta voi ostaa vuodessa niin että yksi planeetta riittää? Haalimme aina vain li… read more

Similar categories in Sissi Penttilä's Planetaarinen vaatekaappi book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Lavastaja (Delta #6) by Arttu Tuominen

19. Lavastaja (Delta #6)

By: Arttu Tuominen

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sarjamurhaaja haluaa olla ohjaaja. Myös sinä voit päätyä näyttämölle. Arttu Tuomisen riitteenkyl… read more

Similar categories in Arttu Tuominen's Lavastaja (Delta #6) book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • audiobook
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20. Mer­kit­ty

By: Max Seeck

3.75

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

Peli on vasta alussa. Marraskuisena iltana Seurasaaren rannasta löytyy ruumis. Uhrin ihoa peittä… read more

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Cover of The Umbrella Murder: The Hunt for the Cold War's Most Notorious Killer by Ulrik Skotte

21. The Umbrella Murder: The Hunt for the Cold War's Most Notorious Killer

By: Ulrik Skotte

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In 1978 the Bulgarian author and dissident Georgi Markov was assassinated by a poisoned umbrella on… read more

Similar categories in Ulrik Skotte's The Umbrella Murder: The Hunt for the Cold War's Most Notorious Killer book and Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

17 must-read audiobook books like Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman

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Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

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Heini Junkkaala

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Tranorna flyger söderut

Lisa Ridzén

4.26

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Andrev Walden

4.07

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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Charles Duhigg

4.05

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Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Adam M. Grant

4.12

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Natalie Haynes

4.07

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