Chasing the Thrill: Obsession, Death, and Glory in America's Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt
By: Daniel Barbarisi
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A full-throttle, first-person account of the treasure hunt created by eccentric millionaire art dea…
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1. Gold
By: Chris Cleave
3.98
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
Building on the tradition of Little Bee, Chris Cleave again writes with elegance, humor, and passio… read more
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2. Lost in the Wild: Danger and Survival in the North Woods
By: Cary J. Griffith
3.79
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
In the wilderness, one false step can make the difference between a delightful respite and a brush … read more
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- outdoors
- nonfiction
- adventure
3. Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure
By: Christopher S. Stewart
3.66
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Deep inside "the little Amazon," the jungles of Honduras's Mosquito Coast--one of the largest, wild… read more
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4. American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
By: Matthew Polly
5.00
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
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5. Dead Run: The Murder of a Lawman and the Greatest Manhunt of the Modern American West
By: None
4.29
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
On a sunny May morning in 1998 in Cortez, Colorado, three desperados in a stolen truck opened fire … 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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- true crime
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mystery
- outdoors
- audiobook
"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
7. The Escape Artist
By: Helen Fremont
3.82
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A luminous family memoir from the author of the critically acclaimed Boston Globe bestseller, After… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
- audiobook
8. Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades
By: Rebecca Renner
3.81
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- true crime
- audiobook
9. The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
By: Mark Synnott
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
***NPR Books We Love selection*** “If you’re only going to read one Everest book this decade, make… read more
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- biography
- history
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- audiobook
10. 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
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- biography
- history
- true crime
- nonfiction
- adult
- 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
11. Chasing the Thrill: Obsession, Death, and Glory in America's Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt
By: Daniel Barbarisi
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A full-throttle, first-person account of the treasure hunt created by eccentric millionaire art dea… read more
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- history
- true crime
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- mystery
- adult
- outdoors
- audiobook
12. The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors
By: Erika Howsare
3.79
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
A masterful hybrid of nature writing and cultural studies that investigates our connection with dee… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
"Humans are subtracting animals and adding themselves; beings that wear fur or bark are cut down by those in cotton."-Erika Howsare, The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors
13. 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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- history
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- audiobook
14. The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands
By: Jon Billman
3.69
Format: 349 pages, Hardcover
The critically acclaimed author and journalist Jon Billman's fascinating, in-depth look at people w… read more
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- history
- true crime
- adventure
- nonfiction
- mystery
- outdoors
- audiobook
15. A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
By: Eric Jay Dolin
4.06
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
With A Furious Sky, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin tells the history of America itself through … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
16. The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
By: Steven Johnson
4.08
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York—and the detective duo w… read more
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- biography
- history
- true crime
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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- history
- adventure
- travel
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- audiobook
"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
18. The Secret History of Bigfoot
By: John O’Connor
3.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, on… read more
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- history
- travel
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
19. Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley
By: Brent Underwood
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned… read more
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- biography
- adventure
- nonfiction
- outdoors
- audiobook
20. An Inconvenient Wife
By: Karen E. Olson
3.53
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This astonishing crime novel—inspired by the Tudor era—takes the reader into the world of Kate Park… read more
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- mystery
- adult
- audiobook
21. The Devil's Harvest: A Ruthless Killer, a Terrorized Community, and the Search for Justice in California's Central Valley
By: Jessica Garrison
3.78
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A gut-wrenching and timely deep-dive into the unbelievable true story of Jose Martinez, a drug cart… read more
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- mystery
- nonfiction
- true crime
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