Non-fiction books Ive enjoyed
Discover the best non-fiction books I've enjoyed, featuring insightful reads across various genres. Explore my top recommendations for thought-provoking and inspiring non-fiction titles.
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Guns Germs and Steel
by Jared Diamond
"Fascinating.... Lays a foundation for understanding human history."—Bill Gates Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs, and Steel is a brilliant work answering the question …
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Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhikes to Alaska and walks alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months …
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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
by Gary Kinder
Chronicles the final voyage of the SS Central America, as it sank off the Carolina coast in 1857, and explains the recent technology used to …
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Night
by Elie Wiesel
Presents a true account of the author's experiences as a Jewish boy in a Nazi concentration camp.
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Into Thin Air
by Jon Krakauer
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—in …
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John Adams
by David McCullough
Profiles John Adams, an influential patriot during the American Revolution who became the nation's first vice president and second president.
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Undaunted Courage
by Stephen E. Ambrose
From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, …
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Nothing Like It In the World
by Stephen E. Ambrose
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
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The Wild Blue
by Stephen E. Ambrose
The story of the men chosen by the Army Air Forces to man the B-24 bombers which made a vital contribution to the Allied victory.
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Hooked
by G. Bruce Knecht
This modern pirate yarn has all the makings of a great true adventure tale and explores the ways our culinary tastes have all manner of …