Books like A Bridge Too Far
12 books with a reading profile close to A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan. Outward-looking and clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
by Sam Quinones
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Sam Quinones tracks the simultaneous rise of prescription painkillers and black tar heroin in the United States.
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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
by Norman Ohler
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Norman Ohler examines the pervasive use of Pervitin, a factory-produced methamphetamine, within the military and civilian sectors of the Third Reich.
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Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
In this true crime investigation, Patricia Cornwell applies modern forensic techniques to the 1888 Whitechapel murders.
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
by Jodi Kantor
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey detail their multi-year investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault and the systemic protection of his behavior within the film industry.
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Fear: Trump in the White House
by Bob Woodward
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Bob Woodward chronicles the internal operations of the Trump administration, focusing on the first two years of the presidency.
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The Ghost Map
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
In 1854, a severe cholera outbreak decimated the Soho district of London, challenging the prevailing medical belief that diseases spread through foul air, known as miasma.
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Rage
by Bob Woodward
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Rage documents Donald Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and national security threats through eighteen exclusive interviews between the president and Bob Woodward.
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
Adam Higginbotham reconstructs the events leading up to the 1986 explosion of Reactor Number Four at the V.I.
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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
by Ronan Farrow
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
In 2017, Ronan Farrow began investigating allegations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, a pursuit that uncovered a coordinated system of suppression.
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
John M.
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The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, analytical
In 1959, the United States selected seven military test pilots to become the first astronauts for Project Mercury.
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