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Books like Bill Bryson's African Diary

12 books with a reading profile close to Bill Bryson's African Diary by Bill Bryson. Practical, outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

by Anthony Bourdain

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Following the success of his restaurant industry memoir, Anthony Bourdain embarks on a worldwide quest to find the perfect meal.
2

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

by Bill Bryson

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

After living in Europe for twenty years, Bill Bryson returns to the United States and decides to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.
3

Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail

by Rusty Young

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Rusty Young, an Australian backpacker, meets Thomas McFadden, a British drug trafficker who is serving a sentence in San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
4

Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

by Anthony Bourdain

entertainment, memoir

Ten years after his debut, Anthony Bourdain evaluates the professional kitchen's transformation from a hidden subculture into a televised spectacle.
5

Hoot

by Carl Hiaasen

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

Roy Eberhardt, a newcomer to Coconut Cove, Florida, becomes entangled in a local conflict when he follows a barefoot runaway known as Mullet Fingers.
6

Me

by Elton John

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

In this autobiography, Elton John traces his life from a quiet childhood as Reginald Dwight in Pinner to his global dominance as a rock superstar.
7

The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific

by J. Maarten Troost

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

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8

One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn

by Eiichiro Oda

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Monkey D.
9

The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country

by Helen Russell

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, memoir

When Helen Russell’s husband accepts a job at Lego, the couple moves from London to rural Jutland.
10

My Hero Academia, Vol. 1

by Kohei Horikoshi

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Izuku Midoriya lives in a world where most people are born with superpowers called Quirks, but he has none.
11

Toujours Provence

by Peter Mayle

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, memoir

In this sequel to his account of life in the Luberon, Peter Mayle documents his continued integration into rural French society.
12

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

by Dave Grohl

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Dave Grohl documents his transition from a suburban teenager in Virginia to the drummer for Nirvana and the frontman of Foo Fighters.

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