Books like Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
12 books with a reading profile close to Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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Black Like Me
history, memoir
In 1959, white journalist John Howard Griffin underwent medical treatments, including skin-darkening medication and ultraviolet light exposure, to pass as a Black man in the segregated American South.
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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
history, memoir
Caitlin Doughty documents her visits to several countries to observe how diverse cultures handle their dead.
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Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
by Guy Delisle
history, memoir
Guy Delisle spent two months in Pyongyang overseeing an animation project at a state-run studio.
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
history, memoir
In this memoir, Trevor Noah recounts his upbringing in South Africa under apartheid and the subsequent transition to democracy.
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Half Broke Horses
history, memoir
Jeannette Walls reconstructs the life of her maternal grandmother, Lily Casey Smith, in this oral history styled as a novel.
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
history, memoir
In June 2005, Marcus Luttrell and three fellow Navy SEALs deployed into the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan for Operation Red Wings.
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They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei
history, memoir
George Takei’s graphic memoir recounts his childhood years spent inside American concentration camps following Executive Order 9066.
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The Complete Persepolis
history, memoir
Marjane Satrapi chronicles her upbringing in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution and the subsequent Iran-Iraq War.
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The Innocent Man
by John Grisham
history, narrative
Ron Williamson was a former minor league baseball player who spiraled into mental illness and addiction before being arrested for the 1982 murder of Debra Sue Carter in Ada, Oklahoma.
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The Devil's Arithmetic
by Jane Yolen
history, narrative
Twelve-year-old Hannah Stern is tired of her family’s constant focus on the past during Passover Seders, finding the stories of the Holocaust repetitive.
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JUNGLEKEEPER
by Paul Rosolie
memoir, narrative
Paul Rosolie recounts his experiences living within the deep Amazon basin, focusing on the immediate realities of rainforest conservation.
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