Books like Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
12 books with a reading profile close to Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
George Takei’s graphic memoir recounts his childhood years spent inside American concentration camps following Executive Order 9066.
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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
Caitlin Doughty documents her visits to several countries to observe how diverse cultures handle their dead.
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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
by Chris Kyle
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
Chris Kyle details his four combat deployments during the Iraq War as a Navy SEAL sniper.
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Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
by J.B. West
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
J.B.
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Black Like Me
Also clear-cut · 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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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
history, memoir
Jon Krakauer chronicles the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, during which eight climbers died in a single storm.
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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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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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107 Days
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
In 107 Days, Kamala Harris provides a chronological account of the compressed 2024 presidential campaign following the transition at the top of the Democratic ticket.
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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
In this memoir, Frank Abagnale recounts his years as a teenage con artist during the 1960s.
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The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom from a Remarkable Herd of Elephants
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Lawrence Anthony accepts a rogue herd of wild elephants onto his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, South Africa, to save them from being shot.
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