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Books like The Last Days of Night

12 books with a reading profile close to The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore. Outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Rocket Billionaires

by Tim Fernholz

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, business strategy

Tim Fernholz details the commercial pivot of the American space industry from government monopoly to private competition.
2

The space barons

by Christian Davenport

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, business strategy

Christian Davenport chronicles the private space race driven by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos as they challenge the aerospace establishment.
3

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam

by Harold G. Moore

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative

Lieutenant General Harold G.
4

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management

by Roger Lowenstein

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, business strategy

Roger Lowenstein details the rapid ascent and systemic collapse of Long-Term Capital Management, a hedge fund led by John Meriwether and a team of Nobel-winning economists.
5

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi

by Mitchell Zuckoff

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative

On September 11, 2012, Islamic militants attacked a United States State Department mission and a nearby CIA Annex in Benghazi, Libya.
6

In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

by Hampton Sides

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative

In 1879, Lieutenant George De Long led the USS Jeannette toward the North Pole, fueled by the incorrect scientific theory of an Open Polar Sea.
7

Kon-Tiki

by Thor Heyerdahl

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative

Thor Heyerdahl documents his 1947 expedition to prove that ancient South Americans could have settled Polynesia.
8

The Longest Day: June 6, 1944

by Cornelius Ryan

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative

Cornelius Ryan reconstructs the D-Day invasion by weaving together hundreds of individual accounts from Allied and German soldiers, as well as French civilians.
9

300

by Frank Miller

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative

In 480 B.C., King Leonidas leads three hundred Spartan warriors to the narrow coastal pass of Thermopylae to block the invading Persian army commanded by the self-proclaimed god-king Xerxes.
10

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

by James L. Swanson

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative

James L.
11

Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

by Simon Garfield

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative

Simon Garfield chronicles the evolution of letterforms from Gutenberg’s mechanical press to the digital screens of the twenty-first century.
12

Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

by Bill Browder

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative

After the Russian government murdered his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, financier Bill Browder pivoted from investing to international activism.

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