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12 books with a reading profile close to The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece by Jonathan Harr. Outward-looking and clear-cut; a moderate read.

1

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

by David Grann

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

In 1740, the British vessel HMS Wager departed on a secret mission to intercept a Spanish treasure galleon but wrecked against desolate rocks off the coast of Patagonia.
2

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

by Nathaniel Philbrick

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

In the winter of 1820, a massive sperm whale repeatedly rammed and sank the whaleship Essex in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
3

Thunderstruck

by Erik Larson

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

Erik Larson weaves together two seemingly unrelated narratives from the Edwardian era: the invention of long-distance wireless communication by Guglielmo Marconi and the pursuit of the mild-mannered murderer Hawley Harv…
4

Fermat's Enigma

by Simon Singh

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

Simon Singh chronicles the three-century pursuit of a solution to Pierre de Fermat’s Last Theorem, a deceptively simple conjecture stating that no three positive integers a, b, and c satisfy the equation a^n + b^n = c^n…
5

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

by David Grann

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

In 1925, British explorer Percy Fawcett entered the Amazon jungle to locate a hidden civilization he named "Z," believing it to be the birthplace of complex South American culture.
6

A History of the World in 6 Glasses

by Tom Standage

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

Tom Standage organizes human civilization into six distinct eras defined by a dominant beverage: beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola.
7

Wouldn't It Be Nice

by Charles L. Granata

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

Charles L.
8

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

by Sebastian Junger

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

In October 1991, a rare meteorological convergence created a "meteorological bomb" off the coast of New England.
9

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

by Hampton Sides

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

Hampton Sides chronicles the 1945 raid on the Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp in the Philippines.
10

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

by Stephen E. Ambrose

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

Stephen E.
11

The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War

by Malcolm Gladwell

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

Malcolm Gladwell examines the technological evolution and moral dilemmas of industrial warfare through the rivalry between General Haywood Hansell and General Curtis LeMay.
12

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

by James L. Swanson

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

James L.

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