Books like The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
12 books with a reading profile close to The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger. Outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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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.
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
Robert M.
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The Lost City of the Monkey God
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
In 2012, Douglas Preston joined a team of scientists to locate Ciudad Blanca, a legendary civilization hidden within the Honduran rainforest.
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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
Hampton Sides chronicles the 1945 raid on the Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp in the Philippines.
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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.
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
Stephen E.
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Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
In 1945, a transport plane nicknamed the Gremlin Special crashed into a remote valley in Dutch New Guinea, leaving only three survivors: WAC corporal Margaret Hastings, Sergeant Kenneth Decker, and Lieutenant John McCol…
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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.
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The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
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.
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
James L.
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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II
by Liza Mundy
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · history, narrative
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S.
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