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Cover of Travels with Charley: In Search of America

Travels with Charley: In Search of America

John Steinbeck

4.1

1962

Cover of I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away

Bill Bryson

3.9

1998

Cover of The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America

The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America

Bill Bryson

3.8

1989

Cover of Assassination Vacation

Assassination Vacation

Sarah Vowell

4.0

2005

Cover of Blue Highways

Blue Highways

William Least Heat-Moon

4.0

1982

Cover of A Walk Across America

A Walk Across America

Peter Jenkins

4.0

1979

Cover of Eat, Pray, Love

Eat, Pray, Love

Elizabeth Gilbert

3.5

2006

Cover of The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

3.9

2015

Cover of Into the Wild

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

3.9

1996

Cover of The Road

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

4.0

2006

Cover of Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

4.4

2010

Cover of Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

3.8

1860

Cover of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Cheryl Strayed

4.0

2012

Cover of Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

Frances Mayes

3.7

1996

Cover of A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

Bill Bryson

4.0

1997

Cover of A Prayer for Owen Meany

A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

4.2

1989

Cover of A Short History of Nearly Everything

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

4.2

2003

Cover of A Confederacy of Dunces

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole, Walker Percy

3.9

1980

Cover of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

John Berendt

3.9

1994

Cover of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Robert M. Pirsig

3.8

1974

Cover of A People's History of the United States

A People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn

4.1

1980

Cover of The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

Barack Obama

3.7

2006

Cover of A Room with a View

A Room with a View

E.M. Forster

3.9

1908

Cover of The Shipping News

The Shipping News

Annie Proulx

3.8

1993

Cover of Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris

3.8

2013

Cover of Stones from the River

Stones from the River

Ursula Hegi

4.1

1994

Cover of Why Not Me?

Why Not Me?

Mindy Kaling

3.9

2015

Cover of Absolute Power

Absolute Power

David Baldacci

4.2

1995

Cover of Notes from a Small Island

Notes from a Small Island

Bill Bryson

3.9

1995

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

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

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.4

1992

Cover of American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice

4.0

2012

Cover of The Kitchen God's Wife

The Kitchen God's Wife

Amy Tan

4.0

1991

Cover of In a Sunburned Country

In a Sunburned Country

Bill Bryson

4.0

2000

Cover of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

Tom Wolfe

3.9

1968

Cover of Truman

Truman

David McCullough

4.2

1992

Cover of Jewels of the Sun (Gallaghers of Ardmore, #1)

Jewels of the Sun (Gallaghers of Ardmore, #1)

Nora Roberts

4.2

1999

Cover of The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

Nelson DeMille

4.1

1992

Cover of Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

4.4

1959

Cover of A Year in Provence

A Year in Provence

Peter Mayle

3.9

1989

Cover of Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson

4.3

2006

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

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

David Grann

3.9

2009

Cover of Prozac Nation

Prozac Nation

Elizabeth Wurtzel

3.6

1994

Cover of Color: A Natural History of the Palette

Color: A Natural History of the Palette

Victoria Finlay

3.7

2003

Cover of Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

Bill Bryson

3.9

1991

Cover of An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Kay Redfield Jamison

4.0

1995

Cover of Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

Mark Bowden

4.3

1999

Cover of Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

James C. Collins, Jerry I. Porras

4.0

1994

Cover of Scarlett

Scarlett

Alexandra Ripley

3.4

1991

Cover of Judge & Jury

Judge & Jury

James Patterson, Andrew Gross

4.0

2006

Cover of Boy: Tales of Childhood

Boy: Tales of Childhood

Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

4.1

1984

Cover of The Satanic Verses

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie

3.7

1988

Cover of The Cross and the Switchblade

The Cross and the Switchblade

David Wilkerson, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill

4.2

1963

Cover of The Sorrows of Young Werther

The Sorrows of Young Werther

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Burton Pike

3.6

1774

Cover of Little Brother

Little Brother

Cory Doctorow

3.9

2008

Cover of Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

David Baldacci

4.0

2001

Cover of Playing for Pizza

Playing for Pizza

John Grisham

3.4

2007

Cover of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die

1,000 Places to See Before You Die

Patricia Schultz

3.8

2003

Cover of The Magus

The Magus

John Fowles

4.0

1965

Cover of No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer

4.0

2012

Cover of Three Weeks With My Brother

Three Weeks With My Brother

Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks

4.0

2004

Cover of The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

Candice Millard

4.2

2005

Cover of The Bookseller of Kabul

The Bookseller of Kabul

Åsne Seierstad, Ingrid Christopherson

3.8

2002

Cover of Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)

Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)

Jerome K. Jerome

3.9

1889

Cover of The Pilgrimage

The Pilgrimage

Paulo Coelho, Alan R. Clarke

3.6

1987

Cover of Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

Mitchell Zuckoff

3.8

2011

Cover of Desert Solitaire

Desert Solitaire

Edward Abbey

4.2

1968

Cover of Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice

Chew, Vol. 1: Taster's Choice

John Layman, Rob Guillory

4.0

2009

Cover of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

Edmund Morris

4.3

1979

Cover of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Muriel Spark

3.8

1961

Cover of Truth and Beauty

Truth and Beauty

Ann Patchett

3.9

2004

Cover of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Chris Hadfield

4.1

2013

Cover of The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

W. Somerset Maugham

4.2

1944

Cover of Term Limits

Term Limits

Vince Flynn

4.3

1997

Cover of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacobs

4.1

1861

Cover of On the Beach

On the Beach

Nevil Shute

3.9

1957

Cover of You Shall Know Our Velocity!

You Shall Know Our Velocity!

Dave Eggers

3.6

2002

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

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

Hampton Sides

4.2

2001

Cover of Living History

Living History

Hillary Rodham Clinton

3.8

2003

Cover of The Simple Truth

The Simple Truth

David Baldacci

4.0

1998

Cover of The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World

The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World

Eric Weiner

3.8

2008

Cover of Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

Chuck Klosterman

3.9

2005

Cover of The Partly Cloudy Patriot

The Partly Cloudy Patriot

Sarah Vowell, Katherine Streeter

3.9

2002

Cover of Matterhorn

Matterhorn

Karl Marlantes

4.3

2009

Cover of Homage to Catalonia

Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell, Lionel Trilling

4.1

1938

Cover of Breath, Eyes, Memory

Breath, Eyes, Memory

Edwidge Danticat

3.9

1994

Cover of The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

Edmund de Waal

3.9

2009

Cover of All Over But the Shoutin'

All Over But the Shoutin'

Rick Bragg

4.1

1997

Cover of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Margot Lee Shetterly

3.9

2016

Cover of West with the Night

West with the Night

Beryl Markham

4.2

1942

Cover of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

John Perkins

3.8

2004

Cover of The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey

The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey

Ernesto Che Guevara, Aleida Guevara March

3.8

1993

Cover of Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction

Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction

Joseph Conrad, A. Michael Matin

3.8

1899

Cover of In One Person

In One Person

John Irving

3.6

2012

Cover of Daisy Miller

Daisy Miller

Henry James

3.4

1878

Cover of The Complete Poems

The Complete Poems

John Keats

4.2

1820

Cover of The Doomsday Conspiracy

The Doomsday Conspiracy

Sidney Sheldon

3.6

1991

Cover of Death Note, Vol. 4: Love (Death Note, #4)

Death Note, Vol. 4: Love (Death Note, #4)

Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata

4.4

2004

Cover of Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.2

1997

Cover of Selected Stories

Selected Stories

O. Henry, Victoria Blake

4.2

1977

Cover of Something like Normal

Something like Normal

Trish Doller

3.8

2012

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