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The Return of Marco Polo's World Summary
The Return of Marco Polo's World
War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century
by Robert D. Kaplan 2018 304 pages
3.79
815 ratings
History
Politics
International Relations
The Art of Non-Conformity Summary
The Art of Non-Conformity
Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World
by Chris Guillebeau 2014 170 pages
3.81
11.0K ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Left for Dead Summary
Left for Dead
My Journey Home from Everest
by Beck Weathers 2000 352 pages
3.61
7.8K ratings
Adventure
Mountaineering
Memoir
The Hidden School Summary
The Hidden School
Return of the Peaceful Warrior
by Dan Millman 2017 304 pages
4.14
790 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Etiquette Guide to Japan Summary
Etiquette Guide to Japan
Know the Rules That Make the Difference
by Boyé Lafayette De Mente 1990 128 pages
3.76
756 ratings
Japan
Travel
Reference
Mother Tongue Summary
Mother Tongue
My Family's Globe-Trotting Quest to Dream in Mandarin, Laugh in Arabic, and Sing in Spanish
by Christine Gilbert 2016 336 pages
3.72
442 ratings
Travel
Memoir
Language
Laughing Without an Accent Summary
Laughing Without an Accent
Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
by Firoozeh Dumas 2008 226 pages
3.80
4.3K ratings
Memoir
Humor
Iran
Overbooked Summary
Overbooked
The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
by Elizabeth Becker 2013 464 pages
3.80
840 ratings
Travel
Economics
Business
Japonisme Summary
Japonisme
Ikigai, Forest Bathing, Wabi-sabi and more
by Erin Niimi Longhurst 2018 293 pages
3.74
2.5K ratings
Japan
Self Help
Japanese Literature
The Climb Summary
The Climb
Tragic Ambitions on Everest
by Anatoli Boukreev 1997 297 pages
3.99
17.7K ratings
Mountaineering
Adventure
Memoir
The Songlines Summary
The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin 1987 304 pages
3.96
12.0K ratings
Travel
Australia
History
A Walk in the Park Summary
A Walk in the Park
The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
by Kevin Fedarko 2024 488 pages
4.27
9.0K ratings
Travel
Memoir
Nature
Spirit Run Summary
Spirit Run
A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
by Noé Álvarez 2020 240 pages
3.50
4.5K ratings
Memoir
Travel
Indigenous
American Shaolin Summary
American Shaolin
Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
by Matthew Polly 2007 384 pages
4.03
3.2K ratings
Memoir
Martial Arts
China
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself Summary
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself
One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris
by Glynnis MacNicol 2024 288 pages
3.44
6.3K ratings
Memoir
Travel
France
Running with the Kenyans Summary
Running with the Kenyans
Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
by Adharanand Finn 2010 288 pages
3.94
9.8K ratings
Sports
Travel
Memoir
Lessons from Madame Chic Summary
Lessons from Madame Chic
20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris
by Jennifer L. Scott 2011 283 pages
3.72
8.4K ratings
Self Help
Fashion
France
Silence Summary
Silence
In the Age of Noise
by Erling Kagge 2016 131 pages
3.77
12.8K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
Walden on Wheels Summary
Walden on Wheels
On The Open Road from Debt to Freedom
by Ken Ilgunas 2013 297 pages
4.00
8.0K ratings
Memoir
Travel
Biography
Ninety Percent of Everything Summary
Ninety Percent of Everything
Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate
by Rose George 2013 304 pages
3.79
4.3K ratings
Business
Economics
History
Stones Into Schools Summary
Stones Into Schools
Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
by Greg Mortenson 2009 420 pages
3.85
17.0K ratings
Education
Memoir
Biography
Ghost Rider Summary
Ghost Rider
Travels on the Healing Road
by Neil Peart 2002 460 pages
4.12
6.6K ratings
Travel
Biography
Music
In The Land Of Israel Summary
In The Land Of Israel
by Amos Oz 1982 304 pages
4.11
798 ratings
Israel
History
Jewish
Tracks Summary
Tracks
A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
by Robyn Davidson 1980 288 pages
3.93
17.0K ratings
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk
The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
by Slavomir Rawicz 1956 256 pages
4.24
21.2K ratings
History
Adventure
Biography
The Geography of Genius Summary
The Geography of Genius
A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
by Eric Weiner 2016 368 pages
3.79
4.2K ratings
History
Travel
Science
Chasing Chaos Summary
Chasing Chaos
My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid
by Jessica Alexander 2013 400 pages
4.09
3.0K ratings
Memoir
Travel
Africa
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children
by John Wood 2006 272 pages
4.10
4.6K ratings
Memoir
Education
Business
Walking to Listen Summary
Walking to Listen
4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time
by Andrew Forsthoefel 2017 373 pages
3.89
2.6K ratings
Memoir
Travel
Biography
My Invented Country Summary
My Invented Country
A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
by Isabel Allende 2003 199 pages
3.89
11.8K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Travel
Geography for Dummies Summary
Geography for Dummies
by Charles A. Heatwole 2002 388 pages
3.73
97 ratings
Reference
Geography
Travel
Last Chance to See Summary
Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams 1990 222 pages
4.32
25.5K ratings
Science
Travel
Nature
Three Cups of Tea Summary
Three Cups of Tea
One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson 2006 349 pages
3.66
358.5K ratings
Book Club
Memoir
Biography
Alaska Summary
Alaska
by James A. Michener 1988 868 pages
4.16
16.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Travel
I'm a Stranger Here Myself Summary
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
by Bill Bryson 1998 304 pages
3.90
68.3K ratings
Travel
Humor
Memoir
Travels With Myself and Another Summary
Travels With Myself and Another
by Martha Gellhorn 1979 320 pages
3.83
2.2K ratings
Travel
Memoir
Biography
Russia - Culture Smart! Summary
Russia - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
by Anna King 2007 168 pages
3.84
131 ratings
Travel
Russia
History
Jerusalem Summary
Jerusalem
The Biography
by Simon Sebag Montefiore 2011 752 pages
4.09
12.8K ratings
History
Religion
Biography
American Story Summary
American Story
A Lifetime Search for Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
by Bob Dotson 2013 1 pages
3.63
226 ratings
Journalism
Travel
Thailand - Culture Smart! Summary
Thailand - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
by Roger Jones 2003 168 pages
3.93
263 ratings
Travel
Cultural
Asian Literature
Hard Landing Summary
Hard Landing
The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos
by Thomas Petzinger Jr. 1995 616 pages
4.41
749 ratings
Business
History
Aviation
Beyond Possible Summary
Beyond Possible
One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
by Nimsdai Purja 2020 320 pages
4.16
5.2K ratings
Biography
Adventure
Mountaineering
Marco Polo Summary
Marco Polo
From Venice to Xanadu
by Laurence Bergreen 2007 415 pages
3.85
3.1K ratings
History
Biography
Travel
A Beginner's Guide to Japan Summary
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Observations and Provocations
by Pico Iyer 2019 240 pages
3.82
2.0K ratings
Travel
Japan
Memoir
Abroad in Japan Summary
Abroad in Japan
Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
by Chris Broad 2023 320 pages
4.14
17.6K ratings
Travel
Japan
Memoir
English Journey Summary
English Journey
by J.B. Priestley 1934 320 pages
4.07
434 ratings
Travel
History
British Literature
The Best Strangers in the World Summary
The Best Strangers in the World
Stories from a Life Spent Listening
by Ari Shapiro 2023 256 pages
4.03
6.3K ratings
Memoir
Essays
LGBT
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills
by Tristan Gooley 2014 416 pages
3.78
4.8K ratings
Nature
Science
Travel
Forgotten Continent Summary
Forgotten Continent
The Battle for Latin America's Soul
by Michael Reid 2007 400 pages
3.88
698 ratings
History
Politics
Latin American History
Never Leave the Dogs Behind Summary
Never Leave the Dogs Behind
A Memoir
by Brianna Madia 2024 208 pages
4.16
4.9K ratings
Memoir
Dogs
Animals
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