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Alaska by James A. Michener Summary
Alaska by James A. Michener
by Steve Berry 1988
4.17
17k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Travel
Vagabonding Summary
Vagabonding
An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
by Rolf Potts 2002 205 pages
3.95
28k+ ratings
Travel
Philosophy
Self Help
The Hidden School Summary
The Hidden School
Return of the Peaceful Warrior
by Dan Millman 2017 304 pages
4.13
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
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
500+ ratings
History
Politics
Military Fiction
Etiquette Guide to Japan Summary
Etiquette Guide to Japan
Know the Rules that Make the Difference!
by Boyé Lafayette De Mente 1990 192 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Japan
Travel
Cultural
The Happiness of Pursuit Summary
The Happiness of Pursuit
Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life
by Chris Guillebeau 2014 304 pages
3.70
7k+ ratings
Self Help
Travel
Personal Development
The Greater Journey Summary
The Greater Journey
Americans in Paris
by David McCullough 2011 558 pages
3.94
20k+ ratings
History
France
American History
Overbooked Summary
Overbooked
The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism
by Elizabeth Becker 2013 464 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Travel
Economics
Business
Life Lessons From the Amazon Summary
Life Lessons From the Amazon
A Guide to Life From One Epic Jungle Adventure
by Pip Stewart 2021 335 pages
4.08
194 ratings
Travel
Adventure
Nature
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
3.73
8k+ ratings
Self Help
Fashion
France
Silence Summary
Silence
In the Age of Noise
by Erling Kagge 2016 131 pages
3.76
13k+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
Left for Dead Summary
Left for Dead
My Journey Home from Everest
by Beck Weathers 2000 352 pages
3.61
8k+ ratings
Adventure
Mountaineering
Memoir
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
10k+ ratings
Sports
Travel
Africa
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
11k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Dirtbag Billionaire Summary
Dirtbag Billionaire
How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away
by David Gelles 2025 320 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Biography
Business
Memoir
A Walk in the Woods Summary
A Walk in the Woods
Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson 1998 397 pages
4.07
400k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Humor
Tracks Summary
Tracks
A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
by Robyn Davidson 1980 288 pages
3.93
17k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Australia
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 333 pages
3.72
449 ratings
Travel
Memoir
Language
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
4k+ ratings
Business
Economics
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
4.23
16k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Nature
The Geography of Genius Summary
The Geography of Genius
Lessons from the World's Most Creative Places
by Eric Weiner 2016 368 pages
3.80
4k+ ratings
History
Travel
Science
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
3.42
8k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
France
Marco Polo Summary
Marco Polo
From Venice to Xanadu
by Laurence Bergreen 2007 415 pages
3.85
3k+ ratings
History
Biography
Travel
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
4.02
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Martial Arts
China
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 376 pages
3.66
300k+ ratings
Book Club
Memoir
Biography
Beyond Possible Summary
Beyond Possible
One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
by Nimsdai Purja 2020 320 pages
4.15
5k+ ratings
Adventure
Biography
Mountaineering
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
500+ ratings
Business
History
Aviation
English Journey Summary
English Journey
by J.B. Priestley 1934 384 pages
4.09
483 ratings
Travel
History
British Literature
Walden on Wheels Summary
Walden on Wheels
On The Open Road from Debt to Freedom
by Ken Ilgunas 2013 297 pages
4.01
8k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Biography
Ghost Rider Summary
Ghost Rider
Travels on the Healing Road
by Neil Peart 2002 462 pages
4.12
6k+ ratings
Travel
Biography
Music
Down and Out in Paris and London Summary
Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell 1933 213 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Classics
Memoir
Biography
Mexico Summary
Mexico
by James A. Michener 1992 672 pages
3.75
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Travel
Geography for Dummies Summary
Geography for Dummies
by Charles A. Heatwole 2002 386 pages
3.77
100 ratings
Geography
Reference
Travel
Spirit Run Summary
Spirit Run
A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
by Noé Álvarez 2020 218 pages
3.50
4k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Indigenous
City of Gold Summary
City of Gold
Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
by Jim Krane 2009 368 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
History
Middle East
Travel
A Field Guide to Getting Lost Summary
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
by Rebecca Solnit 2005 209 pages
3.90
21k+ ratings
Essays
Memoir
Travel
Chasing Chaos Summary
Chasing Chaos
My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid
by Jessica Alexander 2013 400 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Africa
My Invented Country Summary
My Invented Country
A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
by Isabel Allende 2003 222 pages
3.89
12k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Travel
Sovietistan Summary
Sovietistan
Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
by Erika Fatland 2014 477 pages
4.27
8k+ ratings
Travel
History
Russia
Last Chance to See Summary
Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams 1990 220 pages
4.32
26k+ ratings
Science
Travel
Nature
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
4k+ ratings
Memoir
Education
Biography
Black Garden Summary
Black Garden
Armenia and Azerbaijan through Peace and War
by Thomas de Waal 2003 400 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
History
Politics
War
Iberia Summary
Iberia
by James A. Michener 1968 960 pages
3.71
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Travel
Spain
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
17k+ ratings
Education
Memoir
Biography
Take Me with You Summary
Take Me with You
by Catherine Ryan Hyde 2014 362 pages
4.22
45k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Travel
The Sea and Civilization Summary
The Sea and Civilization
A Maritime History of the World
by Lincoln Paine 2013 784 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
History
Maritime
World History
The Outermost House Summary
The Outermost House
A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
by Henry Beston 1928 218 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Nature
Memoir
Travel
Walking to Listen Summary
Walking to Listen
4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time
by Andrew Forsthoefel 2017 376 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Biography
The White Darkness Summary
The White Darkness
by David Grann 2018 160 pages
3.97
10k+ ratings
History
Biography
Adventure
Barbarian Days Summary
Barbarian Days
A Surfing Life
by William Finnegan 2015 447 pages
4.28
40k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Travel
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