The Tsar's Treasure by Martin BayerleShip of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary KinderThe Thrill of the Chase by Forrest FennChasing the Thrill by Daniel BarbarisiPirate Hunters by Robert Kurson
Treasure Hunting (non fiction)
12 books — 1 voter
Endurance by Alfred LansingIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesIsland of the Lost by Joan DruettGhosts of Cape Sabine by Leonard F. GuttridgeMadhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton
North and South Poles
127 books — 44 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanFast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserTwinkie, Deconstructed by Steve EttlingerThe Emperors of Chocolate by Joël Glenn BrennerCoffeeland by Augustine Sedgewick
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,226 books — 1,635 voters
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia PurnellThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootEighty Days by Matthew GoodmanAmerican Eve by Paula UruburuImperfect Union by Steve Inskeep
The Overlooked Women of History
946 books — 220 voters

The Invention of Nature by Andrea WulfIsaac's Storm by Erik LarsonThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganPacking for Mars by Mary RoachYoung Men and Fire by Norman Maclean
Best Nature Books
1,155 books — 778 voters
Sextant by David  BarrieLongitude by Dava SobelThe River of Doubt by Candice MillardUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseDisappointment River by Brian Castner
Cartography: Maps
184 books — 85 voters

Train by Tom ZoellnerThe Associates by Richard RaynerEmpire Express by David Haward BainDominion by Stephen R. BownIron Horses by Walter R. Borneman
Books about railways
184 books — 24 voters

Cadillac Desert by Marc ReisnerThe Mirage Factory by Gary KristA Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon WinchesterThe Associates by Richard RaynerBlack Death at the Golden Gate by David K. Randall
Best California Books
434 books — 216 voters
Cadillac Desert by Marc ReisnerThe Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff GoodellThe Mirage Factory by Gary KristLiquid Assets by Diane GalushaThe Water Will Come by Jeff Goodell
Water Engineering
24 books — 11 voters

Outlaw Platoon by Sean  ParnellThe Secret Gate by Mitchell ZuckoffThe Outpost by Jake TapperWhere Men Win Glory by Jon KrakauerOutlaw Platoon by Sean  Parnell
Afghan War Books
86 books — 47 voters
The Sorrows of Empire by Chalmers JohnsonThe Mission by Dana PriestThe Outpost by Jake TapperFirst Great Triumph by Warren ZimmermannGangsters of Capitalism by Jonathan M. Katz
US Empire
171 books — 15 voters

Water to the Angels by Les StandifordThe Mirage Factory by Gary KristUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff GoodellChasing the Thrill by Daniel Barbarisi
Reading the Southwest
253 books — 47 voters

The Mirage Factory by Gary KristA Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon WinchesterCadillac Desert by Marc ReisnerBlack Death at the Golden Gate by David K. RandallBlood and Thunder by Hampton Sides
California Newbie
51 books — 26 voters
Blue Gold by Maude BarlowLiquid Assets by Diane GalushaThe Water Will Come by Jeff GoodellCadillac Desert by Marc ReisnerWedding of the Waters by Peter L. Bernstein
Waterways, Watersheds, the Water System
136 books — 25 voters

Blue Gold by Maude BarlowLiquid Assets by Diane GalushaThe Water Will Come by Jeff Goodell
Best Water Books
102 books — 11 voters
Liquid Assets by Diane GalushaBlue Gold by Maude BarlowThe Water Will Come by Jeff GoodellCadillac Desert by Marc ReisnerWater to the Angels by Les Standiford
Sustainability: Water
66 books — 16 voters

Pacific Crucible by Ian W. TollThe Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. HornfischerWar at the End of the World by James P. DuffyThe lonely ships by Edwin P. HoytLonely Vigil by Walter Lord
World War II in the Pacific
164 books — 155 voters

American Prometheus by Kai BirdTruman by David McCulloughThe Power Broker by Robert A. CaroPeter the Great by Robert K. MassieDreadnought by Robert K. Massie
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,000 voters
Dead Wake by Erik LarsonThunderstruck by Erik LarsonThe Wager by David GrannThe Bounty by Caroline AlexanderDevils on the Deep Blue Sea by Kristoffer Garin
Maritime true crime
86 books — 7 voters

The Wager by David GrannInto the Raging Sea by Rachel SladeLongitude by Dava SobelEndurance by Alfred LansingTracks on the Ocean by Sara Caputo
Nautical Tales
746 books — 399 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigEthan Frome by Edith WhartonHyperion by Dan Simmons
Trees died for this?
1,364 books — 859 voters

Red Smoking Mirror by Nick Hunt1945 by Robert ConroyFatherland by Robert   HarrisArchangel by Robert   HarrisMunich by Robert   Harris
Best Alternate History
358 books — 676 voters
Alexander the Great by Anthony Everitt
Best Books About Alexander the Great
21 books — 31 voters


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