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The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures
by William deBuys
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Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of a Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine
by Maximillian Potter
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Glorious Misadventures: Nikolai Rezanov and the Dream of a Russian America
by Owen Matthews
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
by Hampton Sides
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Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival
by Peter Stark
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Out of the Woods: A Memoir of Wayfinding
by Lynn Darling
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The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking
by Olivia Laing
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Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story
by J. Maarten Troost
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Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
by Matthew Goodman
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The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time
by Bob Harris
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Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
by Timothy Egan
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The Great Northern Express: A Writer's Journey Home
by Howard F. Mosher
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An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies
by Tyler Cowen
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Birdseye: The Adventures of a Curious Man
by Mark Kurlansky
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City: A User's Guide to the Past, Present, and Future of Urban Life
by P.D. Smith
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Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
by Mitchell Zuckoff
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The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan
by Kim Barker
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Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout
by Philip Connors
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Travels in Siberia
by Ian Frazier
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The Third Wave: A Volunteer Story
by Alison Thompson
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Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
by William Dalrymple
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Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
by Vanessa Woods
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The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean
by Susan Casey
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Darwin's Armada: Four Voyages and the Battle for the Theory of Evolution
by Iain McCalman
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The Lassa Ward: One Man’s Fight Against One of the World’s Deadliest Diseases
by Dr. Ross Donaldson MD, MPH
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Halfway to Heaven: My White-knuckled - and Knuckleheaded - Quest for the Rocky Mountain High
by Mark Obmascik
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A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
by Tori Murden McClure
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
by David Grann
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Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
by Daniel L. Everett
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State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America
by Sean Wilsey, Matt Weiland
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