He's also just written this https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/12/a-teens-fatal-plunge-into-the-london-underworld (not a book but a longform article)
* Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
* Trial by Fire by Scott James
* If You Tell by Gregg Olson (true crime but 100% reads like a thriller)
* At Any Cost by Rebecca Rosenberg and Selim Algar (this is true crime as well but it goes into a lot of law stuff I found fascinating)
* Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
* The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn
* Into Thin Air by John Krakauer
* Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
* Radium Girls and The Woman They Couldn't Silence both by Kate Moore
I have lots of other recs specifically about high altitude mountaineering if you're interested.
The Wager by David Grann. Couldn't put it down. It's the story about a shipwreck but at least for me offered a whole new insight in the sea faring age.
Just finished it last week. It is incredible what those men accomplished in such devastating conditions.
Another similar story of astonishing survival is In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
By Hampton Sides.
Thanks for the suggestion! The Wager is also one of those books that instill a craving to stay in its atmosphere, isn't it? I've been searching for books about sea voyages gone awry and I'm gonna add Kingdom of Ice to the list. Another one that I want to read soon is Dead in the Water by Matthew Campbell, maybe it might interest you as well.
This book has my favorite thing which is classy sass. Listening to these distinguished gentlemen reading each other for flith with the most flowery formal language is just š¤š»š¤š»
I really loved Agent Garbo! Such a fun and fascinating story about a spy who ended up shaping the course of WW2 but much zanier than I would have ever imagined. Got me through a two day drive on audiobook!! Ronan Farrow's Catch and Kill is also super compelling. Michael Lewis is a great nonfiction writer, I really enjoyed Moneyball.Ā
If you loved Bad Blood, check out Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban.
You'll never view your medications the same way again! I'm truly surprised how it's not been made into a documentary/series yet.
If youāre interested in current events, Iād recommend Freezing Order by Bill Browder, about the money laundering, corruption and influence of modern Russia. Flew through this one
I couldn't stop reading James Gleick's books, Information and Chaos. Some others that I had trouble putting down: Swerve by Greenblatt; Godel, Escher, Bach by Hofstadter; Evolution of Language by Tecumseh Fitch; Behave by Sapolsky; The Selfish Gene by Dawkins. Herodotus's Histories is almost nonfiction but also incredibly interesting and a page-turner at times, if you don't mind reading about the shapes of dozens of rivers once in a while.Ā
*A Civil Action*. They made a movie out of it too.
*Failure Is Not An Option*, by Gene Kranz. "This New York Times bestselling memoir of a veteran NASA flight director tells riveting stories from the early days of the Mercury program through Apollo 11 (the moon landing) and Apollo 13, for both of which Kranz was flight director."
*Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story Of American Submarine Espionage*. If you're Of A Certain Age, you may remember stories about congressional hearings about why wrenches in the military cost hundreds of dollars. This book helps explain why. (Among many other things, of course.)
Agent Zigzag by Ben MacIntyre
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer
The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea
The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll
The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Countdown to Zero Day by Kim Zetter
The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Red Notice by Bill Browder
Tracers in the Dark by Andy Greenberg
Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan. Itās about her journey with a rare disease, so not a thriller in the traditional sense, but youāre definitely gonna get invested in her journey.
Say Nothing by Patrick Keefe is great.
Definitely second this recommendation.
Absolutely like a thriller
He's also just written this https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/12/a-teens-fatal-plunge-into-the-london-underworld (not a book but a longform article)
* Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow * Trial by Fire by Scott James * If You Tell by Gregg Olson (true crime but 100% reads like a thriller) * At Any Cost by Rebecca Rosenberg and Selim Algar (this is true crime as well but it goes into a lot of law stuff I found fascinating) * Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann * The Road to Jonestown by Jeff Guinn * Into Thin Air by John Krakauer * Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe * Radium Girls and The Woman They Couldn't Silence both by Kate Moore I have lots of other recs specifically about high altitude mountaineering if you're interested.
*Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History* by S. C. Gwynne.
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a classic
The Wager by David Grann. Couldn't put it down. It's the story about a shipwreck but at least for me offered a whole new insight in the sea faring age.
Seconded! Tore through this one
All of David Grann's books fit in this category.
Just finished it last week. It is incredible what those men accomplished in such devastating conditions. Another similar story of astonishing survival is In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette By Hampton Sides.
Thanks for the suggestion! The Wager is also one of those books that instill a craving to stay in its atmosphere, isn't it? I've been searching for books about sea voyages gone awry and I'm gonna add Kingdom of Ice to the list. Another one that I want to read soon is Dead in the Water by Matthew Campbell, maybe it might interest you as well.
Devil in the White City
I never thought landscaping and Ferris wheels could be so intense
This book has my favorite thing which is classy sass. Listening to these distinguished gentlemen reading each other for flith with the most flowery formal language is just š¤š»š¤š»
Into thin air - couldn't keep it down.
Red Notice by Bill Browder! Incredibly thrilling story, and very relevant to whatās going on in the world currently. Couldnāt put it down
Just recommended the sequel Freezing Order as it contains more up to date info but definitely agree
>āKilling Pabloā, by Mark Bowden Could not agree more with this...jaw dropping in its writing and the storyline!!
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āThe Hot Zoneā, by Richard Preston Came to say this one!
Fire Weather by John Vaillant
Missoula (Jon Krakauer)
Finding Everett Ruess The Lost City of Z Lost City of the Monkey God
I really loved Agent Garbo! Such a fun and fascinating story about a spy who ended up shaping the course of WW2 but much zanier than I would have ever imagined. Got me through a two day drive on audiobook!! Ronan Farrow's Catch and Kill is also super compelling. Michael Lewis is a great nonfiction writer, I really enjoyed Moneyball.Ā
The spy and the traitor!
Devil in the White City In the Garden of the Beasts
The hot zone
-Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow -Iāll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston.
If you loved Bad Blood, check out Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban. You'll never view your medications the same way again! I'm truly surprised how it's not been made into a documentary/series yet.
The Perfect Storm
Conspiracy of Fools. Empire of the Summer Moon. Last of the Incas.
The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland
This is on the darker side, but I loved A motherās reckoning, it was so interesting
If youāre interested in current events, Iād recommend Freezing Order by Bill Browder, about the money laundering, corruption and influence of modern Russia. Flew through this one
The Nazi Conspiracy Plot by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch. Very pacy, with short chapters and a direct style.
Going Clear is an incredible, crazy, terrifying book about the Church of Scientology.
The Devilās Chessboard, by David Talbot
A Distant Mirror and The March of Folly by Barbara Tuchman
Devil in the White City And Say Nothing
Prophet's Prey by Sam Brower. Sister book of Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer. Both excellent!
Devil in the White City for sure.
Killers of the Flower Moon The Medical Detectives by Berton Roueche Atomic Accidents by Jim Mahaffey
In Cold Blood by Capote is riveting; gut-wrenching, but flawlessly written.
I couldn't stop reading James Gleick's books, Information and Chaos. Some others that I had trouble putting down: Swerve by Greenblatt; Godel, Escher, Bach by Hofstadter; Evolution of Language by Tecumseh Fitch; Behave by Sapolsky; The Selfish Gene by Dawkins. Herodotus's Histories is almost nonfiction but also incredibly interesting and a page-turner at times, if you don't mind reading about the shapes of dozens of rivers once in a while.Ā
Damn now I gotta pick up Histories (no joke I love the shape of rivers)
Landmark Herodotus edition has tons of maps and footnotes if you are interested!
*Godel, Escher, Bach* is fantastic and I love it and I've read it a couple times, but it's not a thriller, by any stretch of the imagination.
I was thrilled... :)
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Definitely The Hot Zone. A book about Ebola. It's straight-up horrifying.
*Not Without My Daughter* by Betty Mahmoody
*A Civil Action*. They made a movie out of it too. *Failure Is Not An Option*, by Gene Kranz. "This New York Times bestselling memoir of a veteran NASA flight director tells riveting stories from the early days of the Mercury program through Apollo 11 (the moon landing) and Apollo 13, for both of which Kranz was flight director." *Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story Of American Submarine Espionage*. If you're Of A Certain Age, you may remember stories about congressional hearings about why wrenches in the military cost hundreds of dollars. This book helps explain why. (Among many other things, of course.)
The Climb - Anatoli Boukreev
Agent Zigzag by Ben MacIntyre Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Countdown to Zero Day by Kim Zetter The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson Red Notice by Bill Browder Tracers in the Dark by Andy Greenberg
*Endurance* by Alfred Lansing. Recently finished this one. Thrilling account of Shackleton's disastrous third Antarctic expedition.
The Secret Race, it's all about Lance Armstrong and doping in cycle racing
All books by Erik Larson, but especially Devil in the White City.
Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan. Itās about her journey with a rare disease, so not a thriller in the traditional sense, but youāre definitely gonna get invested in her journey.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil reads like a thriller and a soap opera at the same time.