A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
by Eric Newby No mountaineer, Newby set out with a friend to explore the formidable peaks of the Nuristan Mountains in northeast Afghanistan. His witty,
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by Eric Newby No mountaineer, Newby set out with a friend to explore the formidable peaks of the Nuristan Mountains in northeast Afghanistan. His witty,
by Rory Stewart A New York Times BestsellerThis account of a 36-day walk across Afghanistan, starting just weeks after the fall of the Taliban, is “stupendous…an instant
by Jamil Jan Kochai “Funny, razor-sharp, and full of juicy tales that feel urgent and illicit . . . the author has created a singular, resonant
by Ivo Andrić The Bridge on the Drina is a vivid depiction of the suffering history has imposed upon the people of Bosnia from the late
by Rebecca West “Rebecca West’s magnum opus . . . one of the great books of our time.” —The New Yorker Written on the brink of
by Alain Peyrefitte In 1793, Lord George Macartney and an enormous delegation—including diplomats, doctors, scholars, painters, musicians, soldiers, and aristocrats—entered Beijing on a mission to
by Eric Weitz The definitive history of Weimar politics, culture, and societyA New York Times Book Review Editor’s ChoiceA Financial Times Best Book of the Year Thoroughly up-to-date, skillfully
by Ayesha Harruna Attah Based on true events, a story of courage, forgiveness, love, and freedom in precolonial Ghana, told through the eyes of two
by Arundhati Roy BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An affluent Indian family is forever changed by one fateful day in 1969, from the author of The
by Edward Luce As the world’s largest democracy and a rising international economic power, India has long been heralded for its great strides in technology
by Karan Bajaj “A beautifully rendered epic journey . . . . The novel works on many levels and excels at them all.” —New York
by Steve Hamm Of all the tech tigers in India, Wipro is one of a handful that stands out from the pack. In the past
by Megha Majumdar NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK! • A “gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary” (USA Today) about three unforgettable characters who
by Nadia Murad WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE • In this “courageous” (The Washington Post) memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State
by Denis Boyles The author relates his adventures on a railroad journey through East Africa and explores both the romantic past and the turbulent present
by Maurice Herzog One of Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 Sports Books of All Time: A gripping firsthand account of one of the most daring climbing expeditions
by Jon Krakauer #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left
by Donalito Bales Jr. What does it take to travel around the world? What surprises await you as you dream, discover and uncover your next
by Abdulrazak Gurnah From the Nobel Prize winner, a coming-of-age story that illuminates the harshness and beauty of an Africa on the brink of
by Kalafi Moala In Search of the Friendly Islands is a thought-provoking examination of how tradition and modernity co-exist in Tongan society, not only in
by Larry Kaniut Alaska is like no other state and few countries; men experience greater risk in her arms. This one-of-a-kind anthology captures the spine
by James Huntington For sheer excitement and adventure, few novels match the true-life story of James Huntington. The son of a white trapper and Indian
by Spike Walker When the fishing vessel La Conte sinks suddenly at night in one-hundred-mile-per-hour winds and record ninety-foot seas during a savage storm in
by Jon Krakauer NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness
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