10 books for fans of The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
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The Choice: Embrace the Possible
by Edith Eger, Edith Eva Eger
★ 4.82 BLT Score (132.9K ratings)★ 4.57 Goodreads (132.9K) -
Rare WITH THE OLD BREED by E.B. Sledge -1st/1st HCDJ 1981 - Peleliu & Okinawa marines unknown
by Unknown .
★ 4.79 BLT Score (48.6K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (48.6K) -
Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
by David Goggins
★ 4.78 BLT Score (48.0K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (48.0K) -
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
by Adam Makos, Larry Alexander
★ 4.66 BLT Score (28.1K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (28.1K) -
The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom from a Remarkable Herd of Elephants
Elephant Whisperer • Book 1
by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence
★ 4.63 BLT Score (33.3K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (33.3K) -
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
by Robert Kurson
★ 4.63 BLT Score (12.0K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (12.0K) -
Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
by Sean Parnell, John R. Bruning
★ 4.63 BLT Score (13.3K ratings)★ 4.4 Goodreads (13.3K) -
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson
★ 4.63 BLT Score (101.7K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (101.7K)
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