Rank | Info | Synopsis | |
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1 | Atlas Obscura |
A richly documented ultimate explorer's guide to more than 700 hidden marvels, events and curiosities around the world. | Buy now! |
2 | Humans Of New York: Stories |
More photographs, this time accompanied by interviews, from the creator of the blog and the book Humans of New York. | Buy now! |
3 | The Road To Little Dribbling |
An American expatriate travels around his adopted country, Britain. | Buy now! |
4 | Humans Of New York |
Four hundred color photos of New Yorkers, with brief commentary. Originally published in 2013. | Buy now! |
5 | Sully |
A memoir by the pilot who made an emergency landing on the Hudson River in 2009. Originally published as Highest Duty in 2009. The basis for the 2016 movie. | Buy now! |
6 | Destinations Of A Lifetime |
A photographic tour of 225 global destinations. | Buy now! |
7 | Speaking American |
The creator of the New York Times dialect quiz provides a guide to how words are pronounced in different parts of the country. | Buy now! |
8 | Wild |
An account of the life-changing 1,100-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995. Originally published in 2012 and a 2014 movie. | Buy now! |
9 | Lion |
The author was lost on a train in India at age 5, then adopted by a couple in Australia; he searched for and found his birth family as an adult. Originally published in 2014 as A Long Way Home and the basis for the 2016 movie. | Buy now! |
10 | Nonstop Metropolis |
Essays and 26 imaginative maps celebrate New York City. | Buy now! |