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Old 08-27-2015, 08:51 AM   #6
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From the description of The Price of Thirst, you might like:

“Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies”

“Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future”

“Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed”
This is 600 pages that could have been 300 pages but very interesting.

Lost in Shangri-La brings to my mind:
“The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics”

“China's Wings: War, Intrigue, Romance, and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom During the Golden Age of Flight”
Edit to add: you might find this too much of a biography of American aviation executive William Langhorne Bond.

“Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption”
Edit 2 to add: This could trigger "biography" of Louis Zamperini.

I haven't read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks yet.
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