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Out of Captivity: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Columbian Jungle

By Mark Gonsalves, Tom Howes, Keith Stansell

1 available

Hugo Chavez: Oil, Politics and the Emerging Threat to the U.S.

By Kozloff N

1 available

The Lost City of Z: A Legendary British Explorer's Deadly Quest to Uncover the Secrets of the Amazon

By Grann, David

Out of My Depth

By Anne Darwin, David Leigh

Generation Kill

By Wright, Evan

Pope Francis: Untying the Knots: The Struggle for the Soul of Catholicism

By Vallely, Paul, Paul Vallely

The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale Of Love, Murder And Survival In The Amazon

By Robert Whitaker

In Patagonia

By BRUCE CHATWIN, Nicholas Shakespeare

The Life and Times of Evita

Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist

By Rohter, Larry

Che Guevara: the definitive portrait of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating historical figures, by critically-acclaimed New York Times journalist Jon Lee Anderson

By Anderson, Jon Lee

Villa and Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution

By McLynn, F.J.

Veil: Secret Wars of the C.I.A., 1981-87

By Woodward, Bob

Cortes and the Aztecs (Then & There S.)

By Dorner, Jane

Sir Gregor Macgregor and the Land That Never Was: The Extraordinary Story of the Most Audacious Fraud in History

By Sinclair, David

Lost City of the Incas (Phoenix Press)

By hiram bingham, Hugh Thomson

Pope Francis: Untying the Knots

By Vallely, Paul

The Lost City of Z: A Legendary British Explorer's Deadly Quest to Uncover the Secrets of the Amazon

By Grann, David

Shadow of the Almighty (Lives of Faith): The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot

By Elisabeth Elliot

Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero

By Sprawson, Charles, Liptrot, Amy

Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Richest and Most Dangerous Drug Baron

By Bowden, Mark

Fall: Winner of the Costa Biography Award 2021

By Preston, John

Hendrix: The Illustrated Story

By Gaar, Gillian G.

Four Kings: The intoxicating and captivating tale of four men who changed the face of boxing from award-winning sports writer George Kimball

By Kimball, George

Forgotten Fatherland: The Search for Elisabeth Nietzsche

By MacIntyre, Ben

Liberty or Death! The Life and Campaigns of Richard L. Vowell: British Legionnaire and Commander -Hero and Patriot of the Americas

By Paez Victor, Maria

Caithness to Patagonia: Distant Lands and Close Relatives

By Leith, Ian

Garrincha: The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero

By Castro, Ruy

Military Memoirs: A Soldier Of The Seventy-First: The Journal of a Soldier in the Peninsular War

By Hibbert, Christopher

A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco

By Suzanna Clarke