Captain James Cook: A Biography

9 best books like Captain James Cook: A Biography (Richard Hough): Agent Running in the Field, The Little Drummer Girl, Every Man Dies Alone, Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe, The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty, Shadow Captain, Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles, Robert B. Parker's Wonderland, Memoirs of the Second World War

Agent Running in the Field

Author	John le Carré
ISBN	1984878875

A new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author John le Carré

Set in London in 2018, Agent Running in the Field follows a twenty-six year old solitary figure who, in a desperate attempt to resist the political turbulence swirling around him, makes connections that will take him down...

The Little Drummer Girl

Author	John le Carré
ISBN	0671042785

John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge, and have earned him unprecedented worldwide acclaim.

In this thrilling and thought-provoking novel of Middle Eastern intrigue,...

Every Man Dies Alone

Author	Hans Fallada
ISBN	1933633638

Inspired by a true story, Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin is the gripping tale of an ordinary man's determination to defy the tyranny of Nazi rule. This Penguin Classics edition contains an afterword by Geoff Wilkes, as well as facsimiles of the original Gestapo file which inspired the novel. Berlin,...

Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe

Author

Laurence Bergreen

The riveting story of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage

“Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner.”— New York...

The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

Author	Caroline Alexander
ISBN	0006532462

The bestselling author of The Endurance reveals the startling truth behind the legend of the Mutiny on the Bounty -- the most famous sea story of all time. More than two centuries have passed since Fletcher Christian mutinied against Lt. Bligh on a small armed transport vessel called Bounty. Why the...

Shadow Captain

Author	Alastair Reynolds
ISBN	0575090634

The gripping sequel to the Locus award winning science fiction adventure, Revenger, tells a story of obsession and betrayal as two sisters hunt for the greatest treasure in the universe.

Adrana and Fura Ness have finally been reunited, but both have changed beyond recognition. Once desperate...

Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles

Author

Bernard Cornwell

‘Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.’

Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell is celebrated for his ability to bring history to life. Here, in his first work of non-fiction, he has written the true story of the epic battle of Waterloo – a momentous turning...

Robert B. Parker's Wonderland

Author	Ace Atkins
ISBN	0399161570

Henry Cimoli and Spenser have been friends for years, yet the old boxing trainer has never asked the private eye for a favor. Until now. A heavy-handed developer is trying to buy up Henry's condo on Revere Beach and sends thugs to move the process along. Soon Spenser and his apprentice, Zebulon Sixkill,...

Memoirs of the Second World War

Author	Winston S. Churchill
ISBN	0395599687

The quintessential account of the Second World War as seen by Winston Churchill, its greatest leader

As Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945, Winston Churchill was not only the most powerful player in World War II, but also the free world's most eloquent voice of defiance in the...