The Way of Herodotus: Travels With the Man Who Invented History

5 best books like The Way of Herodotus: Travels With the Man Who Invented History (Justin Marozzi): Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, Travels with Herodotus, We the Animals, The Worst Journey in the World, Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle

Author	Dervla Murphy
ISBN	0879512482

There are very few occasions where my enjoyment of a book will depend on liking the protagonist of the story (or, in the case of nonfiction, the way the author portrays him- or herself). "Full Tilt" is such a case.

Dervla Murphy gives an account of her incredible journey, travelling from Ireland...

Travels with Herodotus

Author	Ryszard Kapuściński
ISBN	1400043387

From the master of literary reportage whose acclaimed books include Shah of Shahs, The Emperor, and The Shadow of the Sun, an intimate account of his first youthful forays beyond the Iron Curtain.

Just out of university in 1955, Kapuscinski told his editor that he’d like to go abroad. Dreaming...

We the Animals

Author	Justin Torres
ISBN	0547576722

An exquisite, blistering debut novel.

Three brothers tear their way through childhood — smashing tomatoes all over each other, building kites from trash, hiding out when their parents do battle, tiptoeing around the house as their mother sleeps off her graveyard shift. Paps and Ma are...

The Worst Journey in the World

Author	Apsley Cherry-Garrard
ISBN	0143039385

The Worst Journey in the World recounts Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the youngest member of Scott's team and one of three men to make and survive the notorious Winter Journey, draws on his firsthand experiences as well as the diaries of his compatriots...

Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Author	Guillermo del Toro
ISBN	0062414461

Fans of dark fairy-tales like The Hazel Wood and The Cruel Prince will relish this atmospheric and absorbing book based on Guillermo del Toro’s critically acclaimed movie.

Oscar winning writer-director Guillermo del Toro and New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke have come...