The Books of Erik Larson

[OumaFan]

Some of these aren't really totally similar but they're popular non-fiction.

I loved River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler. Loved it. Peace Corps worker in this kind of backwoods city in China (of course a small city in China is not a small city here) that hadn't seen a Westerner in decades.

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand was pretty good.

There are a lot more but I'd have to go through my bookshelves.

[marbleheadmaui]

Some of these aren't really totally similar but they're popular non-fiction.

I loved River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler. Loved it. Peace Corps worker in this kind of backwoods city in China (of course a small city in China is not a small city here) that hadn't seen a Westerner in decades.

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand was pretty good.

There are a lot more but I'd have to go through my bookshelves.

I found unbroken to be so emotionally potent I had to go for walks sometimes to rid myself of the feelings. Thanks for the other r ecommendations.