Top Five Books of 2015

Description
What are your top five reads for 2015? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2015. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: TBA To add a book to your list, click the "Add work to list" button in the upper-right corner. This will take you to a search box, where you can search by title, author, keyword, etc. Clicking on the title will add the book to your list. You can reorder your list over on the right-hand side, by dragging and dropping titles in the "Your list" section.
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
de Nathaniel Philbrick
6,362 membres
167 critiques
4.2
Rang global 117
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Explications
DonaldBuehler: The story of the Essex was the inspiration for Melville's "moby Dick."
2
Au royaume des glaces
de Hampton Sides
1,231 membres
57 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 278
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Explications
DonaldBuehler: The ill-fated story of George deLong and his attempt to find the North Pole. Amazing characters - incredible story - similar to Shackelton. Maybe my favorite book this year.
3
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
de S. C. Gwynne
626 membres
12 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 441
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Explications
DonaldBuehler: Outstanding bio of Stonewall - one of the best written Civil War books I have read.
4
Autumn
de David Moody
486 membres
46 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 602
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Explications
DonaldBuehler: Actually I re-read the entire Autumn series (6 books) in 2015. In my opinion, one of the best post apocalyptic zombie series ever.
5
Le Mayflower : L'odyssée des Pères pèlerins et la naissance de l'Amérique
de Nathaniel Philbrick
5,483 membres
125 critiques
3.9
Rang global 666
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Explications
DonaldBuehler: Watch the National Geographic 2 part series "Saints and Strangers" to better understand the Pilgrims and their life in Plymouth Plantation 1620s.