Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953 by Charles J. Hanley. 123 ratings. Excellent book that tells the story of the Korean War through the eyes of 20 different people, from all sides of the conflict.

Stampede: Gold Fever and Disaster in the Klondike by Brian Castner. 414 ratings. Great book about the 1897-98 Klondike Gold Rush and the desperate people trying to survive in Alaska in the hopes of gold.

Birds of Paradise by Oliver K. Langmead. 376 ratings. This book follows Adam, the first man, along with some of the animals from Eden as Adam works to recover and restore pieces of the Garden of Eden.