Batavia: from the author of The Opera House, Ned Kelly and Mutiny on the Bounty

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner)

Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Everest Disaster

In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Meeting

I Am An Island: The Sunday Times bestselling memoir of one woman’s search for belonging

H is for Hawk: A BBC2 Between the Covers pick

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

The Wilderness Family

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom From a Remarkable Herd of Elephants

Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening