Books like Driving with the Devil by Neal Thompson

In a world where super‑villains rule, the protagonist vows revenge for his father’s murder by the tyrant Steelheart, gathering allies and uncovering hidden weaknesses to strike back.

Caddie Woodlawn, a Newbery‑Medal‑winning historical novel by Carol Ryrie Brink, follows a spirited Wisconsin farm girl as she navigates frontier life, family bonds, and friendships in 19th‑century America.

A true‑story chronicle of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight‑oar crew, whose perseverance and teamwork led them to Olympic gold amid the Great Depression and the rise of Nazi Germany.

Three elite runners from three continents race toward the same goal: breaking the four‑minute mile in 1952, a feat once thought impossible.

Nine Lives traces the extraordinary lives of nine New Orleanians over forty years, revealing how the city’s history, culture, and repeated storms shape its people and itself.

David McCullough chronicles the daring brothers who, in 1903, achieved the first human‑powered flight on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, revealing their ingenuity, determination, and the family support that drove their success.

Louis Zamperini’s memoir chronicles his journey from 1936 Olympic runner to WWII bomber pilot, miraculous survival at sea, brutal Japanese captivity, and his postwar struggle with grief, addiction, and eventual healing through faith.

Investigative journalist Phoebe Eaton separates man from myth, journeying past cartel checkpoints up to El Chapo’s remote hometown hideout in the Sierra Madre. She meets Chapo's family and reveals the surprising telenovela details of his childhood, discovering exactly how this third-grade dropout, Mexico’s most controversial narcotrafficker, rappelled his way from the rock pile that is La Tuna, Sinaloa, onto Forbes magazine's big-time billionaire list, governing a $14-billion empire even as he was on the lam, living in simple pine shacks with plastic folding chairs where the phone service went down if it was raining. She discovers the Pentecostal faith his mother (and he) credit with keeping him alive all these years and helping him escape jail and the authorities numerous times, the gift his mother and sisters (and perhaps even he) have of speaking in tongues. Including many never-seen-before color pictures from Chapo's haunts in La Tuna in Badiraguato, the surprising seat of his empire, and also rare material from his 12-week Brooklyn court trial where he was convicted on ten felony counts before shipping off to a life term in Colorado's Supermax prison.

Socio‑researcher Sudhir Venkatesh infiltrates a Chicago crack‑dealing gang, documenting urban poverty and crime from within.

A remarkable and complex biography of Saartjie Baartman, known as the 'Hottentot Venus,' tracing her journey from slavery to fame and the ongoing struggle for her return to her homeland.

187 pages in various paginations : 28 cm

An engaging exploration of gay and lesbian history in the United States, detailing the political, cultural, and community aspects that shaped the gay liberation movement.

David Shenk explores the enduring legacy of chess, tracing its journey from ancient India to its influence on strategy, science, art, and society over 1,500 years.

Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge unravels a tangled network of revenge and hidden pasts spanning World War I to a fatal motor‑car crash in England, where a faceless killer threatens to claim another innocent life.