River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the NileNew · History, Nonfiction, Africa
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
2022 · 349 pages · Nonfiction
22
New
★ 3.84 on Goodreads · 18K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2022). 3.84★ from 18K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
22Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers23 out of 100 · counts 50%+13
- Buzz26 out of 100 · counts 15%+5
Where it ranks
- #210 of the 220 history books we rank
- #664 of the 730 new books we rank
- #1276 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2022)
Reads as
True story, Adventurous
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