Derek Perkins

198 books

A Bite-Sized History of France: Delicious, Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment by Jeni Mitchell, Stephane Henaut

A Bite-Sized History of France: Delicious, Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment

Jeni Mitchell, Stephane Henaut

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative lighthearted slow-paced
Bland Fanatics: Liberals, the West, and the Afterlives of Empire by Pankaj Mishra

Bland Fanatics: Liberals, the West, and the Afterlives of Empire

Pankaj Mishra

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction essays informative reflective slow-paced
A Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation by Tim Hannigan

A Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation

Brief History of Asia

Tim Hannigan

288 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous slow-paced
Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy

Caesar: Life of a Colossus

Adrian Goldsworthy

583 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Capitalism Without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy by Stian Westlake, Jonathan Haskel

Capitalism Without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy

Stian Westlake, Jonathan Haskel

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction business economics challenging informative slow-paced
Captain in Calico by George MacDonald Fraser

Captain in Calico

George MacDonald Fraser

304 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Centyr Dominance by Michael G. Manning

Centyr Dominance

Champions of the Dawning Dragons #2

Michael G. Manning

314 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
The Chieftain by Margaret Mallory

The Chieftain

The Return of the Highlanders #4

Margaret Mallory

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional fast-paced
City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp by Ben Rawlence

City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp

Ben Rawlence

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics informative reflective sad medium-paced
Cleopatra: The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity by Alberto Angela

Cleopatra: The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity

Alberto Angela

448 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced