René van Veen

24 books

Chopin: Prince of the Romantics by Adam Zamoyski

Chopin: Prince of the Romantics

Adam Zamoyski

356 pages • 1979

nonfiction biography history music challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Cousin Rosamund by Rebecca West

Cousin Rosamund

Aubrey Trilogy #3

Rebecca West

304 pages • 1986

fiction classics challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found by Bart van Es

The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found

Bart van Es

288 pages • paperback • 2018

nonfiction biography history emotional reflective slow-paced
Delicious Foods by James Hannaham

Delicious Foods

James Hannaham

371 pages • hardcover • 2015

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Eagle and the Wolves by Simon Scarrow

The Eagle and the Wolves

Eagles of the Empire #4

Simon Scarrow

432 pages • digital • 2003

fiction historical adventurous tense medium-paced
The Eagle's Conquest by Simon Scarrow

The Eagle's Conquest

Eagles of the Empire #2

Simon Scarrow

434 pages • 2001

fiction historical adventurous tense medium-paced
Eichmann Before Jerusalem: The Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer by Ruth Martin, Bettina Stangneth

Eichmann Before Jerusalem: The Unexamined Life of a Mass Murderer

Ruth Martin, Bettina Stangneth

608 pages • 2011

nonfiction biography history informative reflective sad slow-paced
The Fountain Overflows by Rebecca West

The Fountain Overflows

Aubrey Trilogy #1

Rebecca West

432 pages • paperback • 1956

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto

Galveston

Nic Pizzolatto

258 pages • 2010

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Gene: An Intimate History

Siddhartha Mukherjee

608 pages • paperback • 2016

nonfiction history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced