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When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s by John Ganz

When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s

John Ganz

432 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective medium-paced
Maria by Michelle Moran

Maria

Michelle Moran

288 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction historical funny reflective tense medium-paced
A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews

A Holiday by Gaslight

Mimi Matthews

175 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction historical romance lighthearted slow-paced
Water, Water: Poems by Billy Collins

Water, Water: Poems

Billy Collins

144 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
nonfiction poetry funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth by John Dominic Crossan, Marcus J. Borg

The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth

John Dominic Crossan, Marcus J. Borg

258 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
nonfiction religion informative reflective slow-paced
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys

The Bletchley Riddle

Ruta Sepetys

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction historical middle grade adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

A World of Curiosities

Chief Inspector Gamache #18

Louise Penny

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
fiction mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History by Sharon McMahon

The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History

Sharon McMahon

307 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
nonfiction history politics informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Q: A Voyage Around the Queen by Craig Brown

Q: A Voyage Around the Queen

Craig Brown

662 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
nonfiction biography funny informative reflective medium-paced
Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy by Craig Whitlock

Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy

Craig Whitlock

480 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0booksrockcal's review
nonfiction biography history true crime medium-paced