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33 books

The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America by Christian Wolmar

The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America

Christian Wolmar

397 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0manish251097's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Clive of India: The Life and Death of a British Emperor by Robert Harvey

Clive of India: The Life and Death of a British Emperor

Robert Harvey

406 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0manish251097's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous slow-paced
The Spirit of America: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches by William J. Bennett

The Spirit of America: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches

William J. Bennett

432 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0manish251097's review
fiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin, Lewis Gaston Leary

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin, Lewis Gaston Leary

240 pages • first pub 1791 (editions)

5.0manish251097's review
nonfiction autobiography informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
James Madison: A Life Reconsidered by Lynne Cheney

James Madison: A Life Reconsidered

Lynne Cheney

592 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0manish251097's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective medium-paced
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

Jon Meacham

720 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0manish251097's review
nonfiction biography history reflective slow-paced
John Adams by David McCullough

John Adams

David McCullough

751 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0manish251097's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
Hitler: 1889-1936: Hubris by Ian Kershaw

Hitler: 1889-1936: Hubris

Hitler #1

Ian Kershaw

845 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0manish251097's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative tense slow-paced
Talkative man: A novel by R.K. Narayan, R.K. Narayan
Talkative man: A novel
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R.K. Narayan, R.K. Narayan

Talkative man: A novel

R.K. Narayan, R.K. Narayan

123 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0manish251097's review
fiction adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced
A Tiger For Malgudi by R.K. Narayan

A Tiger For Malgudi

R.K. Narayan

176 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0manish251097's review
fiction classics adventurous funny medium-paced