mburnamfink's 5 starstar iconreads

326 books

Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular: An Informal Textbook by L. Rust Hills

Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular: An Informal Textbook

L. Rust Hills

208 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
nonfiction art informative slow-paced
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming by Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway

Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming

Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway

357 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
nonfiction history politics science challenging informative slow-paced
In Defense of Disciplines: Interdisciplinarity and Specialization in the Research University by Jerry A. Jacobs

In Defense of Disciplines: Interdisciplinarity and Specialization in the Research University

Jerry A. Jacobs

273 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
nonfiction education challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

The Forever War

The Forever War #1

Joe Haldeman

254 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark medium-paced
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien

246 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
fiction historical short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Sorrow Of War: A Novel of North Vietnam by Bảo Ninh

The Sorrow Of War: A Novel of North Vietnam

Bảo Ninh

233 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
fiction historical literary dark reflective sad slow-paced
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson

The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

Neal Stephenson

512 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
fiction science fiction adventurous slow-paced
In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets by Richard Strozzi-Heckler

In Search of the Warrior Spirit: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets

Richard Strozzi-Heckler

310 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
nonfiction reflective slow-paced
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild

King Leopold's Ghost

Adam Hochschild

376 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
nonfiction history politics challenging dark informative medium-paced
Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536 by James Reston Jr.

Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536

James Reston Jr.

407 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
nonfiction history challenging informative fast-paced