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Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian

Post Captain

Aubrey & Maturin #2

Patrick O'Brian

474 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
fiction historical adventurous funny medium-paced
The Fall of Saigon: Scenes From the Sudden End of a Long War by David Butler, David Butler
The Fall of Saigon: Scenes From the Sudden End of a Long War
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David Butler, David Butler

The Fall of Saigon: Scenes From the Sudden End of a Long War

David Butler, David Butler

576 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction history dark funny slow-paced
Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris; June 6 - Aug. 5, 1944; Revised by John Keegan

Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris; June 6 - Aug. 5, 1944; Revised

John Keegan

416 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Mirror in the Shrine: American Encounters with Meiji Japan by Robert A. Rosenstone

Mirror in the Shrine: American Encounters with Meiji Japan

Robert A. Rosenstone

336 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction politics informative slow-paced
The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan by Carmen Blacker
The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan
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Carmen Blacker

The Catalpa Bow: A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan

Carmen Blacker

384 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction history informative reflective relaxing slow-paced
NTC's New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by Jack Halpern, National Textbook Company

NTC's New Japanese-English Character Dictionary

Jack Halpern, National Textbook Company

226 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction reference informative medium-paced
The Granta Book of Reportage by Ian Jack

The Granta Book of Reportage

Ian Jack

438 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Best of Granta travel by Bill Buford, Bill Buford
The Best of Granta travel
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Bill Buford, Bill Buford

The Best of Granta travel

Bill Buford, Bill Buford

missing page info • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
adventurous funny reflective medium-paced
Buddhist Cosmology: Philosophy and Origins by Akira Sadakata, Hajime Nakamura

Buddhist Cosmology: Philosophy and Origins

Akira Sadakata, Hajime Nakamura

224 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction informative slow-paced
The Essence of Zen: Dharma Talks Given in Europe and America by Sekkei Harada
The Essence of Zen: Dharma Talks Given in Europe and America
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Sekkei Harada

The Essence of Zen: Dharma Talks Given in Europe and America

Sekkei Harada

197 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

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