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The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History by Josh Dean

The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History

Josh Dean

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Joseph Banks: A Life by Patrick O'Brian

Joseph Banks: A Life

Patrick O'Brian

330 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
The Cartel by Don Winslow

The Cartel

Power of the Dog #2

Don Winslow

616 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark tense medium-paced
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Washington Black

Esi Edugyan

333 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Howards End by E.M. Forster

Howards End

E.M. Forster

394 pages • first pub 1910 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant

The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

John Vaillant

352 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction history nature politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy by Eri Hotta

Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy

Eri Hotta

320 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction history informative tense slow-paced
Rivers by Teru Miyamoto

Rivers

Teru Miyamoto

266 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
fiction reflective slow-paced
The Sopranos Sessions by Matt Zoller Seitz, Alan Sepinwall

The Sopranos Sessions

Matt Zoller Seitz, Alan Sepinwall

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction essays dark fast-paced
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson

640 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0nevinthompson's review
nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced