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117 books

Patriot by Alexei Navalny

Patriot

Alexei Navalny

496 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction memoir politics dark reflective sad medium-paced
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

528 pages • first pub 1868 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction classics mystery adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Clothes They Stood Up in and the Lady and the Van by Alan Bennett

The Clothes They Stood Up in and the Lady and the Van

Alan Bennett

240 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction short stories funny reflective medium-paced
Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood by Mark Harris

Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood

Mark Harris

490 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history informative fast-paced
The File: A Personal History by Timothy Garton Ash

The File: A Personal History

Timothy Garton Ash

272 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history memoir challenging informative slow-paced
Stealing History:Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World by Roger Atwood

Stealing History:Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World

Roger Atwood

352 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction art history challenging dark informative medium-paced
The Fly Trap by Fredrik Sjöberg

The Fly Trap

Fredrik Sjöberg

288 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction memoir nature science adventurous funny informative medium-paced
Why Acting Matters by David Thomson

Why Acting Matters

Why X Matters Series

David Thomson

178 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Reclaimers by Ana Maria Spagna

Reclaimers

Ana Maria Spagna

192 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction nature informative reflective slow-paced