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Storm by George R. Stewart

Storm

George R. Stewart

296 pages • first pub 1941 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction classics nature adventurous informative tense slow-paced
Days That I'll Remember: Spending Time with John Lennon and Yoko Ono by Jonathan Cott

Days That I'll Remember: Spending Time with John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Jonathan Cott

256 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction biography memoir music informative slow-paced
Cyrano de Bergerac: in a free adaptation by Martin Crimp, Edmond Rostand

Cyrano de Bergerac: in a free adaptation

Martin Crimp, Edmond Rostand

144 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction play poetry challenging reflective fast-paced
On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

128 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective fast-paced
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton

Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey Into the Dark Antarctic Night

Julian Sancton

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history adventurous reflective slow-paced
The Light That Failed: Why the West Is Losing the Fight for Democracy by Ivan Krastev, Stephen Holmes

The Light That Failed: Why the West Is Losing the Fight for Democracy

Ivan Krastev, Stephen Holmes

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history politics reflective slow-paced
Double Indemnity by James M. Cain

Double Indemnity

James M. Cain

115 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Wish Her Safe at Home by Stephen Benatar

Wish Her Safe at Home

Stephen Benatar

263 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced
Sea State by Tabitha Lasley

Sea State

Tabitha Lasley

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction memoir reflective medium-paced
The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton

The Slaves of Solitude

Patrick Hamilton

242 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction classics historical funny reflective sad slow-paced