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115 reviews
Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical by Anthony Bourdain
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Short sharp read on a big topic. Told in Bourdain earthy style.
Salvaged Pages: Young Writers' Diaries of the Holocaust by Alexandra Zapruder
informative
reflective
5.0
Excellent text for holocaust educators looking at memoirs.
My Days with Gandhi by Nirmal Kumar Bose
informative
3.0
Always interesting to read about big people from the view of those beside them.
The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Revised and Updated by Brian Fagan
informative
slow-paced
2.0
Important.
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos by Judy Batalion
informative
medium-paced
3.75
Deep cuts into seldom told stories of heroism.
The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan by Yasmin Cordery Khan
informative
medium-paced
3.75
Best informative book on the period. Very sharp telling.
The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma by Thant Myint-U
3.25
I read this ahead of a trip to Myanmar. Helped appreciate the troubles there and admire the people.
I Remember Abbu by Humayun Azad
dark
medium-paced
3.75
A fast read for a Childs view of a lesser known war. Visceral.