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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann

1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created

Charles C. Mann

557 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0julis's review
nonfiction history science adventurous slow-paced
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code by Margalit Fox

The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code

Margalit Fox

363 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0julis's review
nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz

Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War

Tony Horwitz

432 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0julis's review
nonfiction essays history travel challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa by Farley Mowat

Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa

Farley Mowat

380 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0julis's review
nonfiction biography adventurous fast-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

382 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0julis's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion by Wendy Williams

The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion

Wendy Williams

304 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0julis's review
nonfiction history science adventurous reflective slow-paced
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Mercy

Imperial Radch #3

Ann Leckie

368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0julis's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Justice

Imperial Radch #1

Ann Leckie

386 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0julis's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

A Memory Called Empire

Teixcalaan #1

Arkady Martine

462 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0julis's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name by Toby Lester

The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name

Toby Lester

480 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0julis's review
nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced