David de Vries

51 books

Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art by Sam Wasson

Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art

Sam Wasson

464 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history funny reflective medium-paced
Julian by Gore Vidal

Julian

Gore Vidal

509 pages • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction classics historical religion challenging informative slow-paced
The Korean War: A History by Bruce Cumings

The Korean War: A History

Modern Library Chronicles #33

Bruce Cumings

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective slow-paced
The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China by Tonio Andrade

The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China

Tonio Andrade

344 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced
Oswald Boelcke: Germany's First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat by Rg Head

Oswald Boelcke: Germany's First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat

Rg Head

240 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Panzer Gunner: From My Native Canada to the German Osfront and Back. In Action with 25th Panzer Regiment, 7th Panzer Division 1944-45 by Bruno Friesen

Panzer Gunner: From My Native Canada to the German Osfront and Back. In Action with 25th Panzer Regiment, 7th Panzer Division 1944-45

Bruno Friesen

264 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional medium-paced
A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East by David Fromkin

A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East

David Fromkin

635 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy by Christopher Lasch

The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy

Christopher Lasch

292 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Road Towards Home by Corinne Demas

The Road Towards Home

Corinne Demas

277 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Scarewaves by Trevor Henderson

Scarewaves

Trevor Henderson

208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror middle grade thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced