Conny Sýkora

8 books

Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend by Deirdre Bair

Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend

Deirdre Bair

432 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime informative reflective medium-paced
The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History by Boris Johnson

The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History

Boris Johnson

400 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics informative fast-paced
Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe by Simon Winder

Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe

Simon Winder

576 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction historical history travel funny informative slow-paced
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Civilizations Rise and Fall #1

Jared Diamond

480 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous informative medium-paced
The History of Philosophy by A.C. Grayling

The History of Philosophy

A.C. Grayling

704 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy informative medium-paced
The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science by Seb Falk

The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science

Seb Falk

416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
The World Until Yesterday by Jared Diamond

The World Until Yesterday

Jared Diamond

498 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history science sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Moscow Nights: The Van Cliburn Story-How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War by Nigel Cliff

Moscow Nights: The Van Cliburn Story-How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War

Nigel Cliff

480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history music informative reflective slow-paced
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