Maarten van der Werf

9 books

A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters by Andrew H. Knoll

A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

Andrew H. Knoll

260 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history nature science informative medium-paced
Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggers

Heroes of the Frontier

Dave Eggers

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary adventurous slow-paced
How to Thrive in the Digital Age by Tom Chatfield

How to Thrive in the Digital Age

The School of Life

Tom Chatfield

160 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology self help informative slow-paced
The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator by Timothy C. Winegard

The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator

Timothy C. Winegard

496 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history nature science adventurous informative slow-paced
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies #1

Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith

319 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Redeployment by Phil Klay

Redeployment

Phil Klay

288 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern by Mary Beard

Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern

The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

Mary Beard

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction art classics history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Matthew Walker

360 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction science informative medium-paced
Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress: As seen on TV by David Olusoga

Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress: As seen on TV

David Olusoga

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction art history travel informative slow-paced
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