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30 books

Black Earth: A Journey Through Russia After the Fall by Andrew Meier

Black Earth: A Journey Through Russia After the Fall

Andrew Meier

516 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history travel tense slow-paced
A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh

A Burglar's Guide to the City

Geoff Manaugh

304 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction crime design history adventurous slow-paced
A Great Place to Have a War: America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA by Joshua Kurlantzick

A Great Place to Have a War: America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA

Joshua Kurlantzick

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history politics dark informative slow-paced
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation by Thích Nhất Hạnh

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

Thích Nhất Hạnh

294 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy informative inspiring relaxing slow-paced
Future Crimes by Marc Goodman

Future Crimes

Marc Goodman

393 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction business science technology challenging informative slow-paced
The Caucasus: An Introduction by Thomas de Waal

The Caucasus: An Introduction

Thomas de Waal

259 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan

The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

Peter Frankopan

672 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics by Alastair Smith, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics informative medium-paced
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett

Unseen Academicals

Discworld #37

Terry Pratchett

516 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia by Adeeb Khalid

Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia

Adeeb Khalid

253 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced