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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

608 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
nonfiction history politics informative tense medium-paced
God's Fields: Landscape, Religion, and Race in Moravian Wachovia by Leland Ferguson

God's Fields: Landscape, Religion, and Race in Moravian Wachovia

Cultural Heritage Studies

Leland Ferguson

302 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0brockter's review
nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Cemetery Citizens: Reclaiming the Past and Working for Justice in American Burial Grounds by Adam Rosenblatt

Cemetery Citizens: Reclaiming the Past and Working for Justice in American Burial Grounds

Adam Rosenblatt

264 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0brockter's review
medium-paced
Life's Messy, Live Happy: Things Don't Have to Be Perfect for You to Be Content by Cy Wakeman, Cy Wakeman

Life's Messy, Live Happy: Things Don't Have to Be Perfect for You to Be Content

Cy Wakeman, Cy Wakeman

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
informative reflective medium-paced
Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Horse

Geraldine Brooks

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

The Lincoln Highway

Amor Towles

576 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Stockholm by Noa Yedlin
Stockholm
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Noa Yedlin

Stockholm

Noa Yedlin

378 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

4.0brockter's review
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

Cal Newport

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

4.0brockter's review
nonfiction business self help informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes

Someone Else's Shoes

Jojo Moyes

438 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
fiction contemporary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

460 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced