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The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

Walter Isaacson

536 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

3.75emlynsg's review
nonfiction biography history science reflective medium-paced
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane

Mystic River

Dennis Lehane

416 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

4.0emlynsg's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Mandarins by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Mandarins

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

255 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

9 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

4.25emlynsg's review
nonfiction health sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live & Why They Matter by Colin Tudge

The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live & Why They Matter

Colin Tudge

19 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

nonfiction nature science informative reflective slow-paced
Getting to Zero: Australia's Energy Transition by Alan Finkel

Getting to Zero: Australia's Energy Transition

Quarterly Essay #81

Alan Finkel

4 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

3.5emlynsg's review
nonfiction economics essays politics hopeful informative slow-paced
The Amur River: Between Russia and China by Colin Thubron

The Amur River: Between Russia and China

Colin Thubron

10 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

3.5emlynsg's review
nonfiction history travel adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant by Nick Bostrom

The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant

Nick Bostrom

18 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0emlynsg's review
fiction fantasy philosophy short stories challenging informative slow-paced
Firmament: The Hidden Science of Weather, Climate Change and the Air That Surrounds Us by Simon Clark

Firmament: The Hidden Science of Weather, Climate Change and the Air That Surrounds Us

Simon Clark

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0emlynsg's review
nonfiction science informative medium-paced
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

Ben Macintyre

13 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0emlynsg's review
nonfiction biography history informative fast-paced