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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
Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death by Irvin D. Yalom

Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death

Irvin D. Yalom

7 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions) user-added

5.0emlynsg's review
nonfiction philosophy psychology informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Theoretical Physics by Georg Joos, IRA M. Freeman

Theoretical Physics

Georg Joos, IRA M. Freeman

928 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction reference science challenging informative medium-paced
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Peter Thiel, Blake Masters

210 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

3.0emlynsg's review
nonfiction business economics technology informative reflective fast-paced
The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America by Bill Bryson

The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America

Bill Bryson

320 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

4.0emlynsg's review
nonfiction memoir travel funny reflective medium-paced
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

476 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

4.0emlynsg's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

Oliver Burkeman

271 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0emlynsg's review
nonfiction self help informative reflective medium-paced
The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy by David E. Hoffman

The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy

David E. Hoffman

592 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0emlynsg's review
nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade

Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)

Dean Spade

152 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

3.0emlynsg's review
nonfiction philosophy politics reference informative fast-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

247 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0emlynsg's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced