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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission by Hampton Sides

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

Hampton Sides

344 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0pickishpiper's review
nonfiction history emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the Fbi's Original Mindhunter by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the Fbi's Original Mindhunter

John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

4.0pickishpiper's review
nonfiction psychology true crime dark informative slow-paced
Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster by Andrew Leatherbarrow

Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster

Andrew Leatherbarrow

6 hours, 24 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0pickishpiper's review
nonfiction history science emotional informative tense medium-paced
Naked Once More by Barbara Mertz, Elizabeth Peters

Naked Once More

Jacqueline Kirby #4

Barbara Mertz, Elizabeth Peters

368 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

4.0pickishpiper's review
fiction mystery mysterious medium-paced
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

Peter Godfrey-Smith

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

3.0pickishpiper's review
nonfiction philosophy science informative reflective medium-paced
Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan

Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America

Jeff Ryan

309 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0pickishpiper's review
nonfiction business history video games informative medium-paced
It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy by Greg Behrendt, Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt

It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy

Greg Behrendt, Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt

276 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

2.0pickishpiper's review
nonfiction self help funny lighthearted medium-paced
Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era by Michael S. Kimmel

Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era

Michael S. Kimmel

336 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

1.0pickishpiper's review
nonfiction feminism politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
First: Sandra Day O'Connor by Evan Thomas

First: Sandra Day O'Connor

Evan Thomas

496 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

4.0pickishpiper's review
nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth by Marc Peyser, Timothy D. Dwyer

Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Marc Peyser, Timothy D. Dwyer

332 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

4.0pickishpiper's review
nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced