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The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness by Suzanne O'Sullivan

The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness

Suzanne O'Sullivan

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction health psychology informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Mark Dawidziak

A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe

Mark Dawidziak

274 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

3.25socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction biography history dark informative mysterious slow-paced
Because Our Fathers Lied: A Memoir of Truth and Family, from Vietnam to Today by Craig McNamara

Because Our Fathers Lied: A Memoir of Truth and Family, from Vietnam to Today

Craig McNamara

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

2.75socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power by Caleb Gayle

We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power

Caleb Gayle

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

2.5socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction history race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The End of Tsarist Russia: The March to World War I and Revolution by Dominic Lieven

The End of Tsarist Russia: The March to World War I and Revolution

Dominic Lieven

448 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

1.75socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn

Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage

Jeff Guinn

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.25socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction politics dark informative tense medium-paced
The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe by Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry

The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe

Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

0.75socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction history philosophy adventurous dark informative medium-paced
Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids by Scott Hershovitz

Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids

Scott Hershovitz

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

4.25socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction philosophy challenging reflective medium-paced
The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World by Amanda Little

The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World

Amanda Little

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

2.75socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction food and drink science hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

Siddhartha Mukherjee

490 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

4.5socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction science emotional informative medium-paced