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Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

Lord of Chaos

The Wheel of Time #6

Robert Jordan

987 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

A Dance with Dragons

A Song of Ice and Fire #5

George R.R. Martin

1185 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added

5.0brockter's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense slow-paced
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It by Kelly McGonigal

The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

Kelly McGonigal

288 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring slow-paced
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp

The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life

Twyla Tharp

243 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
nonfiction art self help reflective medium-paced
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist

The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

Edward E. Baptist

498 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
nonfiction economics history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Common Sense

Thomas Paine

104 pages • first pub 1776 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
nonfiction classics history philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

254 pages • first pub 180 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
nonfiction classics history philosophy informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Historical Archaeology: Why the Past Matters by Barbara J. Little

Historical Archaeology: Why the Past Matters

Barbara J. Little

207 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
nonfiction challenging informative medium-paced
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

447 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America by David O. Stewart

Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America

David O. Stewart

432 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0brockter's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced