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36 books

Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam by Nick Turse

Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam

Nick Turse

376 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0jonna_doucette's review
nonfiction history politics dark informative medium-paced
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot

Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

Michael Harriot

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jonna_doucette's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative medium-paced
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption by Katy Kelleher

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption

Katy Kelleher

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jonna_doucette's review
nonfiction essays history memoir sociology informative reflective medium-paced
Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans by Garrett Ryan

Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants: Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans

Garrett Ryan

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jonna_doucette's review
nonfiction history informative lighthearted fast-paced
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South by Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington

The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South

Radley Balko, Tucker Carrington

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jonna_doucette's review
nonfiction crime history true crime informative reflective slow-paced
Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-To-Table History of How Beef Changed America by Joshua Specht

Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-To-Table History of How Beef Changed America

Joshua Specht

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jonna_doucette's review
nonfiction business history challenging informative slow-paced
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Siddharth Kara

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jonna_doucette's review
nonfiction business history politics challenging emotional informative medium-paced
The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton

The Architecture of Happiness

Alain de Botton

280 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jonna_doucette's review
nonfiction art design philosophy informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Fairy Tellers by Nicholas Jubber

The Fairy Tellers

Nicholas Jubber

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jonna_doucette's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century by William Rosen

The Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century

William Rosen

10 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jonna_doucette's review
nonfiction history science challenging informative medium-paced