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The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself by Philip L. Fradkin

The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

Philip L. Fradkin

418 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction history nature informative slow-paced
The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam

The Best and the Brightest

David Halberstam

720 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood

544 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
fiction historical literary mystery science fiction emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Michael Lewis

304 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction business economics sports informative inspiring medium-paced
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

321 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Long Run: A Tale of the Continuing Time by Daniel Keys Moran

The Long Run: A Tale of the Continuing Time

The Continuing Time #2

Daniel Keys Moran

350 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
fiction science fiction adventurous slow-paced
Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause by Tom Gjelten
Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause
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Tom Gjelten

Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause

Tom Gjelten

413 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction biography business history challenging informative slow-paced
Among Others by Jo Walton

Among Others

Jo Walton

304 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

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fiction fantasy science fiction young adult mysterious reflective slow-paced
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore #1

Robin Sloan

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
fiction literary mystery romance adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting by Kenneth A. Adams

A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting

Kenneth A. Adams

584 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction business reference challenging informative medium-paced