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The Letter of Marque by Patrick O'Brian

The Letter of Marque

Aubrey & Maturin #12

Patrick O'Brian

336 pages • paperback • 1988

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
fiction historical adventurous medium-paced
Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism by Michael Parenti

Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism

Michael Parenti

165 pages • paperback • 1997

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nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
Blackwater: The Complete Caskey Family Saga by Michael McDowell

Blackwater: The Complete Caskey Family Saga

Blackwater #1-6

Michael McDowell

900 pages • hardcover • 1983

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
fiction historical horror dark tense slow-paced
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow

The Dawn of Everything

David Graeber, David Wengrow

692 pages • hardcover • 2021

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
nonfiction history politics science informative reflective medium-paced
Washington Bullets by Vijay Prashad

Washington Bullets

Vijay Prashad

162 pages • digital • 2020

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nonfiction essays history politics informative reflective slow-paced
The Constant Gardener by John le Carré

The Constant Gardener

John le Carré

496 pages • digital • 2001

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fiction thriller reflective sad slow-paced
The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters

The Falcon at the Portal

Amelia Peabody #11

Elizabeth Peters

566 pages • 1999

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fiction historical mystery emotional mysterious fast-paced
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons

The Fall of Hyperion

Hyperion Cantos #2

Dan Simmons

517 pages • paperback • 1990

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa by Susan Williams

White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa

Susan Williams

659 pages • digital • 2021

5.0matteo_of_eld's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative sad slow-paced
The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters

The Ape Who Guards the Balance

Amelia Peabody #10

Elizabeth Peters

464 pages • paperback • 1998

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fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious fast-paced