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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer by Nathaniel C. Fick

One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer

Nathaniel C. Fick

372 pages • missing pub info (editions)

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nonfiction autobiography biography history emotional reflective fast-paced
Rule 34 by Charles Stross

Rule 34

Halting State #2

Charles Stross

336 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
fiction mystery science fiction adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

240 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
nonfiction biography travel adventurous reflective sad medium-paced
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

The Kingkiller Chronicle #1

Patrick Rothfuss

946 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0mburnamfink's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Quiet War by Paul McAuley

The Quiet War

The Quiet War #1

Paul McAuley

439 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

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fiction science fiction adventurous slow-paced
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon

Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets

David Simon

672 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

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nonfiction true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers by Richard McGregor

The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers

Richard McGregor

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

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nonfiction history politics dark informative reflective slow-paced
Stalking the Vietcong: Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal Account by Stuart Herrington

Stalking the Vietcong: Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal Account

Stuart Herrington

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

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nonfiction history
Remembering Heaven's Face: A Story of Rescue in Wartime Vietnam by John Balaban

Remembering Heaven's Face: A Story of Rescue in Wartime Vietnam

John Balaban

336 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir informative reflective slow-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

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fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced