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Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow

Washington: A Life

Ron Chernow

928 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
John Adams by David McCullough

John Adams

David McCullough

751 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow

35 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction biography history politics informative slow-paced
Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon by Larry Tye

Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon

Larry Tye

608 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction biography history politics reflective slow-paced
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park #1

Michael Crichton

414 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
fiction science fiction thriller adventurous tense fast-paced
Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History by Joseph Telushkin

Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History

Joseph Telushkin

688 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction religion informative reflective slow-paced
Gonna Do Great Things: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr. by Gary Fishgall

Gonna Do Great Things: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.

Gary Fishgall

464 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction art autobiography biography medium-paced
I Am America by Richard Dahm, Frank Lesser, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Laura Krafft, Eric Drydale, Peter Gwinn, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, Peter Grosz, Jay Katsir, Michael Brumm, Tom Purcell, Allison Silverman

I Am America

Richard Dahm, Frank Lesser, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Laura Krafft, Eric Drydale, Peter Gwinn, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, Peter Grosz, Jay Katsir, Michael Brumm, Tom Purcell, Allison Silverman

234 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
nonfiction politics funny lighthearted fast-paced
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

Alas, Babylon

Pat Frank

323 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
fiction classics science fiction challenging reflective tense slow-paced
On the Beach by Nevil Shute

On the Beach

Nevil Shute

296 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

5.0nickgalentine's review
fiction classics science fiction dark emotional sad slow-paced