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31 books

The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn

The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple

Jeff Guinn

531 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0ryanboyd's review
nonfiction biography history religion true crime dark informative sad slow-paced
The Brilliant Disaster: JFK, Castro, and America's Doomed Invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs by Jim Rasenberger

The Brilliant Disaster: JFK, Castro, and America's Doomed Invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs

Jim Rasenberger

460 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0ryanboyd's review
nonfiction history politics informative fast-paced
How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett

How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

Lisa Feldman Barrett

448 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0ryanboyd's review
nonfiction psychology science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
God Hates Astronauts, Vol. 1: The Head That Wouldn't Die! by Ryan Browne

God Hates Astronauts, Vol. 1: The Head That Wouldn't Die!

God Hates Astronauts #1

Ryan Browne

180 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0ryanboyd's review
fiction comics adventurous funny fast-paced
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0ryanboyd's review
nonfiction memoir reference informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Doom Guy: Life in First Person by John Romero

Doom Guy: Life in First Person

John Romero

370 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0ryanboyd's review
nonfiction autobiography video games informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases by Roy Benaroch
Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases
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Roy Benaroch

Medical School for Everyone: Grand Rounds Cases

Roy Benaroch

missing duration info • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0ryanboyd's review
nonfiction science informative medium-paced
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett

7 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 1929 (editions)

5.0ryanboyd's review
fiction classics crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis

The Undoing Project

Michael Lewis

368 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0ryanboyd's review
nonfiction biography economics psychology informative reflective medium-paced
Eight Billion Genies: Deluxe Edition, Book One by Ryan Browne, Charles Soule

Eight Billion Genies: Deluxe Edition, Book One

Ryan Browne, Charles Soule

284 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0ryanboyd's review
fiction comics adventurous dark funny fast-paced