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The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix by Howard Markel

The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix

Howard Markel

564 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well by Mark Schatzker

The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well

Mark Schatzker

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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nonfiction health informative medium-paced
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

Ed Yong

449 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction nature science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

338 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good by David J. Linden

The Compass of Pleasure: How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning, and Gambling Feel So Good

David J. Linden

240 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction psychology science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare by Joel Brenner

America the Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare

Joel Brenner

308 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction history politics technology informative medium-paced
Arguably: Selected Essays by Christopher Hitchens

Arguably: Selected Essays

Christopher Hitchens

816 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction essays philosophy politics funny informative reflective slow-paced
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

499 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
American Desperado: My Life--From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset by Jon Roberts

American Desperado: My Life--From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset

Jon Roberts

560 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction biography crime true crime dark medium-paced
Cynics by Valdemar D. Bell, Louis Coleman, Anatoly Mariengof

Cynics

Valdemar D. Bell, Louis Coleman, Anatoly Mariengof

237 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
fiction classics reflective medium-paced