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The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I by John P.D. Cooper
The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I
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John P.D. Cooper

The Queen's Agent: Francis Walsingham at the Court of Elizabeth I

John P.D. Cooper

469 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0tucholsky's review
nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
A Delicate Truth by John le Carré

A Delicate Truth

John le Carré

320 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0tucholsky's review
fiction mystery thriller mysterious slow-paced
On the Map: Why the World Looks the Way it Does by Simon Garfield

On the Map: Why the World Looks the Way it Does

Simon Garfield

464 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0tucholsky's review
nonfiction history nature travel adventurous funny informative slow-paced
The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris by Mark Honigsbaum

The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris

Mark Honigsbaum

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0tucholsky's review
nonfiction health history science challenging informative slow-paced
One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time by Craig Brown

One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time

Craig Brown

642 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0tucholsky's review
nonfiction biography history music informative medium-paced
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

Hallie Rubenhold

415 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0tucholsky's review
nonfiction biography history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox

True Crime Story

Joseph Knox

448 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0tucholsky's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland by Fintan O'Toole

We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland

Fintan O'Toole

624 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0tucholsky's review
nonfiction history memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Jacobites by Jacqueline Riding
Jacobites
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Jacqueline Riding

Jacobites

Jacqueline Riding

587 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0tucholsky's review
nonfiction history emotional slow-paced
Lee Brilleaux: Rock'n'Roll Gentleman by Zoë Howe
Lee Brilleaux: Rock'n'Roll Gentleman
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Zoë Howe

Lee Brilleaux: Rock'n'Roll Gentleman

Zoë Howe

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0tucholsky's review
nonfiction biography emotional reflective medium-paced