jeffphilly
Currently reading (5)
My Life: It's a Long Story by Willie Nelson
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould
Free Books for History Lovers: 400 Free, Downloadable History Books for You to Enjoy by Mike Caputo
Free Books for History Lovers: 400 Free, Downloadable History Books for You to Enjoy
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Mike Caputo

Mainly reads nonfiction books that are informative, reflective, and emotional.

Typically chooses slow-paced books that are 300-499 pages long.

Read recently
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
Serious Reflections During the Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe: With his Vision of the Angelick World by Daniel Defoe, John Butler Yeats, George Atherton Aitken
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

To-Read Pile
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Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy by Ian W. Toll

Challenges

2025 Reading Goal

39 books

15% (6 books)

2025 Pages Goal

15,900 pages

16% (6 books), 2,547 pages