Person's 2022 Nonfiction Appreciation - hosted by apersonfromflorida

The Aftermath of War
This is a book that talks about an event that happened after (or during) a major war. It can directly relate to events that occurred during said war too. (For example, a book about the advancement of computers during the Cold War, or how the death industry changed with the civil war)
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

Ben Macintyre

370 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative fast-paced
The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness by Simon Wiesenthal

The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness

Simon Wiesenthal

304 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy religion challenging sad medium-paced
The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World by Marie Favereau

The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World

Marie Favereau

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced
The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family's Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis by Simon Goodman

The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family's Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis

Simon Goodman

318 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction art history emotional informative sad slow-paced
The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale

Maus #1-2

Art Spiegelman

296 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel history dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

The Rape of Nanking

Iris Chang

290 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative sad slow-paced
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

Tim O'Brien

246 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction historical short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris

The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

Lindsey Fitzharris

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Forever War by Dexter Filkins

The Forever War

Dexter Filkins

368 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative medium-paced
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt

Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil

Hannah Arendt

11 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 1963 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced