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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra by Toby Wilkinson

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra

Toby Wilkinson

646 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
Neuromancer by William Gibson

Neuromancer

Sprawl #1

William Gibson

297 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor

A History of the World in 100 Objects

Neil MacGregor

707 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced
The Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O'Brian

The Reverse of the Medal

Aubrey & Maturin #11

Patrick O'Brian

304 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous slow-paced
Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation by Dean Jobb

Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation

Dean Jobb

352 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime mysterious fast-paced
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Children of the Storm by Elizabeth Peters

Children of the Storm

Amelia Peabody #15

Elizabeth Peters

334 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical mystery emotional mysterious fast-paced
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie

The Raven Tower

Ann Leckie

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal by Zachary Karabell

Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal

Zachary Karabell

320 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale

The End of Policing

Alex S. Vitale

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history politics sociology challenging informative medium-paced
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

David Graeber

333 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction business economics politics informative reflective medium-paced
The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme by John Keegan

The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme

John Keegan

352 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexiévich

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets

Voices of Utopia #5

Svetlana Alexiévich

470 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history politics dark informative reflective slow-paced
Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson

Mona Lisa Overdrive

Sprawl #3

William Gibson

320 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Count Zero by William Gibson

Count Zero

Sprawl #2

William Gibson

320 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Neuromancer by William Gibson

Neuromancer

Sprawl #1

William Gibson

297 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced