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River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard

adventurous informative medium-paced

3.5

The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.5

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Stephen Brusatte

informative medium-paced

3.0

Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years by David Talbot

dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

4.0

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

adventurous informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.0

All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard

adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and The Creation of the Modern Middle East (20th Anniversary Edition) by David Fromkin

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder

dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.5

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.0