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643 reviews

Light Bringer by Pierce Brown

5.0

Hail, Bellona

The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney

4.75

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne

4.5

Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire by Eckart Frahm

4.0

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor

4.25

The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses by Dan Carlin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.

This was recommended by someone who reads a broad depth of historical texts. Unfortunately it reads like a low budget history channel documentary.  This may be more suitable if you've listened to the podcast creator who wrote it, which admittedly I have not. Overall just felt like a surface level examination of bad things that happened throughout history. You'd be better spent reading extensively about the things this book merely highlights and glosses over. 

The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor by Martin Meredith

4.5

In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

3.5

Error of Judgement: The Birmingham Bombings and the Scandal That Shook Britain by Chris Mullin

4.5

The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

4.25