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96 reviews

Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War by Stephen R. Platt

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4.0

A great history that people should know a lot more about.

Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes

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4.75

That was a lot of fun. Weird start but finished strong.

Claw: A Canadian Thriller by Katie Berry

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4.0

Lots of blood and kills. Fun

Paul: The Pagans' Apostle by Paula Fredriksen

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4.5

A really great study of Paul and with some really great perspectives.

Nuclear Spies: America's Atomic Intelligence Operation Against Hitler and Stalin by Vince Houghton

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3.5

Okay for a general history. Just Wikipedia

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

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5.0

What a classic! Love this book.

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

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5.0

I love this book. This is probably my fourth read through.

Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus by Monica Murphy, Bill Wasik

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4.0

A great history. And done in a fun way.

Empire: A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations by Paul Strathern

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3.0

Really introductory. I think others might like it if they don't know much about history. But this is pretty slim on details. Interesting though and well written.

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

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slow-paced

5.0

Great