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136 books

Night of Camp David by Fletcher Knebel

Night of Camp David

Fletcher Knebel

336 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0almir01's review
fiction historical politics thriller dark reflective fast-paced
The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam by Max Boot

The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam

Max Boot

768 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0almir01's review
nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Leadership in Turbulent Times

Doris Kearns Goodwin

18 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0almir01's review
nonfiction business economics history politics informative slow-paced
Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism by Maajid Nawaz

Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism

Maajid Nawaz

296 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0almir01's review
nonfiction biography politics religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle by Hampton Sides

On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle

Hampton Sides

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0almir01's review
nonfiction history emotional informative fast-paced
The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels by Jon Meacham

The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels

Jon Meacham

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0almir01's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump by Andrew G. McCabe

The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump

Andrew G. McCabe

282 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

5.0almir01's review
nonfiction history memoir politics informative slow-paced
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

184 pages • first pub 1953 (editions) user-added

5.0almir01's review
fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure by Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure

Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0almir01's review
nonfiction education politics psychology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
War on Peace by Ronan Farrow

War on Peace

Ronan Farrow

missing page info • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0almir01's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced