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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Daniel James Brown

404 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0kyscg's review
nonfiction biography history sports emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman by James Gleick

Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

James Gleick

560 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0kyscg's review
nonfiction biography science informative slow-paced
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight

386 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0kyscg's review
nonfiction business memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

11 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0kyscg's review
nonfiction business health true crime informative tense medium-paced
Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer

Kane and Abel

Kane & Abel #1

Jeffrey Archer

592 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0kyscg's review
fiction historical thriller adventurous emotional medium-paced
Michael Jackson, Inc.: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire by Zack O'Malley Greenburg

Michael Jackson, Inc.: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire

Zack O'Malley Greenburg

304 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0kyscg's review
nonfiction biography business music informative medium-paced
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

Siddhartha Mukherjee

22 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0kyscg's review
nonfiction health history science informative slow-paced
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Namesake

Jhumpa Lahiri

291 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0kyscg's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Ph.D. Grind: A Ph.D. Student Memoir by Philip J. Guo

The Ph.D. Grind: A Ph.D. Student Memoir

Philip J. Guo

115 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0kyscg's review
nonfiction biography science informative inspiring fast-paced
רונאלדו - השאיפה לשלמות by Luca Caioli

רונאלדו - השאיפה לשלמות

Luca Caioli

250 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0kyscg's review
nonfiction biography history sports