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War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence by Ronan Farrow

War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence

Ronan Farrow

432 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Rising From the Deep: The Seattle Kraken, a Tenacious Push for Expansion, and the Emerald City's Sports Revival by Geoff Baker

Rising From the Deep: The Seattle Kraken, a Tenacious Push for Expansion, and the Emerald City's Sports Revival

Geoff Baker

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction sports adventurous challenging medium-paced
Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend by Joshua Greene

Unstoppable: Siggi B. Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend

Joshua Greene

352 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction autobiography biography business informative medium-paced
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House by Alyssa Mastromonaco, Lauren Oyler

Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House

Alyssa Mastromonaco, Lauren Oyler

244 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction memoir politics funny informative reflective fast-paced
The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir by Samantha Power

The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir

Samantha Power

592 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction memoir politics informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

Elon Musk

Walter Isaacson

20 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction biography business emotional reflective medium-paced
I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story by Hank Aaron

I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story

Hank Aaron

457 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction biography sports informative inspiring medium-paced
Like a Rolling Stone: The Last Letter to the Editor: A Memoir by Jann Wenner

Like a Rolling Stone: The Last Letter to the Editor: A Memoir

Jann Wenner

560 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber by Andy Borowitz

Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber

Andy Borowitz

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction politics funny informative reflective slow-paced
American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race by Douglas Brinkley

American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race

Douglas Brinkley

576 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction biography history politics science informative medium-paced