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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

Nathaniel Philbrick

320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0schopflin's review
nonfiction history adventurous informative sad slow-paced
On Chapel Sands: My Mother and Other Missing Persons by Laura Cumming

On Chapel Sands: My Mother and Other Missing Persons

Laura Cumming

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0schopflin's review
nonfiction biography memoir true crime emotional reflective slow-paced
Excellent Essex by Gillian Darley

Excellent Essex

Gillian Darley

342 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0schopflin's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper's Women by Hallie Rubenhold

The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper's Women

Hallie Rubenhold

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0schopflin's review
nonfiction biography history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe by Serhii Plokhy

Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe

Serhii Plokhy

404 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0schopflin's review
nonfiction history informative reflective slow-paced
Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler

Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica

Sara Wheeler

384 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0schopflin's review
nonfiction nature travel adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self by Claire Tomalin

Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self

Claire Tomalin

465 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0schopflin's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
Ring the Hill by Tom Cox

Ring the Hill

Tom Cox

7 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

5.0schopflin's review
nonfiction history nature reflective relaxing slow-paced
White Houses by Amy Bloom

White Houses

Amy Bloom

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0schopflin's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ emotional reflective slow-paced
An Academic Question by Barbara Pym

An Academic Question

Barbara Pym

182 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0schopflin's review
fiction classics funny lighthearted medium-paced