Franca Genta Bonelli

9 books

Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander by David Cordingly

Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander

David Cordingly

448 pages • 2004

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative slow-paced
Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors by James Reston

Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

James Reston

363 pages • paperback

nonfiction history religion adventurous slow-paced
Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life by David Rensin, Louis Zamperini

Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life

David Rensin, Louis Zamperini

238 pages • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction biography history memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Holy Grail: The History of a Legend by Richard Barber

The Holy Grail: The History of a Legend

Richard Barber

480 pages • paperback • 2004

nonfiction history religion informative slow-paced
A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard

A Stolen Life

Jaycee Dugard

273 pages • hardcover • 2011

nonfiction autobiography memoir true crime challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade by James Reston

Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade

James Reston

448 pages • paperback • 2001

nonfiction history religion informative medium-paced
A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice by Derrick O'keefe, Malalai Joya

A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice

Derrick O'keefe, Malalai Joya

240 pages • 2009

nonfiction biography memoir politics emotional slow-paced
After They Killed Our Father: A Refugee from the Killing Fields Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind by Loung Ung

After They Killed Our Father: A Refugee from the Killing Fields Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind

Daughter of Cambodia #2

Loung Ung

288 pages • hardcover • 2005

nonfiction history memoir emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Boy from Baby House 10: From the Nightmare of a Russian Orphanage to a New Life in America by Alan Philps, John Lahutsky

The Boy from Baby House 10: From the Nightmare of a Russian Orphanage to a New Life in America

Alan Philps, John Lahutsky

304 pages • 2009

nonfiction dark emotional sad fast-paced