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The Good Soldiers by David Finkel

The Good Soldiers

David Finkel

316 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction history reflective medium-paced
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

Mountains Beyond Mountains

Tracy Kidder

322 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction biography health hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
The Autobiography of an Execution by David R. Dow

The Autobiography of an Execution

David R. Dow

288 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction memoir true crime challenging dark reflective slow-paced
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown by Julia Scheeres

A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown

Julia Scheeres

307 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction history religion true crime challenging dark slow-paced
Sextrology: The Astrology of Sex and the Sexes by Starsky and Cox

Sextrology: The Astrology of Sex and the Sexes

Starsky and Cox

560 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction health fast-paced
Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life: The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend by Joseph Papa

Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life: The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend

Joseph Papa

240 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction biography informative fast-paced
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

Lawrence Wright

430 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction history religion challenging dark slow-paced
Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed--and Why It Still Matters by Andrew Gumbel, Roger G. Charles

Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed--and Why It Still Matters

Andrew Gumbel, Roger G. Charles

448 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction crime history true crime informative reflective slow-paced
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

776 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer

Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

Jon Krakauer

384 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0tracithomas's review
nonfiction feminism true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced