Jan Dzierzgowski

28 books

The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara by David I. Kertzer

The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara

David I. Kertzer

368 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction biography history religion tense slow-paced
Mad, Bad, and Sad: Women and the Mind Doctors by Lisa Appignanesi

Mad, Bad, and Sad: Women and the Mind Doctors

Lisa Appignanesi

560 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history psychology informative inspiring slow-paced
Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures by Carl Zimmer

Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures

Carl Zimmer

320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction nature science challenging informative slow-paced
The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe by David I. Kertzer

The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe

David I. Kertzer

592 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography history religion dark informative reflective medium-paced
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S.C. Gwynne

Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson

S.C. Gwynne

672 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography history reflective slow-paced
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe

441 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis

The Serpent and the Rainbow

Wade Davis

304 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction religion science challenging informative slow-paced
Space: The 10 Things You Should Know by Becky Smethurst

Space: The 10 Things You Should Know

Becky Smethurst

120 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction science informative lighthearted slow-paced
Spare by Prince Harry

Spare

Prince Harry

410 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Thomas Paine's Rights of Man: A Biography by Christopher Hitchens

Thomas Paine's Rights of Man: A Biography

Books That Shook the World

Christopher Hitchens

158 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics informative slow-paced