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Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind by Kermit Pattison

Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind

Kermit Pattison

544 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
The Delusions Of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups by William J. Bernstein

The Delusions Of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups

William J. Bernstein

482 pages • missing pub info (editions)

4.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction history psychology challenging informative medium-paced
The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts

The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III

Andrew Roberts

758 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative medium-paced
Quantum Reality: The Quest for the Real Meaning of Quantum Mechanics - A Game of Theories by Jim Baggott

Quantum Reality: The Quest for the Real Meaning of Quantum Mechanics - A Game of Theories

Jim Baggott

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction philosophy science challenging informative slow-paced
Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19 by Matt Ridley

Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19

Matt Ridley

11 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction politics science informative medium-paced
The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy by Christopher Leonard

The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy

Christopher Leonard

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction economics informative medium-paced
After Jesus, Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements by Hal Taussig, Brandon Scott, Erin Vearncombe, The Westar Institute

After Jesus, Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements

Hal Taussig, Brandon Scott, Erin Vearncombe, The Westar Institute

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

1.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (or Don't) by Alexander Bezzerides

Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (or Don't)

Alexander Bezzerides

352 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction health history informative medium-paced
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow

The Dawn of Everything

David Graeber, David Wengrow

704 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

2.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth by Chris Tomlinson, Jason Stanford, Bryan Burrough

Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

Chris Tomlinson, Jason Stanford, Bryan Burrough

413 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0socraticgadfly's review
nonfiction history adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced