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The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science by Andrea Wulf

The Invention of Nature: The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science

Andrea Wulf

473 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

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nonfiction biography history science adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Incerto #2

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

366 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

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nonfiction business economics philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

729 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

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nonfiction biography history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick

533 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

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fiction historical middle grade mystery adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Enduring Love by Ian McEwan

Enduring Love

Ian McEwan

245 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

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fiction contemporary dark reflective slow-paced
Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

190 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

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fiction classics literary young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece by Patricia Storace, Patrick Leigh Fermor

Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece

Patricia Storace, Patrick Leigh Fermor

280 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

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nonfiction history travel adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Millennium #3

Stieg Larsson

566 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

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fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

South of the Border, West of the Sun

Haruki Murakami

190 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

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fiction contemporary literary romance emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions by Paul Mason

Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions

Paul Mason

237 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

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nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced