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The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers 1804 - 1999 by Misha Glenny

The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers 1804 - 1999

Misha Glenny

752 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0oliainchina's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
The Crimean War: A History by Orlando Figes

The Crimean War: A History

Orlando Figes

575 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0oliainchina's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
He: Understanding Masculine Psychology by Robert A. Johnson

He: Understanding Masculine Psychology

Robert A. Johnson

83 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0oliainchina's review
nonfiction philosophy psychology informative slow-paced
We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love by Robert A. Johnson

We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love

Robert A. Johnson

204 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

5.0oliainchina's review
nonfiction philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

Sea of Poppies

Ibis Trilogy #1

Amitav Ghosh

18 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0oliainchina's review
fiction historical literary adventurous challenging medium-paced
River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh

River of Smoke

Ibis Trilogy #2

Amitav Ghosh

522 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0oliainchina's review
fiction historical adventurous challenging slow-paced
The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan

The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914

Margaret MacMillan

missing page info • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0oliainchina's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses by Daniel Chamovitz

What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses

Daniel Chamovitz

177 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0oliainchina's review
nonfiction nature science informative slow-paced
Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Beloved Trilogy #1

Toni Morrison

321 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0oliainchina's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism dark emotional sad slow-paced
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

295 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0oliainchina's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced