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Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

Ronan Farrow

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0tobynicks's review
nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative tense medium-paced
Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes by William Gurstelle

Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes

William Gurstelle

176 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

2.25tobynicks's review
nonfiction history reference informative medium-paced
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I Who Have Never Known Men

Jacqueline Harpman

188 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

3.25tobynicks's review
fiction dystopian literary speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester

Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

Simon Winchester

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

4.5tobynicks's review
nonfiction history science technology adventurous informative slow-paced
Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life) by Thomas Erikson

Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life)

Thomas Erikson

304 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction business psychology self help informative medium-paced
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Legends & Lattes

Legends & Lattes #1

Travis Baldree

312 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

3.0tobynicks's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
An Immense World by Ed Yong

An Immense World

Ed Yong

355 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

4.5tobynicks's review
nonfiction nature science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Happy-Go-Lucky: 'Unquestionably the king of comic writing' Guardian by David Sedaris, David Sedaris
Happy-Go-Lucky: 'Unquestionably the king of comic writing' Guardian
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David Sedaris, David Sedaris

Happy-Go-Lucky: 'Unquestionably the king of comic writing' Guardian

David Sedaris, David Sedaris

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

2.75tobynicks's review
nonfiction essays emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives by Mark Miodownik

Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives

Mark Miodownik

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

3.0tobynicks's review
nonfiction science informative fast-paced
Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity by Nicklas Brendborg

Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity

Nicklas Brendborg

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0tobynicks's review
nonfiction nature science informative reflective fast-paced