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14 books

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

Dan Jones

636 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging informative tense slow-paced
Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes by Bertram Fields

Royal Blood: Richard III and the Mystery of the Princes

Bertram Fields

352 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction biography historical history challenging informative mysterious fast-paced
An Honourable Defeat: A History of German Resistance to Hitler, 1933-1945 by Anton Gill

An Honourable Defeat: A History of German Resistance to Hitler, 1933-1945

Anton Gill

328 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history informative tense slow-paced
The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen by Susan Bordo

The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen

Susan Bordo

343 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography history reflective medium-paced
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

The Word is Murder

Hawthorne and Horowitz Mystery #1

Anthony Horowitz

400 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond by Christophe Galfard

The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond

Christophe Galfard

256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
The Rise of Persia and the First Greco-Persian Wars: The Expansion of the Achaemenid Empire and the Battle of Marathon by Manousos E. Kambouris

The Rise of Persia and the First Greco-Persian Wars: The Expansion of the Achaemenid Empire and the Battle of Marathon

Manousos E. Kambouris

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

dark informative mysterious medium-paced
This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender

This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

Kacen Callender

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Missing You by Meg Cabot

Missing You

1-800-Where-R-You #5

Meg Cabot

268 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction romance young adult lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen by Greg Jenner

Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen

Greg Jenner

416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced