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Zadig and Other Romances by Voltaire
Zadig and Other Romances
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Voltaire

Zadig and Other Romances

Voltaire

342 pages • first pub 1747 (editions)

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The Portable Voltaire by Voltaire

The Portable Voltaire

Voltaire

576 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0cynicusrex's review
nonfiction classics philosophy challenging reflective fast-paced
Meditations: With Selected Correspondence by Marcus Aurelius, Robin Hard, Christopher Gill

Meditations: With Selected Correspondence

Marcus Aurelius, Robin Hard, Christopher Gill

208 pages • first pub 180 (editions)

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nonfiction classics history philosophy informative tense medium-paced
The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself by Sean Mortimer, Rodney Mullen

The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself

Sean Mortimer, Rodney Mullen

288 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

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nonfiction biography memoir sports informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Young Stalin

Joseph Stalin #1

Simon Sebag Montefiore

397 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

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nonfiction biography history dark informative tense medium-paced
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

360 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

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nonfiction science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Neil Postman

175 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

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nonfiction philosophy sociology informative reflective slow-paced
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

The Pillars of the Earth

Kingsbridge #1

Ken Follett

992 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

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fiction historical adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
The QI Book of the Dead by John Lloyd

The QI Book of the Dead

The Quite Interesting Ignorant Books #4

John Lloyd

435 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

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nonfiction biography history reference funny informative reflective slow-paced
A Mathematician's Lament by Paul Lockhart

A Mathematician's Lament

Paul Lockhart

140 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

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nonfiction education mathematics science informative inspiring reflective fast-paced