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Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire by Jonathan M. Katz

Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire

Jonathan M. Katz

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0fetterov's review
nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy

Caesar: Life of a Colossus

Adrian Goldsworthy

583 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0fetterov's review
nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s by Jeff Pearlman

Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s

Jeff Pearlman

496 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0fetterov's review
nonfiction history sports informative fast-paced
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

The Oxford History of the United States #4

James M. McPherson

909 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0fetterov's review
nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman

Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty

Jeff Pearlman

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0fetterov's review
nonfiction sports informative fast-paced
Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution by Laurent Dubois

Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution

Laurent Dubois

357 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0fetterov's review
nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
New Teeth: Stories by Simon Rich

New Teeth: Stories

Simon Rich

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0fetterov's review
fiction short stories funny reflective medium-paced
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

The Subtle Knife

His Dark Materials #2

Philip Pullman

288 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0fetterov's review
fiction fantasy middle grade young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman

The Amber Spyglass

His Dark Materials #3

Philip Pullman

480 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0fetterov's review
fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan

The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

Mike Duncan

352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0fetterov's review
nonfiction history adventurous challenging medium-paced