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The Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov

The Complete Robot

Robot #0.3

Isaac Asimov

611 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0leoberenson's review
fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World by Vincent Bevins

The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World

Vincent Bevins

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0leoberenson's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Enemies and Neighbors: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017 by Ian Black

Enemies and Neighbors: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017

Ian Black

605 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

5.0leoberenson's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective slow-paced
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

784 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0leoberenson's review
fiction contemporary literary mystery dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

David Foster Wallace

273 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0leoberenson's review
fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace by Michael Scott-Baumann

The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace

Michael Scott-Baumann

279 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0leoberenson's review
nonfiction history informative reflective fast-paced
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

Eric Hoffer

192 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0leoberenson's review
nonfiction philosophy politics psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food by Chris van Tulleken

Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food

Chris van Tulleken

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0leoberenson's review
nonfiction food and drink health science informative medium-paced
Wellness by Nathan Hill

Wellness

Nathan Hill

624 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0leoberenson's review
fiction contemporary literary romance emotional reflective medium-paced
The Persuaders: At the Frontlines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy by Anand Giridharadas

The Persuaders: At the Frontlines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy

Anand Giridharadas

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0leoberenson's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced