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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

729 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0portlandwithyou's review
nonfiction biography history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

255 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0portlandwithyou's review
fiction literary science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor, the Truth and the Turmoil by Tina Brown

The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor, the Truth and the Turmoil

Tina Brown

571 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0portlandwithyou's review
nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
Redshirts by John Scalzi

Redshirts

John Scalzi

309 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0portlandwithyou's review
fiction science fiction adventurous funny medium-paced
Wham! George & Me by Andrew Ridgeley

Wham! George & Me

Andrew Ridgeley

297 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0portlandwithyou's review
nonfiction biography memoir music emotional lighthearted fast-paced
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

Garrett M. Graff

512 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0portlandwithyou's review
nonfiction history emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0portlandwithyou's review
nonfiction business health true crime informative tense medium-paced
Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh

Do You Dream of Terra-Two?

Temi Oh

544 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0portlandwithyou's review
fiction science fiction young adult adventurous emotional slow-paced
Jackie as Editor: The Literary Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by Greg Lawrence

Jackie as Editor: The Literary Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Greg Lawrence

336 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0portlandwithyou's review
nonfiction biography informative slow-paced
The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel

The Astronaut Wives Club

Lily Koppel

272 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0portlandwithyou's review
nonfiction biography history hopeful reflective medium-paced