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Currently reading (7)
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century by Steven Pinker
East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood
Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana Jr., Wright Morris

Mainly reads fiction books that are reflective, adventurous, and challenging.

Typically chooses slow-paced books that are <300 pages long.

Read recently
The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304-1576 Ad by Will Durant
Medieval People by Eileen Power
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by David Roberts
The Borgias: The Hidden History by G.J. Meyer

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The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
The Iliad by Homer
Kim by Rudyard Kipling