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Category: History & Biography

Cover image of Great Soul by Joseph Lelyveld
June 13, 2024June 17, 2024 Jason

Great Soul by Joseph Lelyveld [A Review]

Cover image of Avoiding Apocalypse by Jeff Colvin
April 25, 2023April 23, 2023 Jason

Avoiding Apocalypse by Jeff Colvin [A Review]

Cover Image of Lightbulb Moments in Human History
February 24, 2023February 23, 2023 Rebecca

Lightbulb Moments in Human History: From Cave to Colosseum by Scott Edwin Williams [A Review]

Cover image of The Idea of India by Sunil Khilnani
April 19, 2022March 26, 2022 Jason

The Idea of India by Sunil Khilnani [A Review]

Cover image of Vishnu's Crowded Temple by Maria Misra
February 14, 2022December 28, 2021 Jason

Vishnu’s Crowded Temple by Maria Misra [A Review]

Cover image of Kamikaze by James Delgado
June 3, 2021January 12, 2021 Jason

Kamikaze by James Delgado [A Review]

Cover image of The Black Hole by Jan Dalley
July 24, 2020July 17, 2020 Jason

The Black Hole by Jan Dalley [A Review]

Cover image of Open, an autobiography by Andre Agassi
March 4, 2020November 28, 2019 Jason

Open by Andre Agassi [A Review]

Cover image of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
March 19, 2019December 24, 2020 Jason

On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder [A Review]

Cover image of The Last Jews of Kerala by Edna Fernandes
April 20, 2018April 24, 2018 Jason

The Last Jews of Kerala by Edna Fernandes [A Review]

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