puercomal rated A thread across the ocean: 3 stars
A thread across the ocean by John Steele Gordon
"Today, in a world in which news flashes around the globe in an instant, time lags are inconceivable. In the …
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puercomal rated The devil's doctor: 3 stars
Longitude by Dava Sobel
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to …
puercomal rated A people's history of the American Revolution: 3 stars
A people's history of the American Revolution by Ray Raphael (New Press people's history)
"A People's History of the American Revolution skillfully weaves diaries, personal letters, memoirs, and other long-overlooked primary sources into a …
puercomal rated The Information: 3 stars
The Information by James Gleick
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood begins with the tale of colonial European explorers and their fascination with …
puercomal rated The spirits of America : a social history of alcohol: 4 stars
Last Call by Daniel Okrent
A brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the US Constitution …
puercomal rated The Return of Martin Guerre: 3 stars
puercomal rated After Dark: 2 stars
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
In After Dark—a gripping novel of late night encounters—Murakami’s trademark humor and psychological insight are distilled with an extraordinary, harmonious …
