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The wine-dark sea by Patrick O'Brian (Aubrey/Maturin series -- no. 16)

At the outset of this adventure, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue a heavy American privateer through the Great South …

The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef

A better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions, from Julia Galef, the acclaimed expert on rational decision-making. …

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by K. Anders Ericsson

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise is a 2016 science book by psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and science …

Les Rois maudits Tome 4: La loi des mâles by Maurice Druon

Les rois maudits Tome3: Les poisons de la couronne by Maurice Druon

Les rois maudits Tome 2: La reine étranglée by Maurice Druon

Les Rois maudits by Maurice Druon (Les Rois maudits, #1)

Dominion : how the Christian revolution remade the world by Tom Holland

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

"Reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion, Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon …

Clarissa Oakes by Patrick O'Brian

Meridiano de sangre by Cormac McCarthy

An epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, Blood Meridian brilliantly subverts the conventions of …

Pyramids by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #7)

It's bad enough being new on the job, but Teppic hasn't a clue as to what a pharaoh is supposed …

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy

This satirical novella tells the story of the life and early death of a high court judge. Ivan Ilych is …

The nutmeg of consolation by Patrick O'Brian

The Nutmeg of Consolation is the fourteenth historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series by British author Patrick O'Brian, first published …