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mindbat rated The Wars of the Roses: 5 stars
The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones
The crown of England changed hands five times over the course of the fifteenth century, as two branches of the …
mindbat rated The Bone Clocks: 3 stars
mindbat rated Annihilation: 2 stars
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (The Southern Reach, #1)
Area X has been cut off from the rest of the world for decades. Nature has reclaimed the last vestiges …
mindbat rated The Martian: 4 stars
The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one …
mindbat rated Envy Of Angels: 5 stars
Envy Of Angels by Matt Wallace
In New York, eating out can be hell. Everyone loves a well-catered event, and the supernatural community is no different, …
mindbat rated Antifragile: 1 star
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Nassim Taleb
"The acclaimed author of the influential bestseller The Black Swan, Nicholas Nassim Taleb takes a next big step with a …
mindbat rated The Golem and the Jinni: 5 stars
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark …
mindbat rated How we got to now: 3 stars
How we got to now by Steven Johnson
"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a …
mindbat rated A Natural History Of Dragons A Memoir By Lady Trent: 5 stars
mindbat rated The Second Sex: 5 stars
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir’s essential masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of “woman,” and a revolutionary exploration of …
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Anathem, the latest invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle, is a magnificent …
mindbat rated Men Explain Things to Me: 4 stars
Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
"In her comic, scathing essay "Men Explain Things to Me," Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations …
mindbat rated Empire's workshop: 3 stars
Empire's workshop by Greg Grandin (The American empire project)
mindbat rated The Discovery of Middle Earth: 4 stars
The Discovery of Middle Earth by Graham Robb
In this real-life historical treasure hunt, bestselling author Graham Robb―"one of the more unusual and appealing historians currently striding the …