omrig rated H is for Hawk: 5 stars
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
When Helen Macdonald's father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer, Helen had never before …
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omrig rated Last Chance to See: 5 stars
omrig rated Of Mice and Men: 4 stars
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men is a novella written by John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George …
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Cass R. Sunstein, Richard Thaler
Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness is a book written by University of Chicago economist and Nobel Laureate …
omrig rated Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood: 5 stars
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood is an autobiographical comedy book written by the South African comedian …
omrig rated Chinua Achebe's Things fall apart: 5 stars
Chinua Achebe's Things fall apart by Harold Bloom (Modern critical interpretations)
omrig rated How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking: 4 stars
Jordan Ellenberg: How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg
The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in …
omrig rated No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters: 5 stars
No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin
From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, a collection of thoughts always adroit, often acerbicon aging, belief, the state of …
omrig rated The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas: 5 stars
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.
Vicious by V. E. Schwab
Victor breaks out of prison with the help of a young girl with great abilities to find his college roommate, …
Churchill by Andrew Roberts
Draws on extensive new materials, from private letters to transcripts of war cabinet meetings, to present a portrait of the …
omrig rated American Gods (en español): American Gods (Brainstorming): 4 stars
American Gods (en español): American Gods (Brainstorming) by Neil Gaiman
Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him …
omrig rated Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour bookstore: 4 stars
Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour bookstore by Robin Sloan
The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles …
omrig rated Normal People: 4 stars
Normal People by Sally Rooney, Ernest Riera i Arbussà, Sally Rooney
Rubbish. A quarter of it is love scenes. Very steamy like fifty shades of grey