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A Most Wanted Man
A Most Wanted Man
John Le Carre | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry
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6.5 (2 Ratings)
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This was a solid Le Carre novel, it dragged on a little in the middle, but was overall entertaining.
  
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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Sep 19, 2017
Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates has recommended three memoirs, a big book on humans, and a rare novel this year.

The US has a new reader-in-chief. Bill Gates is now the natural successor to Barack Obama and Oprah. This year, Gates has several new recommendations including three memoirs:


A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

Jimmy Carter

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Jimmy Carter, thirty-ninth President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, international humanitarian,...

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Yuval Noah Harari

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we're...

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

J.D. Vance

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'THE POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR' Sunday Times SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE by director Ron...

The  Heart: A Novel

The Heart: A Novel

Maylis de Kerangal

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Winner of the Wellcome Book Prize and the French-American Foundation Translation Prize Just...


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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

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The compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight...

     
     
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Katie (178 KP) rated Vox in Books

Apr 25, 2019 (Updated Apr 25, 2019)  
Vox
Vox
Christina Dalcher | 2018 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
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8.8 (13 Ratings)
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the building of suspense throughout the novel. (0 more)
conflict resolutions feel abrupt, some of the issues are very quickly resolved. (0 more)
  
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Savanna (8 KP) created a poll

Aug 17, 2018  
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What kind of novel would you rather be trapped in

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Jamie Lee Curtis recommended The Son in Books (curated)

 
The Son
The Son
Philipp Meyer | 2014 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
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"Another historical fiction novel. Set in the American west and the impossible to imagine violence and betrayal that occurred."

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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom | 2004 | Fiction & Poetry
8.4 (30 Ratings)
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"I’m also reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven [a novel about how every person on earth matters]."

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