John Sackville

41 books

Auschwitz: A New History by Laurence Rees

Auschwitz: A New History

Laurence Rees

400 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional sad slow-paced
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown

Beartown #1

Fredrik Backman

418 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary sports emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Being Human: How Our Biology Shaped World History by Lewis Dartnell

Being Human: How Our Biology Shaped World History

Lewis Dartnell

358 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative reflective medium-paced
The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival by Jeremy Dronfield

The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival

Jeremy Dronfield

464 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective sad slow-paced
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking

A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes

Stephen Hawking

251 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
Charles I: An Abbreviated Life by Mark A. Kishlansky

Charles I: An Abbreviated Life

Penguin Monarchs

Mark A. Kishlansky

120 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative medium-paced
Conquerors: How Portugal seized the Indian Ocean and Forged the First Global Empire by Roger Crowley

Conquerors: How Portugal seized the Indian Ocean and Forged the First Global Empire

Roger Crowley

412 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous slow-paced
Crisis by Frank Gardner

Crisis

Luke Carlton #1

Frank Gardner

464 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction crime thriller dark tense fast-paced
Culture: The Story of Us by Martin Puchner

Culture: The Story of Us

Martin Puchner

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative reflective slow-paced
The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World by David Robson

The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World

David Robson

336 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced