Ruth Jakobson

4 books

Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie

Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia

John Dickie

370 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative medium-paced
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blaine Harden

Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

Blaine Harden

224 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history dark emotional medium-paced
The Memoirs of Catherine the Great by Catherine the Great, Markus Cruse, Hilde Hoogenboom

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great, Markus Cruse, Hilde Hoogenboom

352 pages • first pub 1859 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir informative slow-paced
Mona Lisa: The History of the World's Most Famous Painting by Donald Sassoon
Mona Lisa: The History of the World's Most Famous Painting
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Donald Sassoon

Mona Lisa: The History of the World's Most Famous Painting

Donald Sassoon

288 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative medium-paced