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18 books

The Republic by Plato

The Republic

Plato

676 pages • first pub -380 (editions)

5.0daniel_b_martin's review
nonfiction classics history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

262 pages • first pub 1854 (editions)

5.0daniel_b_martin's review
nonfiction classics nature philosophy inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato

The Trial and Death of Socrates

Plato

226 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0daniel_b_martin's review
nonfiction history
Apology by Plato

Apology

Plato

90 pages • first pub -399 (editions)

5.0daniel_b_martin's review
nonfiction classics history philosophy challenging reflective fast-paced
The Will to Power by R.J. Hollingdale, Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann

The Will to Power

R.J. Hollingdale, Friedrich Nietzsche, Walter Kaufmann

575 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)

5.0daniel_b_martin's review
nonfiction classics philosophy challenging reflective slow-paced
The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology by Robert Wright

The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Robert Wright

496 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0daniel_b_martin's review
nonfiction philosophy psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee

Disgrace

J.M. Coetzee

220 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0daniel_b_martin's review
fiction literary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Childhood of Jesus by J.M. Coetzee

The Childhood of Jesus

Jesus trilogy #1

J.M. Coetzee

288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0daniel_b_martin's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

387 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0daniel_b_martin's review
fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
To Build a Fire by Jack London

To Build a Fire

Jack London

30 pages • first pub 1902 (editions)

5.0daniel_b_martin's review
fiction classics short stories adventurous dark tense fast-paced