Gunnar Nyquist

21 books

The Arabs: A History by Eugene Rogan

The Arabs: A History

Eugene Rogan

608 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear

306 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Katherine Boo

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

The Body: A Guide for Occupants

Bill Bryson

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction health science funny informative reflective medium-paced
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World by Mary Beard

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

Mary Beard

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Empress Dowager CIXI: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang

Empress Dowager CIXI: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China

Jung Chang

464 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11

Lawrence Wright

540 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative reflective medium-paced
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen

The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin

Masha Gessen

342 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography politics informative tense slow-paced
No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald

No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State

Glenn Greenwald

259 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history politics technology challenging informative medium-paced
Paul McCartney: The Life by Philip Norman

Paul McCartney: The Life

Philip Norman

1184 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography music informative slow-paced