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7 curated titles in this shelf

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr · 2014

Moderate531 pp.

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari · 2011

Moderate443 pp.

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond · 1997

Challenging480 pp.

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

The Splendid and the Vile

Erik Larson · 2020

Moderate608 pp.

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann · 2017

Accessible352 pp.

Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham

Midnight in Chernobyl

Adam Higginbotham · 2019

Moderate538 pp.

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote · 1965

Moderate343 pp.