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	#	cover	title	author	isbn	isbn13	asin	pages	rating	ratings	pub	(ed.)	rating	my rating	review	notes		comments	votes	count	started	read	added		owned			format
checkbox	position	cover	title Chain-Gang All-Stars	author Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame *	isbn 0593317335	isbn13 9780593317334	asin 0593317335	num pages 367 pp	avg rating 4.14	num ratings 58,195	date pub May 02, 2023	date pub edition May 02, 2023	Abhi's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Jul 19, 2024	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan	author Lockley, Thomas	isbn 1488098751	isbn13 9781488098758	asin B079S317V7	num pages 518 pp	avg rating 3.77	num ratings 1,542	date pub Apr 30, 2019	date pub edition Apr 30, 2019	Abhi's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review An amazing book about an amazing life. Yasuke's life will soon be made into a movie ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Oct 14, 2019	date read Oct 14, 2019	date added Oct 14, 2019	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title The Water Dancer	author Coates, Ta-Nehisi	isbn	isbn13	asin	num pages 416 pp	avg rating 4.06	num ratings 112,609	date pub Sep 24, 2019	date pub edition Sep 24, 2019	Abhi's rating it was ok	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Meh. Good writing, but unsatisfying plot and ending	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Oct 14, 2019	date read Oct 14, 2019	date added Oct 14, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming	author Wallace-Wells, David *	isbn 0525576703	isbn13 9780525576709	asin 0525576703	num pages 310 pp	avg rating 4.00	num ratings 28,201	date pub Feb 19, 2019	date pub edition Feb 19, 2019	Abhi's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review The best book of the century and the scariest non-fiction book I have ever read. Read this now	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Oct 14, 2019	date read Oct 14, 2019	date added Oct 14, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Leadership: In Turbulent Times	author Goodwin, Doris Kearns	isbn	isbn13	asin 1476795924	num pages 473 pp	avg rating 4.40	num ratings 14,646	date pub Sep 18, 2018	date pub edition Sep 18, 2018	Abhi's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Very insightful book about the costs of power and ambition in great leaders	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Jul 25, 2019	date read Oct 14, 2019	date added Jul 25, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon	author Grann, David *	isbn 0385513534	isbn13 9780385513531	asin 0385513534	num pages 339 pp	avg rating 3.89	num ratings 99,816	date pub Feb 24, 2009	date pub edition Feb 24, 2009	Abhi's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Jul 25, 2019	date read Jul 25, 2019	date added Jul 25, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster	author Higginbotham, Adam *	isbn 1501134612	isbn13 9781501134616	asin 1501134612	num pages 538 pp	avg rating 4.37	num ratings 53,834	date pub Feb 12, 2019	date pub edition Feb 12, 2019	Abhi's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Really good blow by blow and offered great insights into life in the Soviet Union. I would read this before watching HBO mini-series as it is more acc ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started May 25, 2019	date read Jun 11, 2019	date added Jun 11, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After	author Yip-Williams, Julie	isbn 0525511350	isbn13 9780525511359	asin 0525511350	num pages 315 pp	avg rating 4.10	num ratings 10,683	date pub Jan 08, 2019	date pub edition Jan 08, 2019	Abhi's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started May 15, 2019	date read Jun 2019	date added Jun 11, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Night Tiger	author Choo, Yangsze *	isbn 1250175453	isbn13 9781250175458	asin 1250175453	num pages 372 pp	avg rating 3.86	num ratings 62,240	date pub Feb 12, 2019	date pub edition Feb 12, 2019	Abhi's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Apr 16, 2019	date read May 05, 2019	date added Jun 11, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives	author Stixrud, William	isbn 0735222517	isbn13 9780735222519	asin 0735222517	num pages 384 pp	avg rating 4.35	num ratings 6,596	date pub Feb 13, 2018	date pub edition Feb 13, 2018	Abhi's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read Jan 31, 2019	date added Apr 02, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Travels into the Interior of Africa	author Park, Mungo	isbn 0907871046	isbn13 9780907871040	asin 0907871046	num pages 384 pp	avg rating 3.88	num ratings 686	date pub 1799	date pub edition Mar 15, 2004	Abhi's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read Jan 25, 2019	date added Apr 02, 2019	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones	author Clear, James *	isbn	isbn13	asin B07D23CFGR	num pages 319 pp	avg rating 4.35	num ratings 976,095	date pub Oct 16, 2018	date pub edition Oct 16, 2018	Abhi's rating it was ok	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 2	date started not set not set	date read Jan 15, 2019 not set	date added Apr 02, 2019	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title On Such a Full Sea	author Lee, Chang-rae	isbn 1594486107	isbn13 9781594486104	asin 1594486107	num pages 407 pp	avg rating 3.49	num ratings 11,643	date pub Jan 07, 2014	date pub edition Jan 07, 2014	Abhi's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read Feb 2019	date added Mar 29, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Long Walk to Freedom	author Mandela, Nelson	isbn 0316548189	isbn13 9780316548182	asin 0316548189	num pages 656 pp	avg rating 4.35	num ratings 88,851	date pub 1994	date pub edition Oct 01, 1995	Abhi's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read Mar 15, 2019	date added Mar 29, 2019	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)	author Liu, Cixin *	isbn 0765377101	isbn13 9780765377104	asin 0765377101	num pages 604 pp	avg rating 4.42	num ratings 132,403	date pub Nov 2010	date pub edition Sep 20, 2016	Abhi's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review A satisfactory ending to a mind-expanding sci-fi trilogy. Game theory and Mutually Assured Destruction thought experiments at a cosmic level.	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Mar 29, 2019	date read Apr 29, 2019	date added Mar 29, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival	author Vaillant, John	isbn 0307268934	isbn13 9780307268938	asin 0307268934	num pages 329 pp	avg rating 4.07	num ratings 16,706	date pub Aug 24, 2010	date pub edition Aug 24, 2010	Abhi's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Equal parts history, conservation, anthropology and mystery. I feel like I have a much better appreciation for both the Tiger and this little known pa ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Mar 29, 2019	date read May 15, 2019	date added Mar 29, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2)	author Larsson, Stieg	isbn 0307269981	isbn13 9780307269980	asin 0307269981	num pages 503 pp	avg rating 4.25	num ratings 938,307	date pub 2006	date pub edition Jul 28, 2009	Abhi's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Not as good as the first one	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read Aug 2011	date added Aug 20, 2011	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Empire of the Summer Moon	author Gwynne, S.C.	isbn 1416591052	isbn13 9781416591054	asin 1416591052	num pages 371 pp	avg rating 4.23	num ratings 57,869	date pub Mar 25, 2010	date pub edition May 25, 2010	Abhi's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Sep 23, 2011	date read Apr 02, 2019	date added Jun 05, 2011	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives	author Eagleman, David *	isbn 0307377342	isbn13 9780307377340	asin 0307377342	num pages 110 pp	avg rating 4.12	num ratings 21,634	date pub Apr 2009	date pub edition Feb 10, 2009	Abhi's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Very fascinating collection of super short stories, each a different interpretation of what the afterlife might be like. It makes you think of you own ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started May 22, 2011	date read May 31, 2011	date added May 22, 2011	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)