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Patrick O'Brian: Master and Commander (EBook, 1990, W. W. Norton & Company)

Ralph F. Voss: Truman Capote and the legacy of In cold blood

Douglas Stuart: Young Mungo (EBook, 2022, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated)

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Gerry rated On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: 3 stars

Stephen King: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2010)

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

"Long live the King" hailed Entertainment Weekly upon the publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class …

Gerry rated 1Q84: Book Three: 4 stars

Haruki Murakami: 1Q84 (2011, Harvill Secker)

1Q84: Book Three by Haruki Murakami (1Q84, #3)

Haruki Murakami is an international phenomenon. When Books One and Two of his latest masterpiece, "1Q84", were published in Japan, …

Gerry rated Into Thin Air: 5 stars

Jon Krakauer: Into Thin Air (1999, Anchor Books/Doubleday)

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

"Reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion, Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon …

Gerry rated Blood Pages: 5 stars

No cover — George Bilgere: Blood Pages (2018, University of Pittsburgh Press)

Gerry rated Nomadland: 4 stars

Nomadland by Jessica Bruder (Thorndike Press Large Print lifestyles)

From the North Dakota beet fields to California's National Forest campgrounds to Amazon's Texas CamperForce program, employers have discovered a …

Gerry rated Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man: 5 stars

Mary L. Trump: Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man is a tell-all book written by …

Gerry rated Everest 1953: 5 stars

Everest 1953 by Mick Conefrey (Legends and lore series)

Gerry rated Precipice: 5 stars

Gerry rated Dead Men's Trousers: 5 stars

Irvine Welsh: Dead Men's Trousers (Hardcover, 2019, Melville House)

Dead Men's Trousers by Irvine Welsh

Gerry rated Kafka on the Shore: 5 stars

Haruki Murakami: Kafka on the Shore (Paperback, 2006, Vintage International)

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore (海辺のカフカ, Umibe no Kafuka) is a 2002 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. Its 2005 English …

Gerry reviewed Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

John Carreyrou: Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (2018)

Review of 'Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Impossible to put down story behind the fraud perpetrated by Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood testing company Theranos. A fascinating account of old men - including George Schultz and “Mad Dog” Matthias being completely besotted with a young, insanely ambitious woman.