Clara rated The wine-dark sea: 4 stars
The wine-dark sea by Patrick O'Brian (Aubrey/Maturin series -- no. 16)
At the outset of this adventure, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue a heavy American privateer through the Great South …
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Clara rated The Scout Mindset: 3 stars
The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
A better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions, from Julia Galef, the acclaimed expert on rational decision-making. …
Clara rated Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise: 3 stars
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by K. Anders Ericsson
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise is a 2016 science book by psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and science …
Clara rated Les Rois maudits Tome 4: La loi des mâles: 5 stars
Clara rated Les rois maudits Tome3: Les poisons de la couronne: 4 stars
Clara rated Les rois maudits Tome 2: La reine étranglée: 4 stars
Clara rated Les Rois maudits: 4 stars
Les Rois maudits by Maurice Druon (Les Rois maudits, #1)
Clara rated Dominion : how the Christian revolution remade the world: 4 stars
Clara rated Into Thin Air: 5 stars
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 …
Clara rated Clarissa Oakes: 4 stars
Clara rated Meridiano de sangre: 4 stars
Meridiano de sangre by Cormac McCarthy
An epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, Blood Meridian brilliantly subverts the conventions of …
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #7)
It's bad enough being new on the job, but Teppic hasn't a clue as to what a pharaoh is supposed …
Clara rated The Death of Ivan Ilych: 5 stars
The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy
This satirical novella tells the story of the life and early death of a high court judge. Ivan Ilych is …
Clara rated The nutmeg of consolation: 4 stars
Patrick O'Brian: The nutmeg of consolation (1993, Norton)
The nutmeg of consolation by Patrick O'Brian
The Nutmeg of Consolation is the fourteenth historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series by British author Patrick O'Brian, first published …
Clara rated Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess: 4 stars
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Don Mosenfelder
Teaches common mating positions and combinations, conventional moves and principles to apply when playing chess.