Sean Bala wants to read On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the rise of Hitler and Stalin …
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An American residing in Chicago with two degrees in comparative religions. Lived in India for five years. Currently working in higher education. Always have four to five books in rotation and always up for new recommendations!
Some Favorite Genres: #fantasy #scifi #history #speculativefiction #politics #anthropology #religion #mysteries #philosophy #theology #ecology #environment #travel #solarpunk
Some Favorite Authors: Margaret Atwood, Ray Bradbury, E.M. Forster, Ursula K. LeGuin, John Steinbeck, W. Somerset Maugham
Currently Cleaning Up my To Read Collection
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Sean Bala wants to read Unquiet on the Eastern Front by Wole Talabi
Unquiet on the Eastern Front by Wole Talabi
It is 1940 and Kenneth Lockwood is a Lieutenant in the British colonial armed forces, stationed in Southern Nigeria. When …
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mouse quoted Looking for Dilmun by Geoffrey Bibby
The word "abyss" is perhaps the only Sumerian loan-word in the English language, and has changed its meaning somewhat during the thousands of years in which it has been current. Originally the Sumerian word abzu meant the waters under the earth.
Sean Bala wants to read Green Earth by Kim Stanley Robinson
Sean Bala wants to read FROM THE DUST RETURNED by Ray Bradbury
FROM THE DUST RETURNED by Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury, America's most beloved storyteller, has spent a lifetime carrying readers to exhilarating and dangerous places, from dark street …
Sean Bala wants to read Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk
Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk, Van Alst, Theodore, Jr., Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.
Norris Black • Amber Blaeser-Wardzala • Phoenix Boudreau • Cherie Dimaline • Carson Faust • Kelli Jo Ford • Kate …
Sean Bala wants to read The Skeptics' Guide to the Future by Steven Novella
The Skeptics' Guide to the Future by Steven Novella
Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. …
Sean Bala wants to read The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)
Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in isolation in the Hirana: an ancient temple that was once …
Sean Bala wants to read A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)
Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe for his fantasy novel debut, …
Sean Bala wants to read Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
“Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them …
Sean Bala wants to read Slade House by David Mitchell
Slade House by David Mitchell
Slade House is the seventh novel by British novelist David Mitchell. The novel received mixed reviews. Slade House originated as …
