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Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow

818 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0srm's review
nonfiction biography history politics informative slow-paced
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind

The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

487 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0srm's review
fiction historical literary thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow

Washington: A Life

Ron Chernow

930 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0srm's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder

Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need

Blake Snyder

195 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0srm's review
nonfiction reference adventurous informative reflective fast-paced
Characters and Viewpoint by Orson Scott Card

Characters and Viewpoint

Elements of Fiction Writing

Orson Scott Card

182 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0srm's review
nonfiction reference informative reflective medium-paced
My Story Can Beat Up Your Story: Ten Ways to Toughen Up Your Screenplay from Opening Hook to Knockout Punch by Jeffrey Schechter

My Story Can Beat Up Your Story: Ten Ways to Toughen Up Your Screenplay from Opening Hook to Knockout Punch

Jeffrey Schechter

200 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0srm's review
nonfiction challenging informative medium-paced
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide by Sandra Newman, Howard Mittelmark

How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide

Sandra Newman, Howard Mittelmark

262 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0srm's review
nonfiction reference funny informative reflective medium-paced
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

521 pages • first pub 1855 (editions)

5.0srm's review
fiction classics literary romance emotional slow-paced
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

Best Served Cold

First Law World #1

Joe Abercrombie

672 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0srm's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen

246 pages • first pub 1817 (editions)

5.0srm's review
fiction classics literary romance funny lighthearted medium-paced