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The Man Who Would Be King

April 9, 2024 19th Century / Adventure / American / Asia / AUTHOR / Ben Macintyre / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / GENRE / History / Nonfiction / Travel / World History

The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan by Ben Macintyre

The Man Who Would Be King by Ben Macintyre is an account of the life and adventures of Josiah Harlan, an American explorer.

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Agent

November 21, 2023 American History / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Scott Jeffrey Miller / War / World War II

Agent 110: An American Spymaster and the German Resistance in WWII by Scott Jeffrey Miller

“Agent 110: An American Spymaster and the German Resistance in WWII” by Scott Miller is a gripping account of covert operations, intrigue, and courage during World War II.

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Apollo 13

October 14, 2023 American / American History / Astronomy / Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / GENRE / Henry S. F. Cooper / Historical / History / Nonfiction / Science / Space / Survival

Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed by Henry S. F. Cooper

Apollo 13 was poised to be NASA’s third lunar landing, an emblem of American exceptionalism. However, fate had other plans.

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