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9780241145210. A genre-defying novel that blends two stories—one set in the Renaissance and one in contemporary times—to explore art, love, and identity. 100. Tree of Smoke. Denis Johnson. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
The Royal Society of Biologists in the UK shortlisted the book in its 2015 Book Awards. [15] Bill Gates ranked Sapiens among his ten favorite books, [16] and Mark Zuckerberg also recommended it. [17] Kirkus Reviews awarded a star to the book, noting that it is "the great debates of history aired out with satisfying vigor". [18]
Keep reading for a full guide to the 15 best books of the year, according to Goodreads users. Best Fiction — "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang. KAVNLON "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang.
On Bookmarks May/June 2015 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Richly imagined and written with emotional sensitivity and intelligence, A Little Life – little in no sense of the word – masterfully explores the fragility of all ...
978-1-250-10781-7. Website. Gapminder: Factfulness (the book) Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think is a 2018 book by Swedish physician, professor of international health at Karolinska Institute [1] and statistician Hans Rosling with his son Ola Rosling and daughter-in-law Anna Rosling ...
Dune is a 1965 epic science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials (1963–64 novel Dune World and 1965 novel Prophet of Dune) in Analog magazine. It tied with Roger Zelazny 's This Immortal for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966.
The book debuted at number one on the bestseller lists of The New York Times and The Globe and Mail, holding the position on the former for eleven consecutive weeks. Generally well received by critics, Outliers was considered more personal than Gladwell's other works, and some reviews commented on how much Outliers felt like an autobiography.
Hyperion is a 1989 science fiction novel by American author Dan Simmons. The first book of his Hyperion Cantos series, it won the Hugo Award for best novel. [ 1 ] The plot of the novel features multiple time-lines and is told from the point of view of many characters. It follows a similar structure to The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.