Igor Otčenáš

10 books

Before Adam by Jack London

Before Adam

Jack London

126 pages • first pub 1906 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep: Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putin by David Satter

The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep: Russia's Road to Terror and Dictatorship under Yeltsin and Putin

David Satter

240 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history politics dark tense fast-paced
Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes

Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia

Orlando Figes

729 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

128 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative reflective fast-paced
The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall

The Power of Geography

Politics of Place #4

Tim Marshall

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative medium-paced
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics

Politics of Place #1

Tim Marshall

256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative medium-paced
Shadowplay by Tim Marshall

Shadowplay

Tim Marshall

307 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative reflective medium-paced
Zone 22 by Tig Hague

Zone 22

Tig Hague

391 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography dark reflective tense slow-paced
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing by Anya von Bremzen

Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing

Anya von Bremzen

368 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history memoir reflective slow-paced
Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary by Timothy Snyder

Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary

Timothy Snyder

192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction health politics informative reflective medium-paced