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Gerald Elias Author Of Murder at the Royal Albert

From Gerald's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Author Classical musician Outdoor lover Craves change

Gerald's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Gerald Elias Why Gerald loves this book

This book was totally nonfiction but read like a page-turning thriller. Amazing!

By Michael Finkel ,

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5 authors picked The Art Thief as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

*The New York Times bestseller*

'Brilliant' - Sunday Times

'Gripping' - Observer

'Thrilling' - Economist

'His crime spree makes for a thrilling read' - The New Yorker

'A breath-taking read, as compelling as a Highsmith novel. I loved it' - Maggie O'Farrell

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The true story of the world's most prolific art thief, who accumulated a collection worth over $1.4 billion. A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Wood.

For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Emily Katz Anhalt Author Of Ancient Wisdom for Polarized Times

From Emily's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Author Classics Professor Reader Runner Rider Open-minded inquirer

Emily's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Emily Katz Anhalt Why Emily loves this book

Lukacz’s gripping account of these decisive five days during WWII seems especially crucial to me today. As authoritarianism within the United States and elsewhere imperils democratic institutions, norms, and the rule of law, Lukacz exposes the seductions of appeasement while reminding us of the impossibility of ever appeasing a violent bully.

By John Lukacs ,

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1 author picked Five Days in London, May 1940 as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Washington Post Book World Bestseller

"Customers are raving about Five Days in London."-Amazon.com

"Gripping. . . . Lukacs's story is not new . . . but [he] has transformed it into a memorable drama."-M. F. Perutz, New York Review of Books

The days from May 24 to May 28, 1940, altered the course of the history of the twentieth century, as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue what became known as the Second World War. The decisive importance of these five days is the focus of John Lukacs's magisterial new…


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