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Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The mismeasure of man: 4 stars
The mismeasure of man by Stephen Jay Gould
Examines the history and inherent flaws of the tests science has used to measure intelligence.
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Underground Railroad: 4 stars
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Unforgetting: 4 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Souls of Black Folk: 4 stars
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois' 1903 collection of essays is a thoughtful, articulate exploration of the moral and intellectual issues surrounding the perception …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated She Come by It Natural: 4 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated To Hold Up the Sky: 4 stars
To Hold Up the Sky by Liu Cixin
Collection of imaginative science fiction by Cixin Liu, translated from Chinese.
Stories included are:
- The Village Teacher …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Hannah Arendt and the Negro Question: 4 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Loaded: 5 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix: 4 stars
Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #5)
À quinze ans, Harry entre en cinquième année à Poudlard mais il n'a jamais été aussi anxieux. L'adolescence, la perspective …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Migrations: 5 stars
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price
The Viking Age - between 750 and 1050 - saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples. As traders and …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Children of Jocasta: 4 stars
Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes
Retelling of Oedipus and Antigone from the perspectives of the women the myths overlooked.
Thebes is a city in …
Gibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century a.d. …
Review of 'History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Shikasta Re Colonised Planet 5: 3 stars
Shikasta Re Colonised Planet 5 by Doris Lessing (Canopus in Argos: Archives)
From the Publisher: This is the first volume in the series of novels Doris Lessing calls collectively Canopus in Argos: …