Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Empire of cotton: 4.0 stars

Empire of cotton by Sven Beckert
The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and …
I like big books and I cannot lie
98% complete! Eivind (like the Terrible) has read 98 of 100 books.

The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and …

N. K. Jemisin: Killing Moon (2012, Little, Brown Book Group Limited)
FOLLOWING HER SERIES, HUGO, NEBULA, AND WORLD FANTASY-NOMINATED DEBUT SERIES, N. K. JEMISIN RETURNS WITH A CAPTIVATING NEW TALE.
…

The most startling thing about disasters, according to award-winning author Rebecca Solnit, is not merely that so many people rise …

Ken Liu, Hao Jingfang: Vagabonds (2020, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers)
The first novel from the Hugo Award-winning author of Folding Bejing, Hao Jingfang, translated by the Hugo Award-winning translator of …