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Wants to read Archbishop, Chancellor, Kingmaker: A Life of Thomas Arundel

Finished reading Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism in Vietnam

Wants to read Reality TV for Snobs: Everything You Need to Know About the Shows You're Too Intellectual to Watch

Finished reading A Concise History of Poland by Lukowski, Jerzy, Zawadzki, Hubert [Cambridge University Press, 2006] 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Finished reading Dark Passage

Wants to read A Monarchy Transformed: Britain, 1603 - 1714

Wants to read Aching God

Wants to read Assassin's Apprentice

Rated Bring Up the Bodies 9/10

<div>Mantel's prose is pretty one of a kind. Terrific storytelling with a clear appreciation for history.&nbsp;</div>

Wants to read Recollections of My Nonexistence: A Memoir

Rated Ring the Hill 10/10

I love pretty much everything I've read from Tom Cox, and this nature-memoir is no different. It's all lovely, informative, and funny too, with some bonus spooky elements. Just as it should be. Looking forward to the next one.

Finished reading Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying

Finished reading Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas

Finished reading Slow Horses

Finished reading The I-5 Killer

Wants to read A Medieval Family: The Pastons of Fifteenth-Century England

Rated A Memory Called Empire 7/10

Wants to read Annihilation

Finished reading A Concise History of the Armenian People: From Ancient Times to the Present

Wants to read Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris

Wants to read Chivalry and the Ideals of Knighthood in France during the Hundred Years War

Finished reading Start A 501c3 Nonprofit That Doesn’t Ruin Your Life: How to Legally Structure Your Nonprofit to Avoid I.R.S. Trouble, Lawsuits, Financial Scandals & More!

Finished reading The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol

Finished reading Russia's Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy

Rated Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts 10/10

<div>YES, this. Read this if you write. Pair it with Craft In The Real World by Matthew Salesses, and you'll actually believe you know how to properly Write The Damn Thing without it feeling like an insurmountable, mysterious task. All of it is laid out in such a practical way that makes so much sense. Bell's suggestions are just that, suggestions — take what applies, be honest with yourself, leave the rest — but I found most everything useful in order to get the best possible writing done. And even if you've considered some of these methods before, it's so helpful to have it so concisely articulated. I'll be referring back to it often.</div>