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All-American Murder

James Patterson2018

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  • The Good Nurse

    Charles Graeber2013

    This account follows the investigation into Charlie Cullen, a prolific serial killer who murdered patients while working as a hospital nurse.

    clinical → tense, still true crime

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Denser prose

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  • Confessions

    Augustine of Hippo

    A 4th-century bishop writes a spiritual autobiography addressed to God. He recounts his sinful youth and his eventual conversion to Christianity.

    clinical → meditative

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  • Antifragile

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb2012

    A philosophical exploration of systems that thrive under stress and disorder. It argues against fragility in economics and personal life.

    clinical → reflective

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  • How to Read a Book

    Mortimer J. Adler1940

    This is a guide to active reading techniques for different genres. It outlines levels of reading from basic literacy to syntopical analysis.

    clinical → mysterious

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To recover

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  • U2 at the End of the World

    Bill Flanagan1995

    A journalist follows U2 across four continents during the early 1990s. The book documents the recording of two albums and the Zoo TV tour.

    clinical → wry, still biography

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  • Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography

    Naman Ramachandran

    The life story of the Indian superstar, tracing his journey from a bus conductor to a cultural icon of Tamil cinema.

    clinical → warm, still biography

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  • The Good Neighbor

    Maxwell King2018

    A chronological account of Fred Rogers' life and career. It uses archives and interviews to document his development of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

    clinical → warm, still biography

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Faster

clinical → propulsive, still true crime

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  • Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake

    Frank W. Abagnale

    A teenager poses as a pilot, doctor, and lawyer to cash millions in fraudulent checks. He evades the FBI across several countries.

    clinical → playful, still true crime

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  • Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

    Bill O'Reilly

    A minute-by-minute narrative of John Wilkes Booth's plot to kill Abraham Lincoln and the subsequent manhunt for the conspirators.

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  • Red Notice

    Bill Browder2015

    An American financier uncovers systemic corruption in Russia and becomes a political activist after his lawyer is killed in prison.

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Slower

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  • Confessions

    Augustine of Hippo

    A 4th-century bishop writes a spiritual autobiography addressed to God. He recounts his sinful youth and his eventual conversion to Christianity.

    clinical → meditative

    pace-2·prose+3·bleak-2

  • How to Read a Book

    Mortimer J. Adler1940

    This is a guide to active reading techniques for different genres. It outlines levels of reading from basic literacy to syntopical analysis.

    clinical → mysterious

    pace-2·prose+3·bleak-1

  • The Red Book: Liber Novus

    C.G. Jung2009

    A psychologist records his visions and internal dialogues in an illuminated manuscript created during a period of intense self-exploration.

    clinical → dreamlike

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Heavier

Same clinical register, still true crime

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  • Under the Banner of Heaven

    Jon Krakauer2003

    This account links a 1984 double murder to the history and evolution of Mormon fundamentalism.

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  • The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace

    Jeff Hobbs2014

    A biography of a brilliant man who went from the streets of Newark to Yale. It tracks his struggle to bridge two incompatible worlds.

    clinical → elegiac, still biography

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  • Columbine

    Dave Cullen2009

    A journalist reconstructs the 1999 school shooting using police records and the killers' journals to debunk common myths.

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