A Gentleman In Moscow - Amor Towles
It took me a while to get through this book, so it was difficult to take it as a whole. I think it took me over 5 months to read it!
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The Shortest History of Economics - Andrew Leigh
This is an excellent book for readers of all backgrounds, regardless of how much you know about economics.
The Visitor - Lee Child
I did say that after the last Reacher book I read, Blue Moon, that I’d not read anymore, but when I opened my kobo account I downloaded this audiobook to try out the function on the kobo. It was a bit underwhelming a little bit like the audiobook itself.
Blue Moon - Lee Child
This is my third, possibly fourth Jack Reacher book. Sadly, I’ve had enough of them for the moment.
The Glass House - Eve Chase
A good read from start to finish. Very nice style of writing. The story is in two strands, the past and the present
Austerity Britain - 1945 to 1951 - David Kynaston
For the first time, the Sunday Times bestseller Austerity Britain is available in one complete paperback volume. Coursing through Austerity Britain is an astonishing variety of voices - vivid, unselfconscious, and unaware of what the future holds.
Die Trying - Lee Child
In Lee Child's Die Trying, former military policeman Jack Reacher is unexpectedly caught in the kidnapping of FBI agent Holly Johnson, becoming her unwilling companion in transit to a remote militia compound in Montana.
The Exchange - John Grisham
Set in 2005 (fifteen years after The Firm), the story revolves around Mitch McDeere and his life in Manhattan.
In Too Deep - Lee Child
Jack Reacher is a fictional character who is a former military policeman and the main protagonist in a series of thriller novels by author Lee Child. He is known for his strength, intelligence, and sense of justice.
Precipice - Robert Harris
The big deal about this book is that partners true. The Prime minister of the day, who was in his 60s, was dating a 26 year old and was sharing a lot of Goverment secrets with her, not because she was a spy or anything like that, but who was madly in love with her and always wanted her opinion on government matters, so he started to share with her.
Capital in the Twenty First Century - Thomas Piketty
This is a tough listen. Requires concentration and a few stops and starts to understand and maybe follow up on the subject matter. Not a light-hearted subject, although very interesting if you take your time.
The Killing Floor - Lee Child
The first novel in the Jack Reacher series by British author Lee Child, published in 1997. It's a popular thriller that introduced readers to Jack Reacher, a former military policeman who becomes a wandering drifter after leaving the U.S. Army
The Passenger - Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz was a German-born British novelist renowned for his compelling narratives that explore themes of displacement, identity, and the upheaval of the Nazi era.
The Trading Game - Gary Stevenson
An autobiography that charts the life of a young guy from the east end of London, who, from delivering newspapers as a kid for £12 a week, studies at the LSE, and has a mind for mathematics, rapidly climbs to be one of the world's top traders, making his first million by the age of 23.