AJsperbs

Alex

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2023 Reading List

AJsperbs
Alex
Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763
Imperial China, 900-1800
The Mughal throne
The Napoleonic Wars : A Global History
The Thirty Years War
A History of the Byzantine State and Society

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28 books

2024 Reading List

AJsperbs
Alex
Imperial China, 900-1800
The Arc of a Covenant
From Dawn to Decadence
Modern Times
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Path to Power
Washington: A Life

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63 books

American Condition

AJsperbs
Alex
The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success
Bad Religion
The New Class War
A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream
Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump — And Democrats from Themselves
Why We Can't Sleep Women's New Midlife Crisis
The Problem with Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture Wars

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33 books

Asian Fantasy

AJsperbs
Alex
The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Poppy War
The Dragon Republic
Bridge of Birds
The First Step
The First Stop
The First War

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14 books

Biblical Criticism

AJsperbs
Alex
Inconsistency in the Torah: Ancient Literary Convention and the Limits of Source Criticism
Israel in Egypt
Ancient Israel in Sinai
“Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”: Biblical, Archaeological, and Egyptological Perspectives on the Exodus Narratives
The Archaeology of the Bible
Ani Maamin: Biblical Criticism, Historical Truth, and the Thirteen Principles of Faith

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20 books

British Empire

AJsperbs
Alex
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
Empire
Empire
Empireland
To Rule the Waves
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

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6 books

Conservation

AJsperbs
Alex
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
The World Without Us
Apocalypse Never
Unsettled
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
The Earth Transformed: An Untold History

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140 books

Cookbooks

AJsperbs
Alex
Vegan for Everybody
Saladish: A Crunchier, Grainier, Herbier, Heartier, Tastier Way with Vegetables
Vegan Eats World
Vegan Indian Cooking

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3 books

Disenchantment

AJsperbs
Alex
A Secular Age
Siddhartha
After Disbelief: On Disenchantment, Disappointment, Eternity, and Joy

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14 books

Eastern Civilization

AJsperbs
Alex
Tracking Bodhidharma: A Journey to the Heart of Chinese Culture
The souls of China
On China
China: A History
For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History
Unrivaled: Why America Will Remain the World's Sole Superpower

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18 books

Eastern Europe

AJsperbs
Alex
The Icon and the Axe
Byzantium
The Romanovs: 1613-1918
Yiddish Civilisation
Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe

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28 books

Exercise Books

AJsperbs
Alex
Stretching Scientifically: A Guide to Flexibility Training
Strength Training Anatomy
Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide
The Naked Warrior
Overcoming Gravity: A Systematic Approach to Gymnastics and Bodyweight Strength
Good to Go
Becoming a Supple Leopard

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427 books

Fantasy

AJsperbs
Alex
The Blacksmith's Son
Goldenhand
The Last Wish
Dragonflight
Secrets and Spellcraft
The Choice of Magic
Clariel

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10 books

Favorite Cookbooks

AJsperbs
Alex
Whole Food Cooking Every Day: Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar
Vegan Richa's Indian Kitchen
The Gefilte Manifesto
Street Vegan: Recipes and Dispatches from The Cinnamon Snail Food Truck
Vegan Eats World
Near & Far: Recipes Inspired by Home and Travel

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5 books

Favorite History

AJsperbs
Alex
Pagans and Christians in the City: Culture Wars from the Tiber to the Potomac
Byzantium
Venice
The Swerve
The Fate of Rome

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14 books

Favorite Novels

AJsperbs
Alex
Vita Nostra
The Rook, au service surnaturel de sa majesté
Dune
Green rider
Bazil Broketail
The Deed of Paksenarrion
Kushiel's Dart

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10 books

Favorites Other

AJsperbs
Alex
Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
What doesn't kill us how freezing water, extreme altitude, and environmental conditioning will renew our lost evolutionary strength
A Short History of Nearly Everything
How Not to Diet: the Groundbreaking Science of Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
An Anxious Age: The Post-Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of America

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12 books

Finance

AJsperbs
Alex
Shutdown
The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes
The Deluge
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
The Bogle Effect
The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
Just Keep Buying

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19 books

Food

AJsperbs
Alex
Pandora's Lunchbox
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
Real Food Fake Food
The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor
Salt: A World History

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1 book

Greek Fantasy

AJsperbs
Alex
Ariadne

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44 books

Health

AJsperbs
Alex
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
XL Love: How the Obesity Crisis Is Complicating America's Love Life
Fitness Confidential
10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works
Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer

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1 book

Historical Fiction

AJsperbs
Alex
True Soldier Gentlemen

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150 books

History

AJsperbs
Alex
Byzantium
Venice
The Swerve
The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine
Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe
Empire

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5 books

Islamic Civilization

AJsperbs
Alex
Sword and Scimitar
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain
The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

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151 books

Jewish Books

AJsperbs
Alex
Laws of Shabbat, Vol. 2
Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters
Laws of Pesah
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