Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years

Descrizione
A casual acquaintance is looking for ideas about books to read, but you don't know much about their tastes. Thinking back over your last five years of reading, which books would you recommend?
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Aria sottile
di Jon Krakauer
14,085 utenti
314 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 94
9 Members
WylieMaercklein, dara85, oregonobsessionz, dhm, MaryKay1822, amyshaff, Canadian_Down_Under, Jillian_Kay, DanZuke
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
di Erik Larson
4,074 utenti
136 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 217
4 Members
hailelib, oregonobsessionz, starfishian, amyshaff
5
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
di Sheri Fink
1,526 utenti
169 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 96
11 Members
gbelik, kristenl, oregonobsessionz, bjappleg8, honyocker, cindyst2000, smasler, gypsysmom, mcountr, TashMason, jpahl
6
Grandi speranze
di Charles Dickens
38,535 utenti
435 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 181
5 Members
oregonobsessionz, mmignano11, shelfoflisa, ncgraham, RickyHaas,
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Curse of The Narrows: The Halifax Disaster of 1917
di Laura M. Mac Donald
443 utenti
21 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 368
2 Members
oregonobsessionz, mysterymax
8
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
di Erik Larson
5,103 utenti
279 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 112
7 Members
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9
Truman
di David McCullough
5,906 utenti
82 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 424
2 Members
oregonobsessionz, MDGentleReader
10
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
di Timothy Egan
4,349 utenti
197 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 323
3 Members
oregonobsessionz, starfishian, mcountr
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Endurance: l'incredibile viaggio di Shackleton al Polo Sud
di Alfred Lansing
5,074 utenti
124 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 263
3 Members
oregonobsessionz, shelfoflisa, NoPlanetB
13
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
di Caroline Alexander
1,770 utenti
40 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 1,451
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The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
di Gary Krist
321 utenti
11 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 1,540
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
di David McCullough
2,717 utenti
58 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 1,573
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Angolo di riposo
di Wallace Stegner
5,467 utenti
183 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 229
4 Members
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17
To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire
di David Cowan
236 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 1,738
Member
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Behind the Story - The Undisclosed Story Behind the Curtains (A Background Information Book Companion)
di Behind the Story Team
1 utente
Classifica globale 82
15 Members
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Cecrow : This is not "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", which I think most people meant to vote for.
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Olive Kitteridge
di Elizabeth Strout
9,912 utenti
621 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 109
10 Members
Minthe, dawnlovesbooks, minimargot, MaryKay1822, cindyst2000, lmbix, KarenFunt, CarterPJ, amyshaff, IdellaHarter,oregonobsessionz ,AmourFou
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oregonobsessionz : Tried to read this because it was getting great reviews, but found it to be depressing and annoying.
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
di Cheryl Strayed
8,709 utenti
517 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 276
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, devilish2, Tosta, lazasuba02,oregonobsessionz
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oregonobsessionz : I wanted to read about the PCT, but this is all about the author's personal problems