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Title Author Date Finished Score No. of Comments
The New MapYergin, Daniel15 Jan 2570
Operation BitingHastings, Max16 Dec 2480
The AeronautsRolt, L.T.C.10 Dec 2480
Little EnglandersTurner, Alwyn08 Dec 246.50
Falling UpwardsHolmes, Richard02 Dec 2470
SpiceCrowley, Roger17 Oct 248.50
The Disappearing SpoonKean, Sam19 Sep 247.50
Empires of LightJonnes, Jill10 Sep 248.50
The Second World WarBeevor, Antony09 May 2480
The Big ShortLewis, Michael31 Dec 2370
Apollo 11Whitehouse, David27 Dec 237.51
The SixGrush, Loren10 Oct 237.50
The WagerGrann, David05 Sep 238.50
Red for DangerRolt, L.T.C.28 Jul 2370
The Bomber MafiaGladwell, Malcolm16 Jun 2380
The War to End all WarsFreedman, Russell10 Oct 2280
George StephensonDavies, Hunter25 Sep 2280
Operation MincemeatMacintyre, Ben18 Sep 2280
Fire and SteamWolmar, Christian16 Sep 2280
Eleven Minutes LateEngel, Matthew02 Sep 227.50
The Men who United the StatesWinchester, Simon05 Jul 2270
AtlanticWinchester, Simon06 May 227.50
The Battle for the FalklandsHastings and Jenkins, Max and Simon,04 Apr 2281
The Secret of LifeMarkel, Howard02 Mar 228.50
IceboundPitzer, Andrea30 Dec 2160
Seashaken HousesNancollas, Tom25 May 217.50
Chastise - The Dambusters Story 1943Hastings, Max25 Mar 217.50
Dead FamousJenner, Greg13 Feb 2180
The Wright BrothersFreedman, Russell20 Sep 2080
The Boy Between WorldsVan der Zijl, Annejet09 Sep 207.50
747 Story of the Boeing SuperjetIngells, Douglas16 Aug 2060
The Three Trillion Dollar WarStiglitz & Bilmes, Joseph & Linda07 Mar 207.50
Harvest - The Hidden Histories of Seven Natural ObjectsPosnett, Edward23 Jan 2070
Mountains of the MindMcFarlane, Robert19 Jun 198.50
VietnamHastings, Max02 Jun 1980
ErebusPalin, Michael09 May 197.50
ExactlyWinchester, Simon28 Apr 198.51
Leonardo da VinciIsaacson, Walter15 Feb 198.50
BuiltAgrawal, Roma25 Oct 187.50
A Fortunate ManBerger, John25 May 1880
The Floating BrothelRees, Sian31 Jan 186.50
HHhHBinet, Laurent03 Jan 188.50
Ice Ghosts - The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin ExpeditionWatson, Paul27 Dec 1760
Ghosts of the TsunamiParry, Richard Lloyd20 Oct 1780
SpitfireGlancey, Jonathan30 Jul 1760
The Matter of the HeartMorris, Thomas15 Jul 1790
MayflowerPhilbrick, Nathaniel21 Jun 1770
The Double HelixWatson, James07 Nov 1680
Gutenberg's ApprenticeChristie, Alix10 Sep 1670
It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness On Two WheelsPenn, Robert17 Jun 1670
The Right StuffWolfe, Tom20 May 1680
The Last StandPhilbrick, Nathaniel29 Feb 1680
Sea of GloryPhilbrick, Nathaniel16 Feb 1680
The Invention of AirJohnson, Steven05 Feb 166.50
Barrow's BoysFleming, Fergus15 Dec 1580
Killing DragonsFleming, Fergus15 Nov 158.50
The Longest AfternoonSimms, Brendan20 Jun 156.50
Nice To See It, To See It, NiceViner, Brian12 Feb 1550
One Summer: America 1927Bryson, Bill03 Dec 148.50
Tragedy at Pike River MineMacfie, Rebecca25 Jul 147.50
In Harm's WayStanton, Doug17 Jun 1470
Seabiscuit: An American LegendHillenbrand, Laura04 May 148.50
UnbrokenHillenbrand, Laura24 Feb 148.50
FighterDeighton, Len10 Feb 1480
KrakatoaWinchester, Simon08 Sep 127.50
All Hell Let Loose: The World at War 1939-1945Hastings, Max20 Nov 1170
The Brendan VoyageSeverin, Tim05 Dec 1080
The Map that Changed the WorldWinchester, Simon30 Nov 1070
Spitfire AceDavidson & Taylor, Martin & James 27 Nov 106.50
It's Our Turn to EatWrong, Michela20 Nov 107.50
At HomeBryson, Bill21 Aug 107.50
D Day: The Battle for NormandyBeevor, Anthony16 Dec 0970
TrafalgarAdkins, Roy03 Oct 097.50
A Brief History of the Age of SteamCrump, Thomas06 Jul 0850
Slide RuleShute, Nevil17 Jan 0880
Lost WorldsBywater, Michael06 Jan 0660
A Short History of Nearly EverythingBryson, Bill02 Jul 047.50
The Lighthouse StevensonsBathurst, Bella23 Sep 0370
The Surgeon of CrowthorneWinchester, Simon25 Jul 0380
The Ulysses VoyageSeverin, Tim12 Jul 037.50
The Year 1000Lacey & Danziger, Robert & Danny12 May 036.50
A People's History of the United StatesZinn, Howard29 Aug 0290
When Heaven and Earth Changed PlacesHayslip, Le Ly10 Jun 0270
Stay Alive, My SonYathay, Pin12 May 0270
Nathaniel's NutmegMilton, Giles25 Oct 0180
Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilBerendt, John14 Aug 0180
Galileo's DaughterSobel, Dava23 Jul 0170
Finest HourClayton & Craig, Tim & Phil22 Mar 0170
Wild SwansChang, Jung07 Mar 0190