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MI6 Spy Skills for Civilians: A former British agent reveals how to live like a spy - smarter, sneakier and ready for anything by Red Riley

Oh yeah. Looking forward to this one. (In my already-bought TBR stack.)
Ginseng and Borderland: Territorial Boundaries and Political Relations Between Qing China and Choson Korea, 1636-1912 by Seonmin Kim
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art and Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud

Reading/listening to three at the moment.
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones (paper)
Centers of Gravity by Marko Kloos (audio)
A Fatal Thaw by Dana Stabenow (ebook)

I haven't yet read any Torgersen. That one sounds interesting.
Sigh. Another onto my TBR pile. So many books, so little time.

I haven't yet read any Torgersen. That one sounds interesting.
Sigh. Another onto my TBR pile. So many books..."
So far it's been good, though I'm not far into it. The [present] setting is very unique; a prisoner of war camp after humanity has been defeated by aliens. I really liked his A Star-Wheeled Sky as well, that's more of a traditional mil sci-fi/space opera book if you're looking for that.

Read this one back when it was first published. The memory had faded a bit but it seemed like the new TV series of the same name starring Jeff Bridges deviated quite a bit from the book. So, I decided to do a reread and compare. I'm about 70% through this time and have to say the stories are really quite different (IMHO). The TV show took a couple of characters and a few ideas (and the two dogs) from the book and then went elsewhere.
Both are entertaining, however.

Dead in the Water by Dana Stabenow (ebook)
Suspect by Robert Crais (paper)
With Zeal and with Bayonets Only: The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775-1783 by Matthew H. Spring

Queen Amid Ashes by Christopher Ruocchio
Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 10 by Kamome Shirahama
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