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The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King

The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers

Maxwell King

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction biography emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System by Jarrett Adams

Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System

Jarrett Adams

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction autobiography politics sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

The Collected Regrets of Clover

Mikki Brammer

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die by Jon Katz

Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die

Jon Katz

197 pages • first pub 2011 (editions) user-added

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction self help reflective medium-paced
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

Mountains Beyond Mountains

Tracy Kidder

322 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction biography health hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

232 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction history memoir politics hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions about Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: And Other Questions about Dead Bodies

Caitlin Doughty

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction science sociology funny informative fast-paced
Children of the State: Stories of Survival and Hope in the Juvenile Justice System by Jeff Hobbs

Children of the State: Stories of Survival and Hope in the Juvenile Justice System

Jeff Hobbs

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction history sociology challenging emotional informative medium-paced
The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us about Love, Life, and Mortality by Karen Fine

The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us about Love, Life, and Mortality

Karen Fine

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live by Heather B. Armstrong

The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live

Heather B. Armstrong

272 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0alyssamandy's review
nonfiction autobiography biography health memoir reflective medium-paced