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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan Thrall

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy

Nathan Thrall

277 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction history politics emotional informative sad medium-paced
Gospel of Wellness by Rina Raphael, Rina Raphael

Gospel of Wellness

Rina Raphael, Rina Raphael

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction health challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore

496 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional slow-paced
Leila Khaled: Icon of Palestinian Liberation by Sarah Irving

Leila Khaled: Icon of Palestinian Liberation

Sarah Irving

155 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home by Mona Hajjar Halaby

In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home

Mona Hajjar Halaby

292 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

Naomi Klein

14 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction memoir politics technology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
 The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

 The Night Watchman

Louise Erdrich

464 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction historical literary emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Round House by Louise Erdrich

The Round House

Louise Erdrich

332 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction historical literary mystery dark emotional sad medium-paced
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #1

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

224 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman

Humankind: A Hopeful History

Rutger Bregman

490 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction history philosophy psychology hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced