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241 books

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

319 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Salt Houses

Hala Alyan

312 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

A Woman Is No Man

Etaf Rum

321 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party by Mumia Abu-Jamal, Kathleen Cleaver

We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party

Mumia Abu-Jamal, Kathleen Cleaver

320 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Training Wheels: How a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Road Trip Jump-Started My Search for a Fulfilling Life by Valerie Worthington

Training Wheels: How a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Road Trip Jump-Started My Search for a Fulfilling Life

Valerie Worthington

246 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction memoir inspiring reflective medium-paced
Small Game by Blair Braverman

Small Game

Blair Braverman

279 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller challenging dark emotional medium-paced
A Girl's Guide to Missiles: Growing Up in America's Secret Desert by Karen Piper

A Girl's Guide to Missiles: Growing Up in America's Secret Desert

Karen Piper

497 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction history memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism by Jen Gunter

The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism

Jen Gunter

370 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction feminism health informative inspiring medium-paced
A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto by China Miéville

A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto

China Miéville

300 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction history politics challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Natural Causes: Death, Lies and Politics in America's Vitamin and Herbal Supplement Industry by Dan Hurley

Natural Causes: Death, Lies and Politics in America's Vitamin and Herbal Supplement Industry

Dan Hurley

336 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction health science challenging informative slow-paced