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106 books

I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

I'm Afraid of Men

Vivek Shraya

85 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

215 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction biography travel adventurous reflective sad medium-paced
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Christopher McDougall

304 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction science sports adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

185 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission by Jonathan H. Ward, Eileen M. Collins

Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission

Jonathan H. Ward, Eileen M. Collins

344 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction memoir science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen by Kate Fagan

What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen

Kate Fagan

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction biography sports emotional medium-paced
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Know My Name

Chanel Miller

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House

Ann Patchett

337 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee, David John

The Girl with Seven Names

Hyeonseo Lee, David John

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced