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Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island by Regina Calcaterra

Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

Regina Calcaterra

306 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring fast-paced
Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton by Kevin Grange

Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton

Kevin Grange

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction autobiography health nature adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

The Rape of Nanking

Iris Chang

290 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction history dark informative sad slow-paced
Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World by Lauren Fleshman

Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World

Lauren Fleshman

7 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction memoir sports informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

The Great Alone

Kristin Hannah

440 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
fiction historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Dark Horses by Susan Mihalic

Dark Horses

Susan Mihalic

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
fiction literary emotional sad medium-paced
Unprotected: A Memoir by Billy Porter

Unprotected: A Memoir

Billy Porter

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir race emotional reflective sad medium-paced
I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye: A Memoir of Loss, Grief, and Love by Ivan Maisel

I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye: A Memoir of Loss, Grief, and Love

Ivan Maisel

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

Amanda Montell

291 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction feminism sociology funny informative reflective medium-paced
Notes on a Silencing: A Memoir by Lacy Crawford

Notes on a Silencing: A Memoir

Lacy Crawford

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0linda_elaine's review
nonfiction memoir challenging informative reflective medium-paced