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272 books

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0marcynewman's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Hamilton: The Revolution by Jeremy McCarter, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Hamilton: The Revolution

Jeremy McCarter, Lin-Manuel Miranda

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0marcynewman's review
nonfiction music informative inspiring medium-paced
Harlem Renaissance Party by Faith Ringgold

Harlem Renaissance Party

Faith Ringgold

40 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0marcynewman's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America by Mary Schmidt Campbell
Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America
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Mary Schmidt Campbell

Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America

Mary Schmidt Campbell

200 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0marcynewman's review
nonfiction art history informative medium-paced
Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America by Steven J. Ross

Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America

Steven J. Ross

432 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0marcynewman's review
nonfiction history informative fast-paced
The House that Dhathri Built and Other Stories: Life as it was in a Malabar Palace by Vengunad Jaishree

The House that Dhathri Built and Other Stories: Life as it was in a Malabar Palace

Vengunad Jaishree

272 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0marcynewman's review
fiction short stories
The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us by Diane Ackerman

The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us

Diane Ackerman

352 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0marcynewman's review
nonfiction history nature science challenging reflective slow-paced
I Have Become the Tide by Githa Hariharan

I Have Become the Tide

Githa Hariharan

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0marcynewman's review
fiction challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
I Write What I Like: Selected Writings by Steve Biko

I Write What I Like: Selected Writings

Steve Biko

240 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

5.0marcynewman's review
nonfiction biography history politics informative reflective slow-paced
I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody by Sinan Antoon

I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody

Sinan Antoon

97 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0marcynewman's review
fiction emotional reflective slow-paced