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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

378 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction memoir sports travel adventurous medium-paced
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt

355 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
fiction contemporary literary magical realism mystery emotional hopeful medium-paced
All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

All the Lonely People

Mike Gayle

364 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild by Craig Childs

The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild

Craig Childs

322 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction essays nature science adventurous reflective slow-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction health memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Beartown

Beartown #1

Fredrik Backman

415 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
fiction contemporary literary sports emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard

Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest

Suzanne Simard

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction autobiography nature informative reflective 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)

5.0sammwwhite's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced