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117 books

Landfill by Tim Dee

Landfill

Tim Dee

239 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction nature reflective medium-paced
Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino
Marcovaldo
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Italo Calvino

Marcovaldo

Italo Calvino

128 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction classics short stories funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Caroline Criado Pérez

438 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction feminism gender science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

Ghost Wall

Sarah Moss

152 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark tense fast-paced
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family

Robert Kolker

400 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction biography psychology science emotional informative sad medium-paced
Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively

Life in the Garden

Penelope Lively

199 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction memoir nature informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Paradise Transplanted: Migration and the Making of California Gardens by Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
Paradise Transplanted: Migration and the Making of California Gardens
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Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo

Paradise Transplanted: Migration and the Making of California Gardens

Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo

314 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction politics emotional reflective medium-paced
The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and Her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women by Mo Moulton

The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and Her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women

Mo Moulton

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction biography feminism history informative slow-paced
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

Alicia Elliott

223 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction essays memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Mystery of Charles Dickens by A.N. Wilson

The Mystery of Charles Dickens

A.N. Wilson

368 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction art autobiography biography literary challenging reflective slow-paced