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Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land by Toni Jensen

Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land

Toni Jensen

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction essays memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon Winchester

Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World

Simon Winchester

464 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Clearing Land by Jane Brox

Clearing Land

Jane Brox

208 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history reflective slow-paced
Bad Land: An American Romance by Jonathan Raban

Bad Land: An American Romance

Jonathan Raban

364 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history travel challenging informative reflective slow-paced
All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

All the Lonely People

Mike Gayle

385 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier

My Cousin Rachel

Daphne du Maurier

352 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction classics mystery thriller dark mysterious medium-paced
Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola

Thérèse Raquin

Émile Zola

201 pages • first pub 1867 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
fiction classics dark tense slow-paced
Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains by Lucas Bessire

Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains

Lucas Bessire

248 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction sociology informative reflective slow-paced
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

Mary Roach

308 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction history nature science funny informative medium-paced
What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey

What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey

301 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0wahistorian's review
nonfiction health psychology self help emotional informative reflective medium-paced