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Catalien van Paassen

37 books

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

Timothy Snyder

128 pages • paperback • 2017

nonfiction history politics informative reflective fast-paced
Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb

Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women

Christina Lamb

384 pages • paperback • 2020

nonfiction feminism history politics challenging dark informative medium-paced
Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling by Esi Edugyan

Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling

Esi Edugyan

236 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction essays race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Phosphorescence: A Memoir of Finding Joy When Your World Goes Dark by Julia Baird

Phosphorescence: A Memoir of Finding Joy When Your World Goes Dark

Julia Baird

320 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction health memoir hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America by Timothy Snyder

The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America

Timothy Snyder

368 pages • hardcover • 2018

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District by James Rebanks

The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District

James Rebanks

256 pages • hardcover • 2015

nonfiction biography memoir nature emotional reflective slow-paced
The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade by Cathy Scott-Clark, Adrian Levy

The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade

Cathy Scott-Clark, Adrian Levy

448 pages • 2001

nonfiction history informative mysterious slow-paced
Swimming with Seals by Victoria Whitworth

Swimming with Seals

Victoria Whitworth

281 pages • hardcover • 2017

nonfiction memoir nature reflective slow-paced
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Washington Black

Esi Edugyan

384 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb by Neal Bascomb

The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb

Neal Bascomb

400 pages • 2016

nonfiction history emotional sad tense medium-paced