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The Brewer's Tale: A History of the World According to Beer by William Bostwick

The Brewer's Tale: A History of the World According to Beer

William Bostwick

304 pages • 2014 • 6 editions

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
5.0 cook_memo...'s review
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck

The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey

Rinker Buck

451 pages • 2015 • 10 editions

nonfiction history memoir travel adventurous reflective slow-paced
5.0 cook_memo...'s review
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

282 pages • 2014 • 61 editions

nonfiction health memoir science sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
5.0 cook_memo...'s review
Bastards: A Memoir by Mary Anna King

Bastards: A Memoir

Mary Anna King

256 pages • 2015 • 5 editions

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
5.0 cook_memo...'s review
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Erik Larson

448 pages • 2015 • 38 editions

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
5.0 cook_memo...'s review
Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson

Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

Kate Clifford Larson

320 pages • 2015 • 13 editions

nonfiction biography history challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
5.0 cook_memo...'s review
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things

Jenny Lawson

352 pages • 2015 • 31 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
5.0 cook_memo...'s review
Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende

Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer

Heather Lende

176 pages • 2015 • 5 editions

nonfiction essays memoir self help inspiring reflective slow-paced
5.0 cook_memo...'s review
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik

Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhnik

240 pages • 2015 • 10 editions

nonfiction biography feminism history sociology informative inspiring medium-paced
5.0 cook_memo...'s review
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer

The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America

George Packer

434 pages • 2013 • 17 editions

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
5.0 cook_memo...'s review