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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson

The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

Steven Johnson

299 pages • 2006 • 25 editions

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
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The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen

The Last Town on Earth

Thomas Mullen

missing duration info • 2006 • 14 editions

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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Cane River by Lalita Tademy

Cane River

Lalita Tademy

560 pages • 2001 • 10 editions

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West

Dee Brown

509 pages • 1970 • 78 editions

nonfiction classics history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung

Daughter of Cambodia #1

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

Loung Ung

272 pages • 2000 • 43 editions

nonfiction history memoir dark emotional informative medium-paced
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

Jung Chang

544 pages • 1991 • 127 editions

nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional informative medium-paced
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

John Boyne

216 pages • 2006 • 161 editions

fiction historical middle grade young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

David Wroblewski

566 pages • 2008 • 38 editions

fiction contemporary historical emotional sad slow-paced
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The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics by Alan Aldridge, The Beatles

The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics

Alan Aldridge, The Beatles

272 pages • 1969 • 1 edition

nonfiction art music poetry informative lighthearted slow-paced
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The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

The Crimson Petal and the White

Michel Faber

838 pages • 2002 • 55 editions

fiction historical challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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