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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

288 pages • 2016 • 81 editions

nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
5.0 hollyd19's review
No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America by Ron Powers

No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America

Ron Powers

360 pages • 2017 • 8 editions

nonfiction history psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
5.0 hollyd19's review
Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl

Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir

Ruth Reichl

288 pages • 2019 • 12 editions

nonfiction memoir informative lighthearted medium-paced
5.0 hollyd19's review
Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor

Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

Barbara Brown Taylor

256 pages • 2019 • 12 editions

nonfiction religion emotional reflective slow-paced
5.0 hollyd19's review
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

432 pages • 2016 • 29 editions

nonfiction politics sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
5.0 hollyd19's review
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • 2013 • 46 editions

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics by Rachael Denhollander

What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics

Rachael Denhollander

352 pages • 2019 • 6 editions

nonfiction feminism memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
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Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery by Mark Charles, Soong-Chan Rah

Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery

Mark Charles, Soong-Chan Rah

248 pages • 2019 • 3 editions

nonfiction history race religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
5.0 hollyd19's review
Killing It: An Education by Camas Davis

Killing It: An Education

Camas Davis

352 pages • 2018 • 9 editions

nonfiction memoir informative lighthearted slow-paced
5.0 hollyd19's review
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • 2017 • 169 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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