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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

Sam Kean

12 hours, 34 minutes • audio • 2010

5.0random_shoes's review
nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
The History of the World in Fifty Dogs by Mackenzi Lee

The History of the World in Fifty Dogs

Mackenzi Lee

192 pages • hardcover • 2019

5.0random_shoes's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

106 pages • hardcover • 2023

5.0random_shoes's review
fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

496 pages • paperback • 2002

5.0random_shoes's review
nonfiction food and drink history science informative slow-paced
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

Ed Yong

368 pages • hardcover • 2016

5.0random_shoes's review
nonfiction health science informative medium-paced
Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Emily Austin

256 pages • digital • 2021

5.0random_shoes's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional funny medium-paced
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

408 pages • hardcover • 2013

5.0random_shoes's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

The Unspoken Name

The Serpent Gates #1

A.K. Larkwood

18 hours, 37 minutes • audio • 2020

5.0random_shoes's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • hardcover • 2019

5.0random_shoes's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things

Jenny Lawson

352 pages • hardcover • 2015

5.0random_shoes's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced