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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

12h 34m • 2010 • 58 editions

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

The History of the World in Fifty Dogs

Mackenzi Lee

192 pages • 2019 • 10 editions

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

The Salt Grows Heavy

Cassandra Khaw

106 pages • 2023 • 25 editions

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

Salt: A World History

Mark Kurlansky

496 pages • 2002 • 21 editions

nonfiction food and drink history science informative slow-paced
5.0 random_shoes's review
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 • 2016 • 38 editions

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

Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Emily Austin

256 pages • 2021 • 53 editions

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

408 pages • 2013 • 57 editions

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

The Serpent Gates #1

The Unspoken Name

A.K. Larkwood

18h 37m • 2020 • 17 editions

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

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • 2019 • 58 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced
5.0 random_shoes'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 • 32 editions

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