Denise Bottmann

45 books

A History of Private Life, Volume V: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times by Philippe Ariès, Georges Duby, Gerard Vincent, Antoine Prost, Michelle Perrot

A History of Private Life, Volume V: Riddles of Identity in Modern Times

A History of Private Life #5

Philippe Ariès, Georges Duby, Gerard Vincent, Antoine Prost, Michelle Perrot

640 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne

The House of Special Purpose

John Boyne

469 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional slow-paced
How Fiction Works by James Wood

How Fiction Works

James Wood

300 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction reference challenging reflective slow-paced
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Malala Yousafzai

327 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction gender memoir religion emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Nell Scovell, Sheryl Sandberg

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Nell Scovell, Sheryl Sandberg

217 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction business feminism self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Lover by Marguerite Duras

The Lover

The Lover #1

Marguerite Duras

128 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction autobiography classics literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Machiavelli in Hell by Sebastian de Grazia

Machiavelli in Hell

Sebastian de Grazia

512 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography politics informative slow-paced
The Mother of All Questions by Rebecca Solnit

The Mother of All Questions

Rebecca Solnit

176 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
On Earth as It Is in Heaven by Davide Enia, Davide Enia

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

Davide Enia, Davide Enia

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks

On the Move: A Life

Oliver Sacks' memoirs #2

Oliver Sacks

397 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir science informative reflective slow-paced