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Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning by Eli Burnstein

Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning

Eli Burnstein

208 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

4.0boxcar's review
nonfiction reference funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino

Italian Folktales

Italo Calvino

763 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

3.5boxcar's review
fiction fantasy short stories adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science by Dava Sobel

The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science

Dava Sobel

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

4.5boxcar's review
nonfiction biography science informative inspiring medium-paced
Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler

Women Warriors: An Unexpected History

Pamela D. Toler

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

4.0boxcar's review
nonfiction feminism historical history informative slow-paced
The Library Book by Susan Orlean

The Library Book

Susan Orlean

319 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0boxcar's review
nonfiction history true crime informative medium-paced
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

Ed Yong

449 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0boxcar's review
nonfiction nature science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape by Cal Flyn

Islands of Abandonment: Nature Rebounding in the Post-Human Landscape

Cal Flyn

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

4.5boxcar's review
nonfiction essays nature hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
October: The Story of the Russian Revolution by China Miéville

October: The Story of the Russian Revolution

China Miéville

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

4.5boxcar's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A Thing of Beauty by Peter Fiennes

A Thing of Beauty

Peter Fiennes

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

4.0boxcar's review
nonfiction history memoir philosophy travel funny informative reflective medium-paced
There There by Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange

294 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

4.75boxcar's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced