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Down to Earth by Monty Don

Down to Earth

Monty Don

272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

4.25triumphal_reads's review
nonfiction nature funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

Lab Girl

Hope Jahren

290 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

4.5triumphal_reads's review
nonfiction autobiography memoir science emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Whose Middle Ages?: Teachable Moments for an Ill-Used Past by

Whose Middle Ages?: Teachable Moments for an Ill-Used Past

Fordham Medieval Studies

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

3.75triumphal_reads's review
nonfiction essays history informative slow-paced
Another Lousy Day in Paradise by John Gierach

Another Lousy Day in Paradise

John Gierach

240 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

4.5triumphal_reads's review
nonfiction sports funny informative reflective medium-paced
The Maya: A Very Short Introduction by Matthew Restall, Amara Solari

The Maya: A Very Short Introduction

Matthew Restall, Amara Solari

152 pages • missing pub info (editions)

4.0triumphal_reads's review
nonfiction history emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden by Katie Rogers

American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden

Katie Rogers

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

4.0triumphal_reads's review
history politics sociology
The Crusades: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Tyerman

The Crusades: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Christopher Tyerman

167 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

3.25triumphal_reads's review
nonfiction history religion informative fast-paced
The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels by Stefan Timmermans, Pamela Prickett

The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels

Stefan Timmermans, Pamela Prickett

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

4.75triumphal_reads's review
nonfiction sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor by Donald J. Robertson

Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor

Donald J. Robertson

248 pages • missing pub info (editions)

4.0triumphal_reads's review
nonfiction biography medium-paced
Kingdom of Play: What Ball-bouncing Octopuses, Belly-flopping Monkeys, and Mud-sliding Elephants Reveal about Life Itself by David Toomey

Kingdom of Play: What Ball-bouncing Octopuses, Belly-flopping Monkeys, and Mud-sliding Elephants Reveal about Life Itself

David Toomey

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

3.5triumphal_reads's review
science medium-paced