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121 books

Children of the Troubles by Joe Duffy, Freya McClements

Children of the Troubles

Joe Duffy, Freya McClements

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0alannah_irwin's review
nonfiction historical challenging informative medium-paced
The Famine Plot: England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy by Tim Pat Coogan

The Famine Plot: England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy

Tim Pat Coogan

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0alannah_irwin's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain

Douglas Stuart

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0alannah_irwin's review
fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Ijeoma Oluo

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0alannah_irwin's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective 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

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0alannah_irwin's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Interbeing by Thích Nhất Hạnh

Interbeing

Thích Nhất Hạnh

116 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

5.0alannah_irwin's review
nonfiction religion informative reflective slow-paced
Winning the Green New Deal: Why We Must, How We Can by Guido Girgenti, Varshini Prakash

Winning the Green New Deal: Why We Must, How We Can

Guido Girgenti, Varshini Prakash

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0alannah_irwin's review
nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now by Maya Angelou

Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Maya Angelou

160 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

5.0alannah_irwin's review
nonfiction memoir poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder

Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy

Jostein Gaarder

513 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0alannah_irwin's review
fiction philosophy young adult informative reflective slow-paced
Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

Are Prisons Obsolete?

Angela Y. Davis

128 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0alannah_irwin's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced