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The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson

14 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0alihou's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

304 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0alihou's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Freakonomics Revised and Expanded by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics Revised and Expanded

Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

352 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0alihou's review
nonfiction business economics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Yes Please by Amy Poehler

Yes Please

Amy Poehler

352 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0alihou's review
nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted medium-paced
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

Michelle McNamara

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0alihou's review
nonfiction true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Brené Brown

6 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0alihou's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

John Carreyrou

339 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0alihou's review
nonfiction business health true crime informative tense medium-paced
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time

Time Quintet #1

Madeleine L'Engle

288 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0alihou's review
fiction fantasy middle grade science fiction adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

The Kingkiller Chronicle #1

Patrick Rothfuss

661 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0alihou's review
fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

377 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0alihou's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced