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32 books

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

The Alienist

Dr. Laszlo Kreizler #1

Caleb Carr

498 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0allisonltx's review
fiction crime historical mystery dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

336 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0allisonltx's review
nonfiction business economics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson

The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

Jon Ronson

288 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0allisonltx's review
nonfiction psychology science sociology dark funny informative fast-paced
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury

182 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0allisonltx's review
fiction classics science fiction short stories adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan

The Demon-Haunted World

Carl Sagan

480 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0allisonltx's review
nonfiction philosophy religion science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Stargirl

Stargirl #1

Jerry Spinelli

186 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0allisonltx's review
fiction contemporary young adult hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body by Armand Marie Leroi

Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body

Armand Marie Leroi

448 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0allisonltx's review
nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

12 Years a Slave

Solomon Northup

132 pages • first pub 1853 (editions)

5.0allisonltx's review
nonfiction classics history memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery by Sam Kean

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery

Sam Kean

416 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0allisonltx's review
nonfiction history psychology science informative medium-paced
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Carol S. Dweck

264 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0allisonltx's review
nonfiction business psychology self help informative inspiring reflective slow-paced