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The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

The Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett

191 pages • paperback • 1929 user-added

5.0astrocourt's review
fiction classics crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

178 pages • paperback • 1967

5.0astrocourt's review
fiction classics middle grade mystery adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian

The Gospel According to Larry

Gospel According to Larry #1

Janet Tashjian

240 pages • paperback • 2001

5.0astrocourt's review
fiction young adult funny fast-paced
Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

427 pages • digital • 1854

5.0astrocourt's review
nonfiction classics nature philosophy inspiring reflective slow-paced
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

448 pages • paperback • 1938

5.0astrocourt's review
fiction classics romance thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler

The Long Goodbye

Philip Marlowe #6

Raymond Chandler

384 pages • paperback • 1953

5.0astrocourt's review
fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
It's Only a Movie: Alfred Hitchcock: A Personal Biography by Charlotte Chandler

It's Only a Movie: Alfred Hitchcock: A Personal Biography

Charlotte Chandler

349 pages • paperback • 2005

5.0astrocourt's review
nonfiction biography dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics By Its Most Brilliant Teacher by Richard P. Feynman

Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics By Its Most Brilliant Teacher

Richard P. Feynman

138 pages • paperback • 1962

5.0astrocourt's review
nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Mirjam Pressler, Anne Frank, Otto H. Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Mirjam Pressler, Anne Frank, Otto H. Frank

339 pages • paperback • 1947

5.0astrocourt's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Periodic Table by Primo Levi

The Periodic Table

Primo Levi

240 pages • paperback • 1975

5.0astrocourt's review
nonfiction history memoir science challenging reflective slow-paced