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Love in a Torn Land: Joanna of Kurdistan: The True Story of a Freedom Fighter's Escape from Iraqi Vengeance by Jean Sasson

Love in a Torn Land: Joanna of Kurdistan: The True Story of a Freedom Fighter's Escape from Iraqi Vengeance

Jean Sasson

333 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0azadithelioness's review
nonfiction biography history emotional slow-paced
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear

306 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0azadithelioness's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Punishment of Gaza by Gideon Levy

The Punishment of Gaza

Gideon Levy

160 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0azadithelioness's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective sad fast-paced
Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation by Cate Malek, Mateo Hoke

Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation

Cate Malek, Mateo Hoke

346 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0azadithelioness's review
nonfiction history politics emotional informative reflective slow-paced
My Life as a Traitor: An Iranian Memoir by Zarah Ghahramani

My Life as a Traitor: An Iranian Memoir

Zarah Ghahramani

242 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0azadithelioness's review
nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
A Rebel in Gaza: Behind the Lines of the Arab Spring, One Woman's Story by Sélim Nassib, Asmaa al-Ghoul

A Rebel in Gaza: Behind the Lines of the Arab Spring, One Woman's Story

Sélim Nassib, Asmaa al-Ghoul

224 pages • missing pub info (editions) user-added

5.0azadithelioness's review
nonfiction autobiography biography emotional reflective slow-paced
Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi

Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope

Shirin Ebadi

232 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0azadithelioness's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Honour on Trial: The Shafia Murders and the Culture of Honour Killings by Paul Schliesmann

Honour on Trial: The Shafia Murders and the Culture of Honour Killings

Paul Schliesmann

212 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0azadithelioness's review
nonfiction crime dark informative medium-paced
In Honor of Fadime: Murder and Shame by Unni Wikan

In Honor of Fadime: Murder and Shame

Unni Wikan

305 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0azadithelioness's review
nonfiction religion emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Rebel by Rahaf Mohammed

Rebel

Rahaf Mohammed

241 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0azadithelioness's review
nonfiction feminism lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional medium-paced