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Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive by Peter M. Vishton

Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive

Peter M. Vishton

12 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction science informative reflective slow-paced
The Medieval World by Dorsey Armstrong

The Medieval World

The Great Courses

Dorsey Armstrong

18 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction history informative lighthearted slow-paced
Invitation to the Classics: A Guide to Books You've Always Wanted to Read by Os Guinness, Louise Cowan

Invitation to the Classics: A Guide to Books You've Always Wanted to Read

Masterworks

Os Guinness, Louise Cowan

384 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction classics education informative reflective slow-paced
Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide by Edward Feser

Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide

Oneworld Beginner's Guide

Edward Feser

205 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Silence by Shūsaku Endō

Silence

Shūsaku Endō

213 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction historical religion challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran

The Bhagavad Gita

Eknath Easwaran

294 pages • first pub 400 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction classics philosophy religion informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard

The Writing Life

Annie Dillard

128 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction essays memoir inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Liars' Club: A Memoir by Mary Karr

The Liars' Club: A Memoir

Mary Karr

352 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction biography memoir reflective sad medium-paced
Heretics by G.K. Chesterton

Heretics

G.K. Chesterton

165 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction classics essays philosophy religion reflective slow-paced
The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic by

The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic

171 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction classics literary adventurous reflective medium-paced