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Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America by Jared Cohen

Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America

Jared Cohen

16 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction biography history politics informative slow-paced
The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy by Austin Kleon

The Steal Like an Artist Audio Trilogy

Austin Kleon

4 hours, 32 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction art informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
A Bar in Toledo: The Untold Story of a Mafia Front Man and a Grammy-Winning Song by Stephanie Abbajay, Dominic Vaiana

A Bar in Toledo: The Untold Story of a Mafia Front Man and a Grammy-Winning Song

Stephanie Abbajay, Dominic Vaiana

175 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction biography
CRUSH: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing, and the Power of Their First Celebrity Crush by Cathy Alter, Dave Singleton

CRUSH: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing, and the Power of Their First Celebrity Crush

Cathy Alter, Dave Singleton

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction essays short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
Floral Estrangements: Taunt Your Rivals and Vanquish Your Enemies Through the Language of Flowers by Rebecca Fishbein

Floral Estrangements: Taunt Your Rivals and Vanquish Your Enemies Through the Language of Flowers

Rebecca Fishbein

200 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

Clay McLeod Chapman

11 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2025 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
fiction horror thriller challenging dark tense medium-paced
The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD by Shalene Gupta

The Cycle: Confronting the Pain of Periods and PMDD

Shalene Gupta

6 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction gender health psychology science
Revolutionary Roads: Searching for the War That Made America Independent... and All the Places It Could Have Gone Terribly Wrong by Bob Thompson

Revolutionary Roads: Searching for the War That Made America Independent... and All the Places It Could Have Gone Terribly Wrong

Bob Thompson

432 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures by Library of Congress, Peter Devereaux

The Card Catalog: Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

Library of Congress, Peter Devereaux

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
nonfiction history informative reflective fast-paced
Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman

Worst Case Scenario

T.J. Newman

8 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0betsyrisen's review
fiction thriller adventurous dark tense fast-paced