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The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

The Book of Negroes

Lawrence Hill

512 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0cinn48's review
fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Super Better: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient; Powered by the Science of Games by Jane McGonigal

Super Better: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient; Powered by the Science of Games

Jane McGonigal

480 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0cinn48's review
nonfiction psychology science self help informative reflective slow-paced
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum

The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

Deborah Blum

336 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0cinn48's review
nonfiction health history science true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

369 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0cinn48's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler

The Book of Speculation

Erika Swyler

339 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0cinn48's review
fiction literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

Michelle McNamara

328 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0cinn48's review
nonfiction true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John Seabrook

The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory

John Seabrook

368 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0cinn48's review
nonfiction business history music informative medium-paced
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Nate Pedersen, Lydia Kang

Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

Nate Pedersen, Lydia Kang

352 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0cinn48's review
nonfiction history science funny informative medium-paced
Forty Words for Sorrow: A Thriller by Giles Blunt

Forty Words for Sorrow: A Thriller

John Cardinal and Lise Delorme Mystery #1

Giles Blunt

355 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0cinn48's review
fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

I'm Afraid of Men

Vivek Shraya

96 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0cinn48's review
nonfiction feminism gender lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced