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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism

bell hooks

205 pages • paperback • 1981

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nonfiction feminism history race challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine by Howard Markel

An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine

Howard Markel

352 pages • hardcover • 2011

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nonfiction biography history psychology informative reflective slow-paced
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai

357 pages • paperback • 2006

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fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Goodnight Moon

Over the Moon #2

Margaret Wise Brown

32 pages • hardcover • 1947

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fiction childrens classics lighthearted relaxing fast-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 • hardcover • 2010

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nonfiction health history science true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

Siddhartha Mukherjee

missing duration info • audio • 2010

5.0jarrahpenguin's review
nonfiction health history science informative slow-paced
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson

640 pages • hardcover • 2010

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nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton

Hark! A Vagrant

Hark! A Vagrant #1

Kate Beaton

166 pages • hardcover • 2011

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fiction comics history funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Indian Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction: First Nations' Voices Speak Out by Sierra S. Adare, Sierra Adare

Indian Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction: First Nations' Voices Speak Out

Sierra S. Adare, Sierra Adare

160 pages • paperback • 2005

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nonfiction history reflective medium-paced
The Making of Star Trek by Stephen E. Whitfield

The Making of Star Trek

Stephen E. Whitfield

414 pages • paperback • 1980

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nonfiction informative medium-paced