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111 books

Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 by Taylor Branch

Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63

America in the King Years #1

Taylor Branch

1088 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace by Anne Lamott

Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace

Anne Lamott

286 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction essays memoir reflective slow-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

289 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction autobiography emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

159 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy

Bryan Stevenson

352 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Shining by Stephen King

The Shining

The Shining #1

Stephen King

497 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

272 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

499 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0jj2020's review
nonfiction psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced