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We Learn Nothing by Tim Kreider

We Learn Nothing

Tim Kreider

240 pages • hardcover • 2012

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nonfiction essays memoir philosophy psychology funny reflective slow-paced
You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes by Chris Hadfield

You Are Here: Around the World in 92 Minutes

Chris Hadfield

195 pages • hardcover • 2014

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nonfiction science adventurous medium-paced
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

282 pages • paperback • 2014

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nonfiction health memoir science sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint by Nadia Bolz-Weber

Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint

Nadia Bolz-Weber

224 pages • hardcover • 2013

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nonfiction memoir religion reflective fast-paced
The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing on Location Around the World by Gabriel Campanario

The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing on Location Around the World

Gabriel Campanario

319 pages • paperback • 2012

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nonfiction art informative lighthearted slow-paced
The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud

The Hollow Boy

Lockwood & Co. #3

Jonathan Stroud

400 pages • hardcover • 2015

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fiction fantasy mystery young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

Kitchens of the Great Midwest

J. Ryan Stradal

310 pages • hardcover • 2015

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fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Julia Child: An Extraordinary Life in Words and Pictures by Joanna Gorham, Erin Hagar

Julia Child: An Extraordinary Life in Words and Pictures

Joanna Gorham, Erin Hagar

160 pages • hardcover • 2015

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nonfiction biography childrens middle grade informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us by Rosanna Pansino

The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us

Rosanna Pansino

256 pages • hardcover • 2015

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nonfiction cookbook informative lighthearted medium-paced
The Goblin's Puzzle: The Adventures of a Boy With No Name and Two Girls Called Alice by Andrew S. Chilton

The Goblin's Puzzle: The Adventures of a Boy With No Name and Two Girls Called Alice

Andrew S. Chilton

279 pages • digital • 2016

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fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced