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Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps by Ted Kooser

Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps

Ted Kooser

153 pages • paperback • 2002

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nonfiction essays memoir poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers: The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell

309 pages • hardcover • 2008

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nonfiction psychology sociology informative reflective medium-paced
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami

After the Quake

Haruki Murakami

144 pages • digital • 2000

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fiction contemporary literary magical realism short stories mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

240 pages • paperback • 1908

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fiction childrens classics adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham

Specimen Days

Michael Cunningham

336 pages • paperback • 2005

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fiction historical science fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

Franny and Zooey

J.D. Salinger

208 pages • paperback • 1961

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fiction classics literary short stories reflective slow-paced
Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall—From America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness by Frank Brady

Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall—From America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness

Frank Brady

402 pages • hardcover • 2011

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nonfiction biography history adventurous informative medium-paced
The Pale King by David Foster Wallace

The Pale King

David Foster Wallace

548 pages • hardcover • 2011

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fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced
老人與海 by Ernest Hemingway

老人與海

Ernest Hemingway

160 pages • paperback • 1952

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fiction classics literary adventurous reflective slow-paced
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton

240 pages • paperback • 1920

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fiction classics literary romance emotional reflective slow-paced