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31 books

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

630 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0jordan_welch's review
nonfiction biography business technology informative inspiring reflective 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)

5.0jordan_welch's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Malala Yousafzai

327 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0jordan_welch's review
nonfiction feminism memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter #1

J.K. Rowling

309 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0jordan_welch's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

The Horse and His Boy

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #3

C.S. Lewis

224 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0jordan_welch's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones

A Song of Ice and Fire #1

George R.R. Martin

835 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0jordan_welch's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind

Stone of Tears

The Sword of Truth #2

Terry Goodkind

703 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0jordan_welch's review
fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #2

C.S. Lewis

4 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 1950 (editions)

5.0jordan_welch's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real by Margery Williams Bianco

The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real

Margery Williams Bianco

40 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)

5.0jordan_welch's review
fiction childrens classics hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

The Sword of Summer

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1

Rick Riordan

503 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jordan_welch's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced