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The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner

The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World

Eric Weiner

335 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jschaffe's review
nonfiction memoir psychology travel funny informative reflective medium-paced
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Dewey Readmore

Vicki Myron

277 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jschaffe's review
nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Dewey's Nine Lives: The Legacy of the Small-Town Library Cat Who Inspired Millions by Vicki Myron

Dewey's Nine Lives: The Legacy of the Small-Town Library Cat Who Inspired Millions

Dewey Readmore

Vicki Myron

306 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jschaffe's review
nonfiction biography lighthearted medium-paced
Encounters with the Archdruid: Narratives about a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies by John McPhee

Encounters with the Archdruid: Narratives about a Conservationist and Three of His Natural Enemies

John McPhee

256 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)

5.0jschaffe's review
nonfiction nature science reflective slow-paced
The Pine Barrens by John McPhee

The Pine Barrens

John McPhee

176 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0jschaffe's review
nonfiction history nature travel informative medium-paced
The Survival of the Bark Canoe by John McPhee

The Survival of the Bark Canoe

John McPhee

160 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

5.0jschaffe's review
nonfiction history nature adventurous informative reflective fast-paced
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold

A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There

Aldo Leopold

226 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

5.0jschaffe's review
nonfiction nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

Molly Wizenberg

336 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0jschaffe's review
nonfiction memoir lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

This Is How It Always Is

Laurie Frankel

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jschaffe's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Lisa See

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jschaffe's review
fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced