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Hiroshima by John Hersey

Hiroshima

John Hersey

152 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction classics history dark informative sad medium-paced
This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. Silverman

This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving

David J. Silverman

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction history emotional informative reflective slow-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

280 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter #3

J.K. Rowling

435 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

282 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction health sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: A Renowned Neurologist Explains the Mystery and Drama of Brain Disease by Allan H. Ropper

Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: A Renowned Neurologist Explains the Mystery and Drama of Brain Disease

Allan H. Ropper

272 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction psychology science reflective slow-paced
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit

Mindhunter #1

John E. Douglas

397 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction memoir psychology true crime dark informative medium-paced
Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist by Richard Shepherd

Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist

Richard Shepherd

445 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction health memoir science true crime informative reflective medium-paced
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter

John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

11 hours, 7 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction psychology true crime dark informative slow-paced
Algorithms to Live by: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Tom Griffiths, Brian Christian

Algorithms to Live by: The Computer Science of Human Decisions

Tom Griffiths, Brian Christian

368 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0laerun's review
nonfiction computer science psychology science technology informative inspiring reflective medium-paced