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The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers by Richard McGregor

The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers

Richard McGregor

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction history politics dark informative reflective slow-paced
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

David Allen

267 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction business self help informative inspiring slow-paced
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman

The Design of Everyday Things

Donald A. Norman

240 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction business design psychology informative reflective slow-paced
El amor en los tiempos del cólera by Gabriel García Márquez

El amor en los tiempos del cólera

Gabriel García Márquez

451 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
fiction classics historical literary magical realism romance emotional reflective slow-paced
Visual explanations : images and quantities, evidence and narrative by Edward R. Tufte, Tufte

Visual explanations : images and quantities, evidence and narrative

Edward R. Tufte, Tufte

156 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction design reference science challenging informative slow-paced
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

417 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
fiction classics literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor
Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
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Stephen Batchelor

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist

Stephen Batchelor

320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Transition by Iain Banks

Transition

Iain Banks

404 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Barack Obama

453 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Barack Obama

453 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0luisvilla's review
nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced