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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

400 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0piabo's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Abraham Jack

The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students

Anthony Abraham Jack

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0piabo's review
nonfiction economics education sociology informative reflective medium-paced
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give #1

Angie Thomas

11 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0piabo's review
fiction contemporary young adult emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Say the Right Thing: How to Talk about Identity, Diversity, and Justice by Kenji Yoshino, David Glasgow

Say the Right Thing: How to Talk about Identity, Diversity, and Justice

Kenji Yoshino, David Glasgow

5 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

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nonfiction politics psychology race sociology informative medium-paced
Empowered by Vee Kativhu

Empowered

Vee Kativhu

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0piabo's review
nonfiction autobiography self help hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Food, We Need to Talk: The Science-Based, Humor-Laced Last Word on Eating, Diet, and Making Peace with Your Body by Juna Gjata, Edwards M. Phillips

Food, We Need to Talk: The Science-Based, Humor-Laced Last Word on Eating, Diet, and Making Peace with Your Body

Juna Gjata, Edwards M. Phillips

11 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0piabo's review
nonfiction food and drink health informative medium-paced
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

7 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

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fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional sad medium-paced
The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage by Kelly McGonigal

The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage

Kelly McGonigal

7 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0piabo's review
nonfiction health psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad

White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color

Ruby Hamad

7 hours, 2 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0piabo's review
nonfiction feminism politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Climate Book: The Facts and the Solutions by Greta Thunberg

The Climate Book: The Facts and the Solutions

Greta Thunberg

17 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0piabo's review
nonfiction nature politics science challenging informative medium-paced