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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

473 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0robear20's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist

The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

Edward E. Baptist

498 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0robear20's review
nonfiction economics history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market by Walter Johnson

Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market

Walter Johnson

320 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0robear20's review
nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Work: My Search for a Life That Matters by Wes Moore

The Work: My Search for a Life That Matters

Wes Moore

272 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0robear20's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates

Wes Moore

256 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0robear20's review
nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever by Jack McCallum

Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

Jack McCallum

352 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0robear20's review
nonfiction history sports informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
When the Game Was Ours by Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Larry Bird

When the Game Was Ours

Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Larry Bird

340 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0robear20's review
nonfiction biography sports informative medium-paced
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

323 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0robear20's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

The Life We Bury

Joe Talbert #1

Allen Eskens

303 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0robear20's review
fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist

Paulo Coelho

197 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0robear20's review
fiction classics fantasy literary adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced