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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson

447 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0stacylaughs's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” by Héctor Tobar

Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”

Héctor Tobar

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0stacylaughs's review
nonfiction contemporary politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear

306 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0stacylaughs's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0stacylaughs's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada

Banned Book Club

Kim Hyun Sook, Ryan Estrada

199 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0stacylaughs's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
The Warrior Heart Practice: A Simple Process to Transform Confusion into Clarity and Pain into Peace by HeatherAsh Amara

The Warrior Heart Practice: A Simple Process to Transform Confusion into Clarity and Pain into Peace

HeatherAsh Amara

192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0stacylaughs's review
nonfiction self help reflective medium-paced
The Trusted Advisor by David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, Robert M. Galford

The Trusted Advisor

David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, Robert M. Galford

256 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0stacylaughs's review
nonfiction business informative slow-paced
The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee

The Girl with Seven Names

Hyeonseo Lee

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0stacylaughs's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective fast-paced
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Updated Edition) by Anthony Bourdain

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Updated Edition)

Anthony Bourdain

312 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0stacylaughs's review
nonfiction memoir funny informative reflective fast-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0stacylaughs's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced