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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

Barbara W. Tuchman

784 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

5.0szeglin's review
nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos by Robb Walsh

The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos

Robb Walsh

267 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0szeglin's review
nonfiction informative lighthearted medium-paced
Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World by Greg Critser

Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World

Greg Critser

256 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0szeglin's review
nonfiction health sociology informative fast-paced
Best of Slate: A 10th Anniversary Anthology by David Plotz

Best of Slate: A 10th Anniversary Anthology

David Plotz

279 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0szeglin's review
fiction essays informative medium-paced
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Michael Pollan

464 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0szeglin's review
nonfiction food and drink adventurous informative medium-paced
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

The Golden Compass

His Dark Materials #1

Philip Pullman

351 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0szeglin's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides

529 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0szeglin's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan

The Daring Book for Girls

Daring Books for Girls

Andrea J. Buchanan

288 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0szeglin's review
nonfiction childrens reference adventurous informative slow-paced
Empire Falls by Richard Russo

Empire Falls

Richard Russo

483 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0szeglin's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Bill Bryson

276 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0szeglin's review
nonfiction memoir travel adventurous funny medium-paced