21 Books for 2021 - hosted by behemota

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Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga

Black and British: A Forgotten History

David Olusoga

624 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced
Ako nakŕmiť diktátora by Witold Szabłowski

Ako nakŕmiť diktátora

Witold Szabłowski

276 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history travel challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Vinný od narodenia: Príbehy z juhoafrického detstva by Trevor Noah

Vinný od narodenia: Príbehy z juhoafrického detstva

Trevor Noah

296 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays

Alexander Chee

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy by Andrew Morton

Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman Who Changed the Monarchy

Andrew Morton

401 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography history reflective slow-paced
Geisha, a Life by Mineko Iwasaki

Geisha, a Life

Mineko Iwasaki

297 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir informative slow-paced
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

Ronan Farrow

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history politics true crime dark informative tense medium-paced
The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+: Winning Strategies to Make Your Money Last a Lifetime by Suze Orman

The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+: Winning Strategies to Make Your Money Last a Lifetime

Suze Orman

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction business self help informative fast-paced
Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies) by Scarlett Curtis

Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies)

Scarlett Curtis

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women's Voices from the Gulag by Julie Jones, Monika Zgustová

Dressed for a Dance in the Snow: Women's Voices from the Gulag

Julie Jones, Monika Zgustová

8 hours, 14 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional reflective sad slow-paced