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BOOK RIOT’S 2021 READ HARDER CHALLENGE - hosted by bookriot

Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader
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The Doctor and the Saint: Caste, Race, and Annihilation of Caste, the Debate Between B.R. Ambedkar and M.K. Gandhi by Arundhati Roy

The Doctor and the Saint: Caste, Race, and Annihilation of Caste, the Debate Between B.R. Ambedkar and M.K. Gandhi

Arundhati Roy

184 pages • paperback • 2017

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik

Throne of Jade

Temeraire #2

Naomi Novik

398 pages • paperback • 2006

fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide by Nice Leng'ete

The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide

Nice Leng'ete

240 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction autobiography emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power by Paul Fischer

A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power

Paul Fischer

353 pages • hardcover • 2015

nonfiction biography history emotional informative reflective slow-paced
The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIV

The Art of Happiness

Dalai Lama XIV

336 pages • hardcover • 1998

nonfiction philosophy self help inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Fatty Legs by Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Christy Jordan-Fenton, Liz Amini-Holmes

Fatty Legs

Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Christy Jordan-Fenton, Liz Amini-Holmes

112 pages • 2010

nonfiction memoir middle grade emotional slow-paced
Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom by Paddy Bouma, Nelson Mandela, Chris van Wyk

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Paddy Bouma, Nelson Mandela, Chris van Wyk

64 pages • 2009

nonfiction biography informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Imelda: Mothering and Her Poetic and Creative Ideas in a Troubled World by Cecilio T. Arillo

Imelda: Mothering and Her Poetic and Creative Ideas in a Troubled World

Cecilio T. Arillo

missing page info • digital • 2012

emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Gandhi: A Manga Biography by Kazuki Ebine

Gandhi: A Manga Biography

Kazuki Ebine

192 pages • paperback • 2010

fiction biography manga adventurous dark informative medium-paced
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

300 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced