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

Read a book by/about a non-Western world leader
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Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh

Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture

Sudhir Hazareesingh

480 pages • digital • 2020

nonfiction biography history challenging slow-paced
Escape from the Land of Snows: The Young Dalai Lama's Harrowing Flight to Freedom and the Making of a Spiritual Hero by Stephan Talty

Escape from the Land of Snows: The Young Dalai Lama's Harrowing Flight to Freedom and the Making of a Spiritual Hero

Stephan Talty

320 pages • 2010

nonfiction biography history religion adventurous informative fast-paced
Hatshepsut: The Princess Who Became King (National Geographic World History Biographies) by Ellen Galford

Hatshepsut: The Princess Who Became King (National Geographic World History Biographies)

Ellen Galford

64 pages • 2005

nonfiction historical history challenging informative slow-paced
Unbowed: A Memoir by Wangari Maathai

Unbowed: A Memoir

Wangari Maathai

326 pages • paperback • 2006

nonfiction memoir hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Lowland

Jhumpa Lahiri

340 pages • hardcover • 2013

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The President and the Frog by Caro De Robertis

The President and the Frog

Caro De Robertis

224 pages • 2021

fiction contemporary historical literary magical realism politics emotional reflective medium-paced
No Enemies, No Hatred by Liu Xiaobo

No Enemies, No Hatred

Liu Xiaobo

missing page info • digital • 2011

nonfiction poetry politics adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole

How to Catch a Queen

Runaway Royals #1

Alyssa Cole

384 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran

The Heretic Queen

Egyptian Royals Collection #2

Michelle Moran

12 hours, 36 minutes • audio • 2008

fiction historical romance emotional informative tense medium-paced
Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal

Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

Ruby Lal

336 pages • 2018

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced