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Inferior: The true power of women and the science that shows it by Angela Saini

Inferior: The true power of women and the science that shows it

Angela Saini

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history science challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

438 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science emotional informative 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
A Crack in the Edge of the World by Simon Winchester

A Crack in the Edge of the World

Simon Winchester

419 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous slow-paced
Who Is the Dalai Lama? by Dana Meachen Rau

Who Is the Dalai Lama?

Who Was/Is...?

Dana Meachen Rau

112 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography childrens history inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
41: A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush

41: A Portrait of My Father

George W. Bush

294 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics emotional reflective medium-paced
The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts

The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America

Elizabeth Letts

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca by Andrés Reséndez

A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca

Andrés Reséndez

314 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction biography history travel adventurous reflective medium-paced
You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe

You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington

Alexis Coe

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative medium-paced
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

476 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics psychology race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced