The Unread Shelf Project 2021 - hosted by theunreadshelf

September - A book you want to learn from
School season is upon us. So look at your shelves and pick up that book that you know will make you a better person and expand your knowledge of the world.
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Dictionary of the Undoing by John Freeman

Dictionary of the Undoing

John Freeman

192 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy politics challenging reflective slow-paced
Dangerous Play by Emma Kress

Dangerous Play

Emma Kress

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark reflective medium-paced
Shakespeare and Company by James Laughlin, Sylvia Beach

Shakespeare and Company

James Laughlin, Sylvia Beach

230 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir funny informative lighthearted slow-paced
Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons by Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons

Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction feminism gender politics informative inspiring fast-paced
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

Jesse Thistle

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels by Susan Pease Gadoua, Vicki Larson

The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels

Susan Pease Gadoua, Vicki Larson

232 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction self help informative reflective slow-paced
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri

What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition

Emma Dabiri

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style by Virginia Tufte

Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style

Virginia Tufte

308 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction reference challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

Emily Nagoski

416 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction feminism health psychology science informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides

249 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective sad slow-paced