Tackle the (Physical) Bookshelf - hosted by tayking

A book about a skill/hobby/language you are trying to learn or improve in
You can stretch this definition as far as you want. If you wanna learn french, and read a book about a girl who moves to France to learn french to get inspired, it counts. Or you can try to read an old favourite in French instead! Whatever helps to rekindle that spark for all those hobbies we picked up and then promptly dropped like 2 weeks later
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Madame Moneypenny: Wie Frauen ihre Finanzen selbst in die Hand nehmen können by Natascha Wegelin

Madame Moneypenny: Wie Frauen ihre Finanzen selbst in die Hand nehmen können

Natascha Wegelin

240 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction business informative inspiring medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

660 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

As Good As Dead

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3

Holly Jackson

565 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Thread Folk: A Modern Makers Book of Embroidery Projects and Artist Collaborations by Libby Moore

Thread Folk: A Modern Makers Book of Embroidery Projects and Artist Collaborations

Libby Moore

160 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative lighthearted medium-paced
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

Good Girl, Bad Blood

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2

Holly Jackson

415 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1

Holly Jackson

433 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Pilates for Dummies by Ellie Herman

Pilates for Dummies

For Dummies

Ellie Herman

368 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction health
Just a French Guy Cooking: Easy Recipes and Kitchen Hacks for Rookies by Alexis Gabriel Ainouz

Just a French Guy Cooking: Easy Recipes and Kitchen Hacks for Rookies

Alexis Gabriel Ainouz

178 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction cookbook food and drink informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking by Michael Ruhlman

Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

Michael Ruhlman

272 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction cookbook informative slow-paced
The Ultimate Guide to Tarot: A Beginner's Guide to the Cards, Spreads, and Revealing the Mystery of the Tarot by Liz Dean

The Ultimate Guide to Tarot: A Beginner's Guide to the Cards, Spreads, and Revealing the Mystery of the Tarot

Liz Dean

240 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction reference informative slow-paced