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The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton

The Architecture of Happiness

Alain de Botton

280 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction art design philosophy informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Any Human Heart by William Boyd

Any Human Heart

William Boyd

480 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective medium-paced
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler

Italo Calvino

260 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Freakonomics

Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

242 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction business economics science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The Book of All Loves by Agustín Fernández Mallo

The Book of All Loves

Agustín Fernández Mallo

200 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary philosophy emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Footnotes: A Journey Round Britain in the Company of Great Writers by Peter Fiennes

Footnotes: A Journey Round Britain in the Company of Great Writers

Peter Fiennes

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history nature travel adventurous medium-paced
The Ball and The Cross by G.K. Chesterton

The Ball and The Cross

G.K. Chesterton

188 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy religion reflective slow-paced
Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup

Latitudes of Longing

Shubhangi Swarup

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro

When We Were Orphans

Kazuo Ishiguro

368 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

Sea of Poppies

Ibis Trilogy #1

Amitav Ghosh

513 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous challenging medium-paced
Unknown Language by Huw Lemmey, Hildegard Von Bingen

Unknown Language

Hildegard Von Bingen, Huw Lemmey

240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical nature philosophy speculative fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Wild Love by Elsie Silver

Wild Love

Rose Hill #1

Elsie Silver

455 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn

Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise and Other Bribes

Alfie Kohn

430 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction education psychology informative reflective slow-paced
Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor by Joseph Campbell, Eugene Kennedy

Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor

Eugene Kennedy, Joseph Campbell

192 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective fast-paced