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Christ the Conqueror of Hell: The Descent Into Hades From an Orthodox Perspective by Hilarion Alfeyev

Christ the Conqueror of Hell: The Descent Into Hades From an Orthodox Perspective

Hilarion Alfeyev

231 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

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nonfiction religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
By Little and by Little: Selected Writings by Dorothy Day

By Little and by Little: Selected Writings

Dorothy Day

371 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction biography politics informative reflective medium-paced
Mother Maria Skobtsova: Essential Writings by Maria Skobtsova, Richard Pevear

Mother Maria Skobtsova: Essential Writings

Modern Spiritual Masters

Maria Skobtsova, Richard Pevear

192 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

catherineofalx's review
nonfiction history religion dark informative reflective slow-paced
Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison--Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Eff by Jason Rezaian

Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison--Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Eff

Jason Rezaian

320 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

catherineofalx's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean

The Orchid Thief

Susan Orlean

320 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

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nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

The Lost Apothecary

Sarah Penner

310 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Last Testament: In His Own Words by Pope Benedict XVI, Peter Seewald

Last Testament: In His Own Words

Pope Benedict XVI, Peter Seewald

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography religion dark medium-paced
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

255 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0catherineofalx's review
fiction literary science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Reed of God: by Caryll Houselander

The Reed of God:

Caryll Houselander

187 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)

catherineofalx's review
nonfiction religion informative reflective slow-paced
A Song for Nagasaki: The Story of Takashi Nagai: Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic Bomb by Shūsaku Endō, Paul Glynn

A Song for Nagasaki: The Story of Takashi Nagai: Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic Bomb

Shūsaku Endō, Paul Glynn

267 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction biography history religion informative reflective slow-paced