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249 books

In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson

In a Sunburned Country

Bill Bryson

335 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir travel adventurous funny informative medium-paced
Bright Lights, Big Ass by Jen Lancaster

Bright Lights, Big Ass

Jen Lancaster

380 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0lutheranjulia's review
nonfiction memoir reflective fast-paced
Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America by Dan Savage

Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America

Dan Savage

missing duration info • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0lutheranjulia's review
nonfiction memoir politics challenging funny reflective medium-paced
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

27 hours, 19 minutes • first pub 1989 (editions)

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fiction literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing by Ted Conover

Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing

Ted Conover

missing duration info • first pub 1999 (editions)

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nonfiction crime memoir true crime reflective sad medium-paced
Nobody's Family Is Going to Change by Louise Fitzhugh

Nobody's Family Is Going to Change

Louise Fitzhugh

232 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

5.0lutheranjulia's review
fiction middle grade reflective slow-paced
Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer by Jen Lancaster

Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer

Jen Lancaster

400 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0lutheranjulia's review
nonfiction memoir funny fast-paced
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

A.J. Jacobs

388 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

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nonfiction memoir religion funny informative reflective medium-paced
Outwitting History: How a Young Man Rescued a Million Books and Saved a Vanishing Civilisation by Aaron Lansky

Outwitting History: How a Young Man Rescued a Million Books and Saved a Vanishing Civilisation

Aaron Lansky

326 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0lutheranjulia's review
nonfiction history memoir funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb

The Hour I First Believed

Wally Lamb

1117 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0lutheranjulia's review
fiction contemporary historical emotional medium-paced