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They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America by Ivan Van Sertima

They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America

Ivan Van Sertima

284 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction history race informative reflective slow-paced
Seeking El Dorado: African Americans in California by

Seeking El Dorado: African Americans in California

Series No Longer Used

550 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
La Dame En Bleu by N. Chatelet
La Dame En Bleu
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N. Chatelet

La Dame En Bleu

N. Chatelet

124 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
fiction challenging reflective medium-paced
Rules for a Pretty Woman by Suzette Francis

Rules for a Pretty Woman

Suzette Francis

320 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
fiction romance emotional medium-paced
Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler

Adulthood Rites

Xenogenesis #2

Octavia E. Butler

279 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
fiction science fiction adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike by Dinah Bucholz

The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike

Dinah Bucholz

239 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction cookbook informative lighthearted slow-paced
Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype

Clarissa Pinkola Estés

608 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction feminism psychology informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam by Reza Aslan

No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam

Reza Aslan

310 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Trial of Socrates by I. F. Stone

The Trial of Socrates

I. F. Stone

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction biography history philosophy politics challenging informative slow-paced
Brain Builders!: A Lifelong Guide to Sharper Thinking, Better Memory, and Anage-Proof Mind by Richard Leviton

Brain Builders!: A Lifelong Guide to Sharper Thinking, Better Memory, and Anage-Proof Mind

Richard Leviton

432 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction health informative medium-paced