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1421: The Year China Discovered America by Gavin Menzies

1421: The Year China Discovered America

Gavin Menzies

650 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition by Daniel Goleman

Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition

Daniel Goleman

358 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction psychology self help informative reflective slow-paced
Because We Say So by Noam Chomsky

Because We Say So

Noam Chomsky

200 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Acid-Alkaline Food Guide by Susan E. Brown

The Acid-Alkaline Food Guide

Susan E. Brown

194 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction health reference informative slow-paced
Segou. Les murailles de terre. Tome 2 by Maryse Condé

Segou. Les murailles de terre. Tome 2

Ségou #2

Maryse Condé

351 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
fiction historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Mèmed le Mince by Yaşar Kemal

Mèmed le Mince

İnce Memed #1

Yaşar Kemal

576 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
fiction classics adventurous reflective fast-paced
Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin by Hampton Sides

Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin

Hampton Sides

397 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction biography history true crime informative tense medium-paced
Riding the A-Train With Einstein: Notes of a Heretic Janitor by John H. Sibley

Riding the A-Train With Einstein: Notes of a Heretic Janitor

John H. Sibley

130 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story by Ursula K. Le Guin

Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

About Writing

Ursula K. Le Guin

158 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction reference reflective slow-paced
Creating Character Emotions by Ann Hood

Creating Character Emotions

Ann Hood

176 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0shiradest's review
nonfiction reference emotional informative reflective slow-paced