Barbara Steckhan

12 books

Desert Flower by Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

Desert Flower

Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller

240 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Homicide: a Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon

Homicide: a Year on the Killing Streets

David Simon

646 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari

Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope

Johann Hari

322 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help reflective slow-paced
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Adam M. Grant, Sheryl Sandberg

Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy

Adam M. Grant, Sheryl Sandberg

240 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology self help informative inspiring medium-paced
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

Matt Ridley

448 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction economics history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood by Julie Gregory

Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood

Julie Gregory

256 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir psychology emotional medium-paced
Sins of the House of Borgia by Sarah Bower

Sins of the House of Borgia

Sarah Bower

533 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci, Joe Miller

The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ugur Sahin, Özlem Türeci, Joe Miller

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction science emotional informative medium-paced
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson

Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life

Jon Lee Anderson

814 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics challenging informative medium-paced
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

Dragonfly in Amber

Outlander #2

Diana Gabaldon

768 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous emotional slow-paced