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A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry

A Summer to Die

Lois Lowry

120 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

5.0discoveringpeace's review
fiction middle grade young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Myla Kabat-Zinn

Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Myla Kabat-Zinn

416 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

5.0discoveringpeace's review
nonfiction psychology informative reflective slow-paced
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas D. Kristof

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas D. Kristof

294 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0discoveringpeace's review
nonfiction feminism dark emotional informative fast-paced
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks

Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood

Oliver Sacks' memoirs #1

Oliver Sacks

337 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

5.0discoveringpeace's review
nonfiction biography memoir science challenging informative inspiring slow-paced
Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab by Christine Montross

Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab

Christine Montross

295 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0discoveringpeace's review
nonfiction memoir science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Team of Rivals: Lincoln Film Tie-In Edition by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Team of Rivals: Lincoln Film Tie-In Edition

Doris Kearns Goodwin

944 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0discoveringpeace's review
nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things

Jenny Lawson

352 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0discoveringpeace's review
nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang

The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir

Kao Kalia Yang

277 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0discoveringpeace's review
nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

228 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0discoveringpeace's review
nonfiction health memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

349 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0discoveringpeace's review
nonfiction memoir race challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced