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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 by Garrett M. Graff

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001

Garrett M. Graff

15 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction history emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Kindred

Octavia E. Butler

10 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 1979 (editions)

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fiction classics historical speculative fiction dark emotional tense medium-paced
Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow

Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist

Eli Saslow

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

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nonfiction biography politics race challenging reflective fast-paced
In Praise of Idleness: A Timeless Essay by Bertrand Russell, Bradley Trevor Grieve

In Praise of Idleness: A Timeless Essay

Bertrand Russell, Bradley Trevor Grieve

192 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

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nonfiction economics essays philosophy politics adventurous reflective fast-paced
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

Isabel Wilkerson

496 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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nonfiction history politics psychology race sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar by Alan di Perna, Brad Tolinski

Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar

Alan di Perna, Brad Tolinski

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

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nonfiction history music challenging informative medium-paced
Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Foundation

Foundation (Publication Order) #1

Isaac Asimov

244 pages • first pub 1951 (editions)

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fiction classics science fiction adventurous medium-paced
The Stand by Stephen King

The Stand

Stephen King

1153 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

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fiction fantasy horror science fiction adventurous medium-paced
One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway by Åsne Seierstad, Sarah Death

One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway

Åsne Seierstad, Sarah Death

530 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

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nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

114 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

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fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective fast-paced