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112 books

Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases by Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen

Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases

Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen

401 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

5.0whizbangdebris's review
nonfiction history nature science emotional informative fast-paced
Disappointing Affirmations: Unfollow Your Dreams! by Dave Tarnowski

Disappointing Affirmations: Unfollow Your Dreams!

Dave Tarnowski

96 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0whizbangdebris's review
nonfiction self help
The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective by Steven Johnson

The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective

Steven Johnson

428 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

5.0whizbangdebris's review
nonfiction history politics true crime informative reflective medium-paced
Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell

Confessions of a Bookseller

The Diary of a Bookseller #2

Shaun Bythell

432 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0whizbangdebris's review
nonfiction memoir funny slow-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

2 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 1963 (editions)

5.0whizbangdebris's review
nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0whizbangdebris's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
There Will Be Fire by Rory Carroll

There Will Be Fire

Rory Carroll

411 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

5.0whizbangdebris's review
nonfiction history politics true crime informative tense medium-paced
Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program by Sharon Salzberg

Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program

Sharon Salzberg

5 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0whizbangdebris's review
nonfiction self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie Zaleski

Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals

Laurie Zaleski

8 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

5.0whizbangdebris's review
nonfiction memoir emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Cure for Burnout: How to Build Better Habits, Find Balance, and Reclaim Your Life by Emily Ballesteros

The Cure for Burnout: How to Build Better Habits, Find Balance, and Reclaim Your Life

Emily Ballesteros

272 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

5.0whizbangdebris's review
nonfiction self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced