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Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival by Peter Stark

Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival

Peter Stark

366 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction history adventurous informative fast-paced
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

A Fatal Grace

Chief Inspector Gamache #2

Louise Penny

313 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

282 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction health memoir science sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny

The Cruellest Month

Chief Inspector Gamache #3

Louise Penny

311 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
fiction mystery mysterious medium-paced
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

A Rule Against Murder

Chief Inspector Gamache #4

Louise Penny

322 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
fiction crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

395 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction biography history science emotional informative medium-paced
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

The Brutal Telling

Chief Inspector Gamache #5

Louise Penny

384 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
fiction mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
Waking Up White by Debby Irving

Waking Up White

Debby Irving

288 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
nonfiction memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison

God Help the Child

Toni Morrison

192 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin

The Orchardist

Amanda Coplin

426 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0clairealex's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced