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31 books

The Singapore I Recognise: Essays on home, community and hope by Kirsten Han

The Singapore I Recognise: Essays on home, community and hope

Kirsten Han

264 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0caaaaarmel's review
nonfiction essays history politics sociology challenging hopeful informative fast-paced
Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country by Patricia Evangelista

Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

Patricia Evangelista

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0caaaaarmel's review
nonfiction history memoir politics true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
They Called Us Exceptional by Prachi Gupta

They Called Us Exceptional

Prachi Gupta

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0caaaaarmel's review
nonfiction memoir informative reflective sad medium-paced
Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less by Jim Vandehei, Roy Schwartz, Mike Allen

Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

Jim Vandehei, Roy Schwartz, Mike Allen

198 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0caaaaarmel's review
nonfiction business education informative medium-paced
Talk Is Chief: Leadership, Communication, and Credibility in a High-Stakes World by Jack Modzelewski

Talk Is Chief: Leadership, Communication, and Credibility in a High-Stakes World

Jack Modzelewski

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0caaaaarmel's review
nonfiction business informative inspiring slow-paced
Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser

Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes

Elizabeth Lesser

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0caaaaarmel's review
nonfiction feminism history politics reflective slow-paced
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith

You Could Make This Place Beautiful

Maggie Smith

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0caaaaarmel's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids by Gregg Behr, Ryan Rydzewski

When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids

Gregg Behr, Ryan Rydzewski

252 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0caaaaarmel's review
nonfiction education informative medium-paced
Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz

Lost & Found

Kathryn Schulz

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0caaaaarmel's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Whose Story Is This? Old Conflicts, New Chapters by Rebecca Solnit

Whose Story Is This? Old Conflicts, New Chapters

Rebecca Solnit

182 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0caaaaarmel's review
nonfiction essays feminism politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced