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The Woman from Tantoura by Radwa Ashour

The Woman from Tantoura

Radwa Ashour

368 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement by André Spicer, Carl Cederström

Desperately Seeking Self-Improvement: A Year Inside the Optimization Movement

André Spicer, Carl Cederström

368 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction psychology self help hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Drone Eats with Me: A Gaza Diary by Atef Abu Saif

The Drone Eats with Me: A Gaza Diary

Atef Abu Saif

264 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction memoir politics emotional reflective medium-paced
Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Pappé

Ten Myths About Israel

Ilan Pappé

192 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective medium-paced
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

Rashid Khalidi

319 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

Salt Houses

Hala Alyan

312 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

A Woman Is No Man

Etaf Rum

321 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party by Mumia Abu-Jamal, Kathleen Cleaver

We Want Freedom: A Life in the Black Panther Party

Mumia Abu-Jamal, Kathleen Cleaver

320 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Training Wheels: How a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Road Trip Jump-Started My Search for a Fulfilling Life by Valerie Worthington

Training Wheels: How a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Road Trip Jump-Started My Search for a Fulfilling Life

Valerie Worthington

246 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
nonfiction memoir inspiring reflective medium-paced
Small Game by Blair Braverman

Small Game

Blair Braverman

279 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jiujensu's review
fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller challenging dark emotional medium-paced