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Journey to the West by Biao WangInconvenient Memories by Anna Wang YuanWild Swans by Jung ChangThe Good Women of China by XinranAutumn in the Heavenly Kingdom by Stephen R. Platt
Nonfiction about China
134 books — 45 voters
Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoSummer of '69 by Todd StrasserDear George, Dear Mary by Mary CalviCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Books To Read Before I Die (do over)
275 books — 41 voters

Don't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneMad Love by Lynessa LayneSeven Deadly Sins by Vitor M.C. RodriguesThe Deep Lake by Vitor M.C. Rodrigues
Books From Authors To Explore
126 books — 33 voters
Everyday Watercolor by Jenna RaineyWatercolor With Me in the Forest by Dana Fox50 Ways to Draw Your Beautiful, Ordinary Life by Irene SmitThe Collage Workbook by Randel PlowmanPoses for Artists Volume 4 - Couples Poses by Justin R. Martin
Favorite Art Books
129 books — 27 voters

Jesus Feminist by Sarah BesseyWomanist Bioethics by Wylin D. WilsonInside The Gender Jihad by Amina WadudShe Who Is by Elizabeth A. Johnson"Believing Women" in Islam by Asma Barlas
Nonfiction on feminism & religion
143 books — 26 voters
Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controllin... by Lundy BancroftMasked by Cherry D. WeberThe Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia EvansBroken and alone... right? by Hayden NekaraWhen Dad Hurts Mom by Lundy Bancroft
Nonfiction resources on abuse and domestic violence
60 books — 25 voters

Wonder Woman by Scott BeattyThe Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia by Phil JimenezThe DC Comics Encyclopedia by Scott BeattyWonder women by Lillian RobinsonSymbols in Game of Thrones The Deeper Meanings of Animals, Co... by Valerie Estelle Frankel
Best Reference Books about Pop Culture
269 books — 23 voters
Don't Let the Wind Catch You by Aaron Paul LazarSpilled Coffee by J.B. ChicoineLS65 by Billy MorrisJust Kids by Patti SmithThe Fan Man by William Kotzwinkle
Books Based Around The 1960s
33 books — 17 voters

How to Archive Family Keepsakes by Denise May LevenickThe Family Tree Sourcebook by Family Tree MagazineDNA Nation by Sergio PistoiEveryday Life in the 1800s by Marc McCutcheonItalian Genealogical Records by Trafford R. Cole
Genealogy Insider's Favorite Reads
65 books — 17 voters
BREAKING THE BIAS OF ENGLISH by Vivian ProbstMan Made Language by Dale SpenderLanguage and Woman's Place by Robin Tolmach LakoffPronoun Envy by Anna LiviaLanguage and Gender by Penelope Eckert
Feminist linguistics
39 books — 17 voters

Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America by Eric R. EatonMushrooms Demystified by David AroraExplorer's Guide to Wildlife Adventures by J.Z. HuntThe Complete Illustrated World Guide to Freshwater Fish & Riv... by Daniel GilpinNational Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildfl... by National Audubon Society
Best Nature Field Guides
32 books — 12 voters
Wedding Anniversary Gifts for Coin Collectors by Sharon DelaroseExtraordinary Origins of Everyday Things by Charles PanatiFifty Plants that Changed the Course of History by Bill LawsNatural History by D.K. PublishingWarrior by R.G. Grant
Best Reference Books
12 books — 12 voters

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni BrowneThe 90-Day Rewrite by Alan WattRevision & Self-Editing by James Scott BellThe Artful Edit by Susan BellPut Them Through the Maze by T.D. McMichael
Rewriting and Editing Your Novel
16 books — 11 voters
Eternity in Their Hearts by Don RichardsonEvidence Not Seen by Darlene Deibler RoseBruchko And The Motilone Miracle by Bruce OlsonHolding the Ropes by Helen Jean ParksGod's Needle by Lily Gaynor
Christian Missions
48 books — 10 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. WoodiwissSweet Savage Love by Rosemary RogersWhitney, My Love by Judith McNaughtA Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
Beyond Heaving Bosoms Reading List
101 books — 8 voters
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett JohnsonThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Books Mentioned in "Living Juicy" by S.A.R.K.
95 books — 7 voters

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxMacbeth by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareHamlet by William ShakespeareThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
References In Discworld
101 books — 6 voters
Emergency Medicine by Anthony F.T. BrownECGs for the Emergency Physician 1 by Amal MattuEssentials of Death Reporting and Death Certification by Erica J. Armstrong100 Cases in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care by Eamon ShamilThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic by Tammie Bullard
EMS Reference
9 books — 4 voters

Curious Matrix by Domagoj PernarThe Science Book by Rob Scott ColsonThing Explainer by Randall MunroeHuman Body by Steve ParkerScience by Tom Jackson
ELI5: Complex Things Explained Simply
22 books — 4 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareBlack Like Me by John Howard GriffinThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Books Seen or Referenced on Boy Meets World
10 books — 3 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenVillette by Charlotte Brontë
What Virginia Read in her Room
91 books — 3 voters
The Digital Divide by Mark BauerleinThe Art of Deception by Kevin D. MitnickDigital Disconnect by Robert W. McChesneyDigital Divides by Kim J AndreassonTechnology and Social Inclusion by Mark Warschauer
The Digital Divide (Non-Fiction)
58 books — 2 voters

The Writer's Little Instruction Book by Paul Raymond MartinMoby-Duck by Donovan HohnInspirations by Julia CameronSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonBird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Inspiration & Guidance for Writing about Nature
23 books — 2 voters
I Used to Know That by Patrick ScrivenorI Before E (Except After C) by Judy ParkinsonI Used to Know That by Emma MarriottI Used to Know That by Caroline TaggartI Used to Know That by Will Williams
Blackboard Reference Series
33 books — 2 voters

Contemporary Abstract Algebra. by Joseph A. Gallian
Good mathematics reference books
1 book — 1 voter
The House of Mirth by Edith WhartonHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughStoner by John WilliamsDeliverance by James DickeyHotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
Books to Read in September
7 books — 1 voter

Removed by S.J. PajonasReleased by S.J. PajonasA History of Japan by R.H.P. MasonModern History of Japan by William Gerald BeasleyIzakaya by Mark Robinson
Japanese References I Used To Research The Nogiku Series
35 books — 1 voter
365 Lithuanian Verbs by Virginija StumbrienėBeginner's Lithuanian by Leonardas DambriūnasColloquial Lithuanian by Ian J. PressTeach Yourself Lithuanian Complete Course Package (Book+ 2CDs) by Meilutė Ramonienė
Lithuanian language learning resources
4 books — 1 voter

Thinking with a Pencil by Henning NelmsWhy We Do What We Do by Edward L. Deci
Home Library Essentials
2 books — 1 voter
The Monocle Guide to Cosy Homes by Monocle
Books to Own
1 book — 1 voter

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