Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up
By: Claire Wilcox
4.51
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), as an artist and a woman, has a unique international appeal. Her instantly…
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1. Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)
By: Ben Aaronovitch
4.08
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
The song. That’s what apprentice wizard and London Metropolitan Police Constable Peter Grant fi… read more
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"He threw a fireball at me. I threw a chimney stack at him - that's the London way."-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)
" Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards , I thought. For they are soggy and hard to light. "-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)
"First law of gossip - there's no point knowing something if somebody else doesn't know you know it."-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)
"It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind."-Ben Aaronovitch, Moon Over Soho (Rivers of London, #2)
2. Frida Kahlo: 1907-1954 Pain and Passion
By: Andrea Kettenmann
4.21
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Un retrato de una artista, sobre todo una artista.(Portrait of an artist, always an artist, above a… read more
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- art
- art history
- biography
- nonfiction
3. Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
By: Agatha Christie
3.98
Format: 574 pages, Paperback
Nurse Amy Leatheran had a most unusual patient. Louise, according to her husband, celebrated archae… read more
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4. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
By: Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker
4.21
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins… read more
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- nonfiction
"Waves are the practice of the water."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"You do not say, “This is enlightenment,"-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"Zen practice is to open up our small mind."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
5. Frida Kahlo: The Paintings
By: Hayden Herrera , Joel Avirom
4.81
Format: 539 pages, Paperback
In small, stunningly rendered self-portraits, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo painted herself cracked op… read more
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- art
- art history
- biography
- nonfiction
6. The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
By: Carlos Fuentes , Frida Kahlo , Sarah M. Lowe
4.81
Format: 539 pages, Hardcover
Published here in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten ye… read more
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- art
- art history
- biography
- nonfiction
7. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
By: Alison Bechdel
4.08
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
In this graphic memoir, Alison Bechdel charts her fraught relationship with her late father.Distant… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"Who embalms the Undertaker when he dies?"-Alison Bechdel, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
"Feminism is the theory. Lesbianism is the practice."-Alison Bechdel, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
"Mom, how come you never go outside?" "I told you, I'm a vampire."-Alison Bechdel, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
"It was not a triumphal return. Home, as I had known it, was gone."-Alison Bechdel, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
8. Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1)
By: Amitav Ghosh
3.89
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage acro… read more
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9. Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littín
By: Gabriel García Márquez , None
3.88
Format: 383 pages,
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10. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
By: Mildred D. Taylor
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year… read more
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"Now one day, maybe I can forgive John Andersen for what he done to these trees, but I ain't gonna forget it. I figure forgiving is not letting something nag at you—rotting you out."-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there’s gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying to drag you down. It's up to you whether you let them or not."-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"As soon as we were outside, I whipped my hand from his. 'What's the matter with you? You know he was wrong.' Stacey swallowed to flush his anger, then said gruffly, "I know it, and you know it, but h…"-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
"Biting the hand that feeds you, that's what you're doing Mary Logan, biting the hand that feeds you.' Again Mama laughed, 'If that's the case, Daisy, I don't think I need that little bit of food.' Wi…"-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
11. Ten Myths about Israel
By: Ilan Pappé
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
What are the myths--and reality--behind the state of Israel? Ilan Pappe is one of the most outspoke… read more
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13. Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
By: Hayden Herrera
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Hailed by readers and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frid… read more
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14. A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
By: Deanna Raybourn
4.19
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, i… read more
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"A man cannot choose to die when he has not yet learnt to live." Stoker"-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
"If I could have created a perfect woman, I could never have imagined you. But that is my failure. Not yours."-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
"Not everyone shares your tendency to scorn the company of others." "Scorn the company of others! Thanks to you, I speak to entirely too many people, entirely too often."-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
"Do you mean to dissuade me? Point out the flaws in my plan? Express your objections with vehemence and eloquence?" He tipped his head. "Actually, no." "Are you entirely well? Have you a fever? Should…"-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
15. Qui a tué mon père
By: Édouard Louis
4.16
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
« Est-ce qu’il est normal d’avoir honte d’aimer ? » Édouard Louis a publié deux livres, En finir… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"September 2017 Emmanuel Macron condemns the “laziness"-Édouard Louis, Qui a tué mon père
"You were as much a victim of the violence you inflicted as of the violence you endured."-Édouard Louis, Qui a tué mon père
"What we call history is nothing but the story of the same emotions, the same joys, reproduced across bodies and time"-Édouard Louis, Qui a tué mon père
"Where is history? The history they taught at school was not your own. We were learning world history, and you were left out."-Édouard Louis, Qui a tué mon père
16. A Sinister Revenge (Veronica Speedwell, #8)
By: Deanna Raybourn
4.20
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Veronica must find and stop a devious killer when a group of old friends is targeted for death in t… read more
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17. What Abigail Did That Summer (Rivers of London, #5.3)
By: Ben Aaronovitch
4.24
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Ghost hunter, fox whisperer, troublemaker. It is the summer of 2013 and Abigail Kamara has been … read more
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18. Huda F Are You?
By: Huda Fahmy
4.17
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the… read more
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"Use your hijab, woman! Cover that forehead!"-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?
"I swear if we end up getting joint weddings, we're running away."-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?
19. A Book of Days
By: Patti Smith
4.26
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winnin… read more
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- art
- biography
- photography
- autobiography
- nonfiction
20. Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
By: Angela Garbes
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Like a Mother comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America… read more
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"We are caught between how we were raised and how we really want to live."-Angela Garbes, Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
"More than in any other human relationship, overwhelmingly more, motherhood means being instantly interruptible,"-Angela Garbes, Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
"Doing this requires knowledge of the history of mothering and care work—how they came to be seen as naturally female, which is to say invisible and undervalued."-Angela Garbes, Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
"When you become a mother, you engender life, endless possibilities. Mothering is creative in a very literal sense—it is cultivating all that potential, bringing a small person into consciousness."-Angela Garbes, Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change
21. Women and Children First
By: Alina Grabowski
3.38
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A gripping literary puzzle that unwinds the private lives of ten women as they confront tragedy in … read more
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22. Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America
By: Mayukh Sen
3.65
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Who’s really behind America’s appetite for foods from around the globe? This group biography from a… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
23. Manhunt
By: Gretchen Felker-Martin
3.54
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Y: The Last Man meets The Girl With All the Gifts in Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt, an explosive… read more
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"It was actually good that the world had ended, because now no one could make her play Settlers of Catan."-Gretchen Felker-Martin, Manhunt
"Later, she thought, in a moment of terrible clarity, each of us will tell herself the other was the one who pulled the trigger."-Gretchen Felker-Martin, Manhunt
"But I think mostly I just wanted her to … make me real, the way you’re real when the beautiful people look at you, and talk to you, and let you fuck them."-Gretchen Felker-Martin, Manhunt
"Every day I am making a choice, thought Indi as she set the sample wheel onto its shelf in the freezer. Every day I decide I matter more than the people outside this place."-Gretchen Felker-Martin, Manhunt
24. The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
By: Shawn Levy
3.67
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Since 1929, Hollywood’s brightest stars have flocked to the Chateau Marmont as if it were a second … read more
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- biography
25. Bad Cree
By: Jessica Johns
3.92
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a p… read more
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"On cloudless days I swear the prairies are closer to the sun than anywhere else in the world. Not because of the heat. It's the size of the floating orb when nothing else is around it. Beating like a…"-Jessica Johns, Bad Cree
26. Year of the Monkey
By: Patti Smith
3.80
Format: 171 pages, Hardcover
From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids and M Train, a profound, beautifully reali… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
- biography
"Nothing bothered me, not even the things that bothered me."-Patti Smith, Year of the Monkey
"Some dreams aren't dreams at all, just another angle of physical reality."-Patti Smith, Year of the Monkey
"I could feel the gravitational pull of home, which when I'm home too long becomes the gravitational pull of somewhere else."-Patti Smith, Year of the Monkey
"Yet still I keep thinking that something wonderful is about to happen. Maybe tomorrow. A tomorrow following a whole succession of tomorrows."-Patti Smith, Year of the Monkey
27. That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story
By: Huda Fahmy
4.21
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen … read more
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- nonfiction
"Her cat hotel did very well. LOL"-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story
"Her daughter got married in pants. Lol"-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story
"I find you. . . r citizenship very attractive. Lol"-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story
"Yeah, I've been there. It had a funky smell and reminded me of a graveyard."-Huda Fahmy, That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story
28. The Women Who Changed Art Forever: Feminist Art – The Graphic Novel
By: Valentina Grande
3.81
Format: 136 pages, Hardcover
These women changed art forever - told in colourful graphic novel form, this is the story of four p… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
29. Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up
By: Claire Wilcox
4.51
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), as an artist and a woman, has a unique international appeal. Her instantly… read more
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- art
- art history
- biography
- fashion history
- photography
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- fashion
30. Why a Painting Is Like a Pizza: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern Art
By: Nancy G. Heller
3.74
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
The first time she made a pizza from scratch, art historian Nancy Heller made the observation that … read more
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- art
- art history
- nonfiction
