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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

John Berendt

388 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

5.0theresidentbookworm's review
nonfiction history true crime dark informative medium-paced
Brave Girl Eating: A Family's Struggle with Anorexia by Harriet Brown

Brave Girl Eating: A Family's Struggle with Anorexia

Harriet Brown

288 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0theresidentbookworm's review
nonfiction memoir psychology emotional slow-paced
Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Three Little Words

Ashley Rhodes-Courter

304 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0theresidentbookworm's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal by Lily Koppel

The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal

Lily Koppel

321 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0theresidentbookworm's review
nonfiction biography history challenging reflective slow-paced
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal

Ben Mezrich

272 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0theresidentbookworm's review
nonfiction biography business history informative fast-paced
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her by Melanie Rehak

Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her

Melanie Rehak

364 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0theresidentbookworm's review
nonfiction biography history informative lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner

Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century

Sam Kashner

500 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0theresidentbookworm's review
nonfiction biography history reflective medium-paced
Elizabeth by J. Randy Taraborrelli

Elizabeth

J. Randy Taraborrelli

548 pages • first pub 2006 (editions) user-added

5.0theresidentbookworm's review
nonfiction biography informative slow-paced
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

J. Randy Taraborrelli

560 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0theresidentbookworm's review
nonfiction adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan

The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories

Marina Keegan

256 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0theresidentbookworm's review
nonfiction essays short stories inspiring medium-paced