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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson • 2019
A blue-skinned packhorse librarian in 1930s Kentucky delivers books while a preacher plots her ruin.
4.21
268k+
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Summary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek 89%
A blue-skinned packhorse librarian in 1930s Kentucky delivers books while a preacher plots her ruin.
by Kim Michele Richardson 2019
4.21
268k+ ratings
The Book Woman's Daughter
by Kim Michele Richardson • 2022
Kentucky, 1953: her parents jailed for their marriage, sixteen-year-old Honey fights to stay free.
4.23
88k+
The Book Woman's Daughter Summary
The Book Woman's Daughter 89%
Kentucky, 1953: her parents jailed for their marriage, sixteen-year-old Honey fights to stay free.
by Kim Michele Richardson 2022
4.23
88k+ ratings
The Giver of Stars
by Jojo Moyes • 2019
An English bride joins a packhorse library in 1930s Kentucky and discovers a sisterhood under siege.
4.29
517k+
The Giver of Stars Summary
The Giver of Stars 88%
An English bride joins a packhorse library in 1930s Kentucky and discovers a sisterhood under siege.
by Jojo Moyes 2019
4.29
517k+ ratings
On the Trail of Genghis Khan
by Tim Cope • 2013
6,000 miles on horseback across the steppe, learning from nomads what maps and roads cannot teach.
4.15
2k+
On the Trail of Genghis Khan Summary
On the Trail of Genghis Khan 87%
6,000 miles on horseback across the steppe, learning from nomads what maps and roads cannot teach.
by Tim Cope 2013
4.15
2k+ ratings
Painted Horses
by Malcolm Brooks • 2014
A young archaeologist in 1950s Montana discovers ancient petroglyphs in a canyon a dam will drown.
3.50
2k+
Painted Horses Summary
Painted Horses 87%
A young archaeologist in 1950s Montana discovers ancient petroglyphs in a canyon a dam will drown.
by Malcolm Brooks 2014
3.50
2k+ ratings
The Radium Girls
by Kate Moore • 2016
She taught in dugouts, flew biplanes, ranched 180,000 acres. Nothing broke her.
4.16
190k+
The Radium Girls Summary
The Radium Girls 87%
She taught in dugouts, flew biplanes, ranched 180,000 acres. Nothing broke her.
by Kate Moore 2016
4.16
190k+ ratings
Library 2020
by Joseph Janes • 2013
The library forecast every director needs: less warehouse, more community, and librarians who teach.
3.50
119
Library 2020 Summary
Library 2020 87%
The library forecast every director needs: less warehouse, more community, and librarians who teach.
by Joseph Janes 2013
3.50
119 ratings
Q's Legacy
by Helene Hanff • 1985
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
4.05
2k+
Q's Legacy Summary
Q's Legacy 87%
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
by Helene Hanff 1985
4.05
2k+ ratings
Riding Freedom
by Pam Muñoz Ryan • 1998
An orphan girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy, chasing a life of horses and freedom.
4.18
9k+
Riding Freedom Summary
Riding Freedom 86%
An orphan girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy, chasing a life of horses and freedom.
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 1998
4.18
9k+ ratings
Managing Digital Audiovisual Resources
by Matthew C. Mariner • 2014
From film reels to streaming servers: a librarian's guide to digitizing audiovisual collections.
5.00
1
Managing Digital Audiovisual Resources Summary
Managing Digital Audiovisual Resources 86%
From film reels to streaming servers: a librarian's guide to digitizing audiovisual collections.
by Matthew C. Mariner 2014
5.00
1 ratings
The Book on the Bookshelf
by Henry Petroski • 1999
Why books once faced the wall and wore chains: the bookshelf as a history of engineering.
3.75
1k+
The Book on the Bookshelf Summary
The Book on the Bookshelf 86%
Why books once faced the wall and wore chains: the bookshelf as a history of engineering.
by Henry Petroski 1999
3.75
1k+ ratings
Library Management
by Bridgit McCafferty • 2021
The management toolkit library school never provided: people, budgets, culture, and crisis.
3.00
2
Library Management Summary
Library Management 86%
The management toolkit library school never provided: people, budgets, culture, and crisis.
by Bridgit McCafferty 2021
3.00
2 ratings
Digital Rights Management
by Catherine A Lemmer • 2016
DRM dismantled library lending, privacy, and preservation. Here is where to push back.
4.00
1
Digital Rights Management Summary
Digital Rights Management 86%
DRM dismantled library lending, privacy, and preservation. Here is where to push back.
by Catherine A Lemmer 2016
4.00
1 ratings
Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson • 2006
A failed K2 climb. A remote Pakistani village. The promise: one school they'd never had.
3.66
359k+
Three Cups of Tea Summary
Three Cups of Tea 86%
A failed K2 climb. A remote Pakistani village. The promise: one school they'd never had.
by Greg Mortenson 2006
3.66
359k+ ratings
A Life in Nature
by Marc Hamer • 2019
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
4.16
2k+
A Life in Nature Summary
A Life in Nature 86%
A molecatcher's memoir: what a lifetime of killing teaches about nature, loss, and wild belonging.
by Marc Hamer 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
Travels with Myself and Another
by Martha Gellhorn • 1979
Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.
3.84
2k+
Travels with Myself and Another Summary
Travels with Myself and Another 86%
Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.
by Martha Gellhorn 1979
3.84
2k+ ratings
One Man's Wilderness
by Sam Keith • 1973
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
4.37
10k+
One Man's Wilderness Summary
One Man's Wilderness 86%
At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.
by Sam Keith 1973
4.37
10k+ ratings
Stones Into Schools
by Greg Mortenson • 2009
What actually defeats the Taliban: girls' schools in places helicopters can't reach.
3.85
17k+
Stones Into Schools Summary
Stones Into Schools 86%
What actually defeats the Taliban: girls' schools in places helicopters can't reach.
by Greg Mortenson 2009
3.85
17k+ ratings
Book Lust
by Nancy Pearl • 2003
What to read next, organized not by genre but by how you feel right now.
3.77
4k+
Book Lust Summary
Book Lust 86%
What to read next, organized not by genre but by how you feel right now.
by Nancy Pearl 2003
3.77
4k+ ratings
The Sunset Route
by Carrot Quinn • 2021
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
4.16
2k+
The Sunset Route Summary
The Sunset Route 86%
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
by Carrot Quinn 2021
4.16
2k+ ratings
Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century
by Carol Smallwood • 2014
Limited budgets, small staff: the guide to making your library the most vital room in town.
3.60
5
Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century Summary
Creative Management of Small Public Libraries in the 21st Century 86%
Limited budgets, small staff: the guide to making your library the most vital room in town.
by Carol Smallwood 2014
3.60
5 ratings
El infinito en un junco
by Irene Vallejo • 2019
Papyrus rots. Libraries burn. The improbable survival story of the books you still read.
4.24
27k+
El infinito en un junco Summary
El infinito en un junco 86%
Papyrus rots. Libraries burn. The improbable survival story of the books you still read.
by Irene Vallejo 2019
4.24
27k+ ratings
Travels with Charley
by John Steinbeck • 1961
At 58, Steinbeck set out with his poodle to find the America his memory had lost.
4.08
110k+
Travels with Charley Summary
Travels with Charley 86%
At 58, Steinbeck set out with his poodle to find the America his memory had lost.
by John Steinbeck 1961
4.08
110k+ ratings
Libraries that Learn
by Jennifer A. Bartlett • 2019
Nine shifts that turn a static library into a learning engine, from analytics to adaptive spaces.
3.22
9
Libraries that Learn Summary
Libraries that Learn 86%
Nine shifts that turn a static library into a learning engine, from analytics to adaptive spaces.
by Jennifer A. Bartlett 2019
3.22
9 ratings
The War I Finally Won
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley • 2017
Her clubfoot finally fixed, a wartime orphan faces the harder battle of accepting she is wanted.
4.48
49k+
The War I Finally Won Summary
The War I Finally Won 86%
Her clubfoot finally fixed, a wartime orphan faces the harder battle of accepting she is wanted.
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 2017
4.48
49k+ ratings
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy
by Mark Hodkinson • 2022
One book in his house growing up. Now he owns 3,500 and publishes his own.
3.74
688
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy Summary
No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy 86%
One book in his house growing up. Now he owns 3,500 and publishes his own.
by Mark Hodkinson 2022
3.74
688 ratings
The Bookshop
by Evan Friss • 2024
From Franklin's print shop to Amazon's bookstores: how the American bookstore keeps refusing to die.
3.90
11k+
The Bookshop Summary
The Bookshop 86%
From Franklin's print shop to Amazon's bookstores: how the American bookstore keeps refusing to die.
by Evan Friss 2024
3.90
11k+ ratings
Jane Austen's Bookshelf
by Rebecca Romney • 2025
The canon buried Jane Austen's favorite women writers. A rare book dealer digs them back up.
4.27
7k+
Jane Austen's Bookshelf Summary
Jane Austen's Bookshelf 86%
The canon buried Jane Austen's favorite women writers. A rare book dealer digs them back up.
by Rebecca Romney 2025
4.27
7k+ ratings
84, Charing Cross Road
by Helene Hanff • 1970
One book order to London begins a twenty-year transatlantic friendship told entirely in letters.
4.17
99k+
84, Charing Cross Road Summary
84, Charing Cross Road 86%
One book order to London begins a twenty-year transatlantic friendship told entirely in letters.
by Helene Hanff 1970
4.17
99k+ ratings
Hondo
by Louis L'Amour • 1953
A lone rider finds a woman and boy on a desert ranch as Apache warriors gather.
4.06
15k+
Hondo Summary
Hondo 86%
A lone rider finds a woman and boy on a desert ranch as Apache warriors gather.
by Louis L'Amour 1953
4.06
15k+ ratings
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language
by David W. Anthony • 2007
English and Sanskrit share an ancestor spoken by Bronze Age herders. Horse and wheel spread it.
3.99
4k+
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language Summary
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language 86%
English and Sanskrit share an ancestor spoken by Bronze Age herders. Horse and wheel spread it.
by David W. Anthony 2007
3.99
4k+ ratings
Tracks
by Robyn Davidson • 1980
Four camels, a dog, 1700 miles of Australian desert. What solitude cost, and what it gave back.
3.93
18k+
Tracks Summary
Tracks 86%
Four camels, a dog, 1700 miles of Australian desert. What solitude cost, and what it gave back.
by Robyn Davidson 1980
3.93
18k+ ratings
This Land Is Our Land
by Ken Ilgunas • 2018
America once roamed freely across private land. Europe has the rules that could bring that back.
4.01
330
This Land Is Our Land Summary
This Land Is Our Land 86%
America once roamed freely across private land. Europe has the rules that could bring that back.
by Ken Ilgunas 2018
4.01
330 ratings
All the Pretty Horses
by Cormac McCarthy • 1992
Riding into Mexico for open land, a teen cowboy finds love, prison, and the end of the West.
4.06
149k+
All the Pretty Horses Summary
All the Pretty Horses 86%
Riding into Mexico for open land, a teen cowboy finds love, prison, and the end of the West.
by Cormac McCarthy 1992
4.06
149k+ ratings
Books vs. Cigarettes
by George Orwell • 1946
A dusty bookshop, a public ward, a totalitarian state: Orwell's unsparing truth in each.
3.83
9k+
Books vs. Cigarettes Summary
Books vs. Cigarettes 85%
A dusty bookshop, a public ward, a totalitarian state: Orwell's unsparing truth in each.
by George Orwell 1946
3.83
9k+ ratings
The Gutenberg Parenthesis
by Jeff Jarvis • 2023
Before print, knowledge was conversation. Then books fenced it in. The fences are coming down.
3.83
218
The Gutenberg Parenthesis Summary
The Gutenberg Parenthesis 85%
Before print, knowledge was conversation. Then books fenced it in. The fences are coming down.
by Jeff Jarvis 2023
3.83
218 ratings
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
by John Wood • 2006
A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.
4.10
5k+
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 85%
A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.
by John Wood 2006
4.10
5k+ ratings
The Secret Knowledge of Water
by Craig Childs • 2000
To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.
4.29
3k+
The Secret Knowledge of Water Summary
The Secret Knowledge of Water 85%
To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.
by Craig Childs 2000
4.29
3k+ ratings
Walden on Wheels
by Ken Ilgunas • 2013
He erased $32,000 in debt by living in a campus van on four dollars a day.
4.01
8k+
Walden on Wheels Summary
Walden on Wheels 85%
He erased $32,000 in debt by living in a campus van on four dollars a day.
by Ken Ilgunas 2013
4.01
8k+ ratings
Never Leave the Dogs Behind
by Brianna Madia • 2024
Divorced and hounded online, she moved four dogs into a waterless trailer on the Utah desert.
4.14
6k+
Never Leave the Dogs Behind Summary
Never Leave the Dogs Behind 85%
Divorced and hounded online, she moved four dogs into a waterless trailer on the Utah desert.
by Brianna Madia 2024
4.14
6k+ ratings
Inciting Joy
by Ross Gay • 2022
Why skateboarders share everything: a poet's case for joy in grief and refusal to be useful.
4.13
6k+
Inciting Joy Summary
Inciting Joy 85%
Why skateboarders share everything: a poet's case for joy in grief and refusal to be useful.
by Ross Gay 2022
4.13
6k+ ratings
The Untold Story of Books
by Michael Castleman • 2024
Every crisis in publishing today (piracy, penury, oversupply) was already raging in Gutenberg's day.
4.03
176
The Untold Story of Books Summary
The Untold Story of Books 85%
Every crisis in publishing today (piracy, penury, oversupply) was already raging in Gutenberg's day.
by Michael Castleman 2024
4.03
176 ratings
Coming Into the Country
by John McPhee • 1977
Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.
4.21
8k+
Coming Into the Country Summary
Coming Into the Country 85%
Alaska, 1970s: a pipeline bonanza and the battle over 375 million acres of the last frontier.
by John McPhee 1977
4.21
8k+ ratings
Where the Water Goes
by David Owen • 2017
The Colorado River keeps 36 million alive. Legal claims on its water outnumber the actual gallons.
3.93
3k+
Where the Water Goes Summary
Where the Water Goes 85%
The Colorado River keeps 36 million alive. Legal claims on its water outnumber the actual gallons.
by David Owen 2017
3.93
3k+ ratings
I'd Rather Be Reading
by Anne Bogel • 2018
Finished her first book by flashlight at 2 a.m. and never stopped: a bibliophile's confessions.
4.02
20k+
I'd Rather Be Reading Summary
I'd Rather Be Reading 85%
Finished her first book by flashlight at 2 a.m. and never stopped: a bibliophile's confessions.
by Anne Bogel 2018
4.02
20k+ ratings
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020
by Dean Nicholson • 2020
His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.
4.36
7k+
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020 Summary
By Dean Nicholson By Nala's World One man his rescue cat and a bike ride around the globe Hardcover - 29 Sept 2020 85%
His world tour stalls at a Bosnian meow; a scrawny kitten joins the ride and redirects it.
by Dean Nicholson 2020
4.36
7k+ ratings
A Year of Living Simply
by Kate Humble • 2024
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
3.71
2k+
A Year of Living Simply Summary
A Year of Living Simply 85%
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
by Kate Humble 2024
3.71
2k+ ratings
Home Grown
by Ben Hewitt • 2014
Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.
3.95
2k+
Home Grown Summary
Home Grown 85%
Two brothers learn to read by crafting bows and butchering hogs on their family's Vermont farm.
by Ben Hewitt 2014
3.95
2k+ ratings
A Little History of Literature
by John Sutherland • 2013
Myths, money, and modernism: how literature got from campfire tales to your e-reader.
3.82
2k+
A Little History of Literature Summary
A Little History of Literature 85%
Myths, money, and modernism: how literature got from campfire tales to your e-reader.
by John Sutherland 2013
3.82
2k+ ratings
Nonconformity
by Nelson Algren • 1996
Real writing means siding with the damned, risking obsession, and refusing to comfort.
4.07
268
Nonconformity Summary
Nonconformity 85%
Real writing means siding with the damned, risking obsession, and refusing to comfort.
by Nelson Algren 1996
4.07
268 ratings
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