Chiel van Soelen

13 books

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Katherine Boo

288 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey D. Sachs

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time

Jeffrey D. Sachs

396 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction economics politics challenging informative slow-paced
Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon

Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity

Andrew Solomon

962 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power by Paul Fischer

A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power

Paul Fischer

353 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation by Marshall Rosenberg

Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation

Marshall Rosenberg

170 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art psychology informative medium-paced
The Nonviolent Communication Training Course by Marshall B. Rosenberg

The Nonviolent Communication Training Course

Marshall B. Rosenberg

92 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

Andrew Solomon

576 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo

320 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction economics challenging informative slow-paced
The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Romanovs: 1613-1918

Simon Sebag Montefiore

784 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous slow-paced
Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire by Julia Baird

Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire

Julia Baird

743 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography historical history challenging informative slow-paced