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BookBeetle rated The Martian: 5 stars
The Martian by Andy Weir (The Martian, #1)
A mission to Mars.
A freak accident.
One man's struggle to survive.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark …
BookBeetle rated Naked: 5 stars
Naked by David Sedaris
Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book details Sedaris’ life, from …
BookBeetle rated The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: 4 stars
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century. …
BookBeetle rated Picture of Dorian Gray: 4 stars
Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the …
BookBeetle rated Let's explore diabetes with owls: 5 stars
Let's explore diabetes with owls by David Sedaris, David Sedaris
From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing …
BookBeetle rated Animal Farm: 5 stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell
George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel—a scathing satire on a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism.
“All animals …
BookBeetle rated The seven storey mountain: 4 stars
The seven storey mountain by Thomas Merton
The Seven Storey Mountain is the 1948 autobiography of Thomas Merton, an American Trappist monk and priest who was a …
BookBeetle rated The Stand: 4 stars
The Stand by Stephen King
Epic Terror to Chill Your Dreams June 16, 1985. That is when the horror began - the evil that started …
BookBeetle rated The Elements of Style: 4 stars
The Elements of Style by William Strunk
You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. And now The Elements of …
BookBeetle rated Secret Garden (Children's Classics): 5 stars
Secret Garden (Children's Classics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden has awakened the spirits of four generations of children to the hope of growth and rebirth as …
BookBeetle rated The Body Keeps the Score: 2 stars
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. Van Der Kolk, Bessel van der Kolk
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five …
BookBeetle rated Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim: 5 stars
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job …
