Peter Francis James

27 books

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Douglas Carlton Abrams, Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama XIV

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Douglas Carlton Abrams, Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama XIV

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy self help hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Breaking the Chains by William Loren Katz

Breaking the Chains

William Loren Katz

208 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

Gilbert King

434 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Ibram X. Kendi

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines

A Gathering of Old Men

Ernest J. Gaines

224 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
In My Father's House by Ernest J. Gaines

In My Father's House

Ernest J. Gaines

224 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

581 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson

The Kingdom on the Waves

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation #2

M.T. Anderson

561 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical young adult adventurous slow-paced
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

My Soul to Keep

African Immortals #1

Tananarive Due

346 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Native Son by Richard Wright

Native Son

Richard Wright

544 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction classics race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced