Psychology genre books (288)


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They Would Never Hurt a Fly : War Criminals on Trial in The Hague by Slavenka Drakulić EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Croatia flag Croatia
Description:
"Who were they? Ordinary people like you or me—or monsters?” asks internationally acclaimed author Slavenka Drakulic as she sets out to understand the people behind the horrific crimes committed during the war that tore apart Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Drawing on firsthand observations of the trials, as well as on other sources, Drakulic portrays some of the individuals accused of murder, rape, torture, ordering executions, and more during one of the most brutal conflicts in Europe in the twentieth century, including former Serbian president Slobodan Miloševic; Radislav Krstic, the first to be s... continue

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They're Going to Love You : A Novel by Meg Howrey EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
A magnetic tale of betrayal, art, and ambition, set in the world of professional ballet, New York City during the AIDS crisis, and present-day Los Angeles. “They’re Going to Love You is my idea of a perfect book. It is about art, life, death, love, and family and it is beautifully and sharply written. I cried several times while reading it, and was sorry to let it go when I was done. I cannot recommend it enough.” —Jami Attenberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Middlesteins and All This Could Be Yours Throughout her childhood, Carlisle Martin got to see her father, Robert, for only a... continue

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This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga EN

Rating: 3 (6 votes)
Country: Africa / Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe
Description:
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BOOKER PRIZE A searing novel about the obstacles facing women in Zimbabwe, by one of the country’s most notable authors Anxious about her prospects after leaving a stagnant job, Tambudzai finds herself living in a run-down youth hostel in downtown Harare. For reasons that include her grim financial prospects and her age, she moves to a widow’s boarding house and eventually finds work as a biology teacher. But at every turn in her attempt to make a life for herself, she is faced with a fresh humiliation, until the painful contrast between the future she imagined and her... continue

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Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
WINNER OF THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN TRANSLATED LITERATURE A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A surreal, devastating story of a homeless ghost who haunts one of Tokyo's busiest train stations. Kazu is dead. Born in Fukushima in 1933, the same year as the Japanese Emperor, his life is tied by a series of coincidences to the Imperial family and has been shaped at every turn by modern Japanese history. But his life story is also marked by bad luck, and now, in death, he is unable to rest, doomed to haunt the park near Ueno Station in Tokyo. Kazu's life in the city began and ended in t... continue

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Tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden EN

Rating: 5 (3 votes)
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
Description:
'Compulsively readable' New York Times Somewhere out there Ellie and her friends are hiding. Their country has been invaded. Everyone they know has been captured. Their world has changed overnight. They've got no weapons - except courage. They've got no help - except themselves. They've got nothing - except friendship. How strong could you be, if the world was full of people trying to kill you? Fans of Veronica Roth, Suzanne Collins and Michael Grant - prepare to be hooked by the Tomorrow series.

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Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi EN

Rating: 5 (14 votes)
Country: Africa / Ghana flag Ghana
Description:
As a child Gifty would ask her parents to tell the story of their journey from Ghana to Alabama, seeking escape in myths of heroism and romance. When her father and brother succumb to the hard reality of immigrant life in the American South, their family of four becomes two - and the life Gifty dreamed of slips away. Years later, desperate to understand the opioid addiction that destroyed her brother's life, she turns to science for answers. But when her mother comes to stay, Gifty soon learns that the roots of their tangled traumas reach farther than she ever thought, deep into the dark heart... continue

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Tremor by Teju Cole EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
The new novel from the author of the celebrated Open City - a powerful and masterful exploration of what makes a meaningful life in a world of violence and wonder.

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Tremor by Teju Cole EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
The new novel from the author of the celebrated Open City - a powerful and masterful exploration of what makes a meaningful life in a world of violence and wonder.


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Vaste est la prison : roman by Assia Djebar FR

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Algeria flag Algeria
Description:
" Vaste est la prison qui m'écrase ", dit la complainte berbère qui ouvre ce roman sur l'Algérie des femmes d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. Comme dans le présent algérien s'entremêlent ici des tragédies, des passions et des mutations, celles de femmes presque toujours en mouvement : la narratrice dans le désert et le silence d'une passion amoureuse, l'aïeule qui à quatorze ans épouse un riche septuagénaire, la mère quittant le voile pour rendre visite en France à son fils prisonnier politique, et tant d'autres figures féminines peintes comme des " fugitives et ne le sachant pas ", improvisant leurs c... continue