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Essays

29 Essays reviews on The Bookish Elf. Essays here most often crosses with Memoir, Biography and Self-Help. The authors we review most are Dolly Alderton and Lucas Martin.

The 10 best Essays books we’ve reviewed

Ranked by our score
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Inspirational Soccer Books for Kids Lucas Martin2024

"Inspirational Soccer Books for Kids 2 In 1" scores big as a comprehensive resource for young soccer enthusiasts. By combining engaging biographies with practical mental training, Lucas Martin has created something more valuable than…

5.0★
02
Inspirational Soccer Stories for KidsLucas Martin · 2024

Lucas Martin has created a truly exceptional resource that entertains while imparting valuable life lessons. By using soccer as the medium to discuss broader themes of perseverance, inclusion, and personal growth, he's crafted a…

5.0★
03
Inspirational Soccer Stories for Kids Ultimate Compilation2024

Martin has created a valuable resource that extends beyond just telling stories about soccer stars. By focusing on the character traits that led to their success, he's provided young readers with a playbook for…

5.0★
04
Inspirational Short Soccer Stories for Kids – 21 Amazing True Lessons about Overcoming AdversityLucas Martin · 2024

Lucas Martin has created a valuable resource that uses soccer as a vehicle to deliver important life lessons. By presenting the genuine struggles and triumphs of soccer legends, he shows young readers that even…

5.0★
05
Inspirational Soccer Stories for Kids – Lionel Messi Biography Book for Kids2024

The book succeeds brilliantly in its mission to inspire young readers while entertaining them. Lucas Martin has created not just a biography but a roadmap for character development disguised as an exciting sports story.

5.0★
06
The Candid OdysseyB Johny · 2024

"The Candid Odyssey" is more than a travel memoir—it's a mirror that reflects the reader's own potential for growth and discovery. Through its pages, we learn that sometimes the best way to find ourselves…

5.0★
07
Braiding SweetgrassRobin Wall Kimmerer · 2013

A botanist and Citizen Potawatomi writer joins plant science, Indigenous teaching and memoir into essays about gratitude and reciprocity. The language chapter and the Thanksgiving Address chapter are extraordinary, and the science is exact.…

4.5★
08
The MessageTa-Nehisi Coates · 2024

A challenging, thought-provoking read that'll stick with you long after you've turned the last page. Coates continues to cement his place as one of our most important contemporary thinkers and writers.

4.5★
09
GratitudeOliver Sacks · 2015

Four farewell essays from the neurologist's last two years, moving from an eightieth-birthday celebration to a terminal diagnosis to a quiet return to the Sabbath. The element-birthday conceit is lovely and the Hume essay…

4.0★
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Every Day I Read – 53 Ways to Get Closer to BooksHwang Bo-Reum · 2025

Every Day I Read won't revolutionize your reading practice or introduce you to obscure literary treasures. What it offers instead is quieter and perhaps more valuable: companionship in the solitary act of reading. Hwang…

4.0★