Wendy Lesser

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Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Wendy Lesser, on May 5th, 2020.

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Wendy Lesser Stats: The most read book by Wendy Lesser on Book Notification is Why I Read, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Wendy Lesser books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Why I Read, Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery, and You Say to Brick.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Life Below the Ground
1987
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2
His Other Half
1991
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3
Pictures At An Execution
1993
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4
A Director Calls
1997
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5
The Amateur
1999
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6
Nothing Remains The Same
2002
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7
Room for Doubt
2007
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8
Music for Silenced Voices
2011
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9
8
Why I Read
2014
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10
You Say to Brick
2017
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11
8
Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery
2020
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Pagoda in the Garden
2005
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List of Jewish Lives Books in Publication Order

Prizewinning interpretative biographies exploring Jewish identity.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Medallions (By: Diana Kuprel, Zofia Nalkowska)
1946
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2
Moses Mendelssohn (By: Anthony Berris, Shmuel Feiner)
2009
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3
Sarah (By: Robert Adams Gottlieb)
2010
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4
Emma Goldman (By: Vivian Gornick)
2011
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5
Solomon (By: Steven Weitzman)
2011
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6
Hank Greenberg (By: Mark Kurlansky)
2011
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7
Leon Trotsky (By: Joshua Rubenstein)
2011
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8
8
Franz Kafka (By: Saul Friedländer)
2012
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9
Walther Rathenau (By: Shulamit Volkov)
2012
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10
Moshe Dayan (By: Mordechai Bar-On)
2012
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11
Jacob (By: Yair Zakovitch)
2012
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12
Primo Levi (By: Berel Lang)
2013
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13
Bernard Berenson (By: Rachel Cohen)
2013
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14
Rav Kook (By: Yehudah Mirsky)
2013
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15
Lillian Hellman (By: Dorothy Gallagher)
2013
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16
10
Becoming Freud (By: Adam Phillips)
2014
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17
Jabotinsky (By: Hillel Halkin)
2014
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18
Leonard Bernstein (By: Allen Shawn)
2014
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19
David (By: David J. Wolpe)
2014
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20
Ben-Gurion (By: Anita Shapira)
2014
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21
Mark Rothko (By: Annie Cohen-Solal)
2015
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22
Einstein (By: Steven Gimbel)
2015
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23
Léon Blum (By: Pierre Birnbaum)
2015
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24
6
Peggy Guggenheim ( By: Francine Prose)
2015
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25
Proust
2015
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26
Groucho Marx (By: Lee Siegel)
2016
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27
Barbra Streisand (By: Neal Gabler)
2016
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28
Disraeli (By: David Cesarani)
2016
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29
Louis D. Brandeis (By: Jeffrey Rosen)
2016
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30
Moses (By: Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg)
2016
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31
Warner Bros (By: David Thomson)
2017
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32
Yitzhak Rabin (By: Itamar Rabinovich)
2017
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33
Rabbi Akiva (By: Barry W. Holtz)
2017
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34
Steven Spielberg (By: Molly Haskell)
2017
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35
Hayim Nahman Bialik (By: Avner Holtzman)
2017
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36
Julius Rosenwald (By: Hasia R. Diner)
2017
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37
Harvey Milk (By: Lillian Faderman)
2018
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38
Gershom Scholem (By: David Biale)
2018
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39
Menasseh ben Israel (By: Steven Nadler)
2018
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40
Jerome Robbins
2018
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41
Karl Marx (By: Shlomo Avineri)
2019
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42
Ben Hecht (By: Adina Hoffman)
2019
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43
Martin Buber (By: Paul Mendes-Flohr)
2019
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44
Alfred Stieglitz (By: Phyllis Rose)
2019
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45
Irving Berlin (By: James Kaplan)
2019
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46
Theodor Herzl (By: Derek Jonathan Penslar)
2020
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47
8
Houdini (By: Adam Begley)
2020
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48
Stan Lee (By: Liel Leibovitz)
2020
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49
Stanley Kubrick (By: David Mikics)
2020
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50
Heinrich Heine (By: George Prochnik)
2020
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51
Bugsy Siegel (By: Michael Shnayerson)
2021
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52
Man Ray (By: Arthur Lubow)
2021
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53
Judah Benjamin (By: James Traub)
2021
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54
Abraham Joshua Heschel (By: Julian E. Zelizer)
2021
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55
Admiral Hyman Rickover (By: Marc Wortman)
2022
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56
Becoming Elijah (By: Daniel C. Matt)
2022
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57
Ruth (By: Ilana Pardes)
2022
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58
Sidney Reilly (By: Benny Morris)
2022
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59
Arthur Miller (By: John Lahr)
2022
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60
Mel Brooks (By: Jeremy Dauber)
2023
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61
Maimonides (By: Alberto Manguel)
2023
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62
Elie Wiesel (By: Joseph Berger)
2023
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63
8.7
Golda Meir (By: Deborah E. Lipstadt)
2023
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64
Betty Friedan (By: Rachel Shteir)
2023
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65
Amos Oz (By: Robert Alter)
2023
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66
Spinoza (By: Ian Buruma)
2024
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67
8
Henrietta Szold (By: Francine Klagsbrun)
2024
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68
Herod the Great (By: Martin Goodman)
2024
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69
Menachem Mendel Schneerson (By: Ezra Glinter)
2024
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70
The Many Lives of Anne Frank (By: Ruth Franklin)
2025
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71
Abraham (By: Anthony Julius)
2025
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72
Franz Boas (By: Noga Arikha)
2025
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73
Carole King (By: Jane Eisner)
2025
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74
Ludwig Wittgenstein (By: Anthony Gottlieb)
2025
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75
Walter Benjamin (By: Peter E. Gordon)
2026
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76
Stephen Sondheim ( By: Daniel Okrent)
2026
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77
Mordecai M. Kaplan (By: Jenna Weissman Joselit)
2026
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78
Edmond de Rothschild (By: James McAuley)
2026
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79
Fiorello La Guardia (By: Brenda Wineapple)
2027
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List of Wendy Lesser Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Genius of Language
2004
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2
McSweeney's #44
2013
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3
Table Talk: From the Threepenny Review
2015
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Wendy Lesser

Wendy Lesser has written 11 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1987 with the book The Life Below the Ground. The most recently released was Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Wendy at this time.

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Wendy Lesser: F.A.Q

What was the first book Wendy Lesser wrote?

The first book written by Wendy Lesser was The Life Below the Ground, published in 1987.

What was the most recent book Wendy Lesser wrote?

Their most recently released work was Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery on May 5th, 2020.

What is the most popular book by Wendy Lesser?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Wendy Lesser book is Why I Read. Here are their most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Why I Read (8.00)
  2. Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery (8.00)

Are there upcoming new books by Wendy Lesser?

Wendy Lesser does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Wendy Lesser written?

Wendy Lesser has written 13 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 11 Non-Fiction Books, 1 Standalone Novel, 1 book in the Jewish Lives Series.

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