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27 books

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

797 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0carolineolesky's review
fiction historical literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People by Tracy Kidder

Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People

Tracy Kidder

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0carolineolesky's review
nonfiction biography emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk by Randy Shilts

The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk

Randy Shilts

380 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0carolineolesky's review
nonfiction biography history lgbtqia+ informative reflective slow-paced
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

459 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0carolineolesky's review
nonfiction politics sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

176 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0carolineolesky's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

10 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 1947 (editions)

5.0carolineolesky's review
nonfiction classics history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

240 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0carolineolesky's review
nonfiction biography travel adventurous reflective sad medium-paced
Night by Elie Wiesel

Night

The Night Trilogy #1

Elie Wiesel

126 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

5.0carolineolesky's review
nonfiction history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

Under the Banner of Heaven

Jon Krakauer

400 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0carolineolesky's review
nonfiction history religion true crime challenging dark informative slow-paced
Buses Are a Comin': Memoir of a Freedom Rider by Charles Person, Richard Rooker

Buses Are a Comin': Memoir of a Freedom Rider

Charles Person, Richard Rooker

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0carolineolesky's review
nonfiction history memoir emotional fast-paced