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The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Refugees

Viet Thanh Nguyen

209 pages • hardcover • 2017

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fiction contemporary historical literary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

176 pages • digital • 2015

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nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The New Odyssey: The Story of Europe's Refugee Crisis by Patrick Kingsley

The New Odyssey: The Story of Europe's Refugee Crisis

Patrick Kingsley

336 pages • paperback • 2016

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nonfiction history politics emotional slow-paced
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

The Fire Next Time

James Baldwin

106 pages • paperback • 1963

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nonfiction classics essays memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

Ibram X. Kendi

592 pages • hardcover • 2016

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nonfiction history race sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale

The End of Policing

Alex S. Vitale

272 pages • digital • 2017

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nonfiction history politics sociology challenging informative medium-paced
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink

When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

Daniel H. Pink

272 pages • hardcover • 2018

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nonfiction business psychology science informative fast-paced
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear

320 pages • digital • 2018

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nonfiction psychology self help informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan by Tom Shone

The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan

Tom Shone

400 pages • hardcover • 2020

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nonfiction art informative reflective medium-paced
Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom by Katherine Eban

Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

Katherine Eban

512 pages • digital • 2019

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nonfiction business health true crime informative medium-paced