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53 books

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Richard Rothstein

362 pages • hardcover • 2017

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nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

The World Without Us

Alan Weisman

448 pages • paperback • 2007

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nonfiction nature science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Doris Kearns Goodwin

916 pages • hardcover • 2005

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nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

Simon Winchester

237 pages • paperback • 1998

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nonfiction biography history reference informative slow-paced
The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future by Robert P. Jones, Robert P. Jones

The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future

Robert P. Jones, Robert P. Jones

missing page info • 2023

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

284 pages • paperback • 1960

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fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson

Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America

Michael Eric Dyson

228 pages • hardcover • 2017

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nonfiction politics sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy by Melissa Deckman

The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy

Melissa Deckman

320 pages • paperback

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nonfiction politics
The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance by Jemar Tisby

The Spirit of Justice: True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance

Jemar Tisby

240 pages • hardcover • 2024

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nonfiction history race religion hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America's Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity by Greg Garrett

The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America's Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity

Greg Garrett

184 pages • paperback • 2023

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nonfiction autobiography biography religion