Reading prompts inspired by Avatar: The Last Airbender - hosted by wobnder

The Library
 A non-fiction historical or political book. Just in case you ever have to contribute some worthwhile knowledge to an all-knowing owl spirit... or a conversation, maybe.


"You think you're the first person to believe their war was justified? Countless others before you have come here, seeking weapons or weaknesses or battle strategies!" -Wan Shi Tong
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Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Mitchell Plitnick, Marc Lamont Hill

Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics

Mitchell Plitnick, Marc Lamont Hill

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction politics challenging informative medium-paced
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera

Empireland

Sathnam Sanghera

306 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine by Mohammad Sabaaneh

Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine

Mohammad Sabaaneh

128 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction comics challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud by Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman

Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud

Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman

10 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

nonfiction computer science crime economics informative reflective medium-paced
The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire by Tore Skeie

The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire

Tore Skeie

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced
Orientalism by Edward W. Said

Orientalism

Edward W. Said

396 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up by Tom Phillips

Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up

Tom Phillips

238 pages • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history science funny informative fast-paced
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