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The News: A User's Manual by Alain de Botton

The News: A User's Manual

Alain de Botton

272 pages • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction philosophy politics sociology informative reflective slow-paced
Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw

Laughing at My Nightmare

Shane Burcaw

256 pages • digital • 2014

nonfiction biography memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
Don't Call Us Dead: Poems by Danez Smith

Don't Call Us Dead: Poems

Danez Smith

96 pages • paperback • 2017

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original Girl Reporter, Nellie Bly by Deborah Noyes

Ten Days a Madwoman: The Daring Life and Turbulent Times of the Original Girl Reporter, Nellie Bly

Deborah Noyes

144 pages • 2016

nonfiction biography history middle grade informative inspiring fast-paced
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing by Anya von Bremzen

Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing

Anya von Bremzen

339 pages • hardcover • 2013

nonfiction food and drink history memoir reflective slow-paced
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Ijeoma Oluo

325 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire by Arundhati Roy

An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire

Arundhati Roy

200 pages • paperback • 2003

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Shape of the Beast: Conversations with Arundhati Roy by Arundhati Roy

The Shape of the Beast: Conversations with Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy

271 pages • hardcover • 2008

nonfiction politics challenging 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

432 pages • hardcover • 2016

nonfiction economics politics sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
Letters from a Father to his Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru

Letters from a Father to his Daughter

Jawaharlal Nehru

154 pages • 1929

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced