The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization That Transformed America
By: Katherine Turk
3.62
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The history of NOW―its organization, trials, and revolutionary mission―told through the work of thr…
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1. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
By: Annie Jacobsen
3.69
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
2. Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult
By: Bruce Handy
4.13
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
An irresistible, nostalgic, and insightful and totally original ramble through classic children s l… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
3. Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
By: Gilbert King
3.67
Format: 348 pages, ebook
Devil in the Groveis the winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Arguably the mos… read more
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4. Erasure
By: Percival Everett
3.62
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
"Thelonious (Monk) Ellison has never allowed race to define his identity. But as both a writer and … read more
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5. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
6. James
By: Percival Everett
4.54
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
7. Creep: Accusations and Confessions
By: Myriam Gurba
4.37
Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition
A ruthless and razor-sharp essay collection that tackles the pervasive, creeping oppression and tox… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Embedded within these systems of family, friendship, and community, these creepy men may appear harmless, their evil obscured by a benign collective presence, a fog of sorts. This softness swaddles a…"-Myriam Gurba, Creep: Accusations and Confessions
8. Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s
By: Gary Gulman
4.14
Format: 289 pages, Hardcover
A tour de force of comedy and reflection about the perilous journey from kindergarten to twelfth gr… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics
By: Marc Lamont Hill
4.21
Format: 227 pages, Hardcover
A bold call for the American Left to extend their politics to the issues of Israel-Palestine, from … read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
10. Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
By: Antonia Hylton
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crowns… read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
11. Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring
By: Brad Gooch
4.39
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
“It’s all the grade school Walt Disney and Dr. Seuss; the adolescent acid trips; the fondness for … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
12. I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris
By: Glynnis MacNicol
3.59
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When you’re a woman smack in so-called “middle age” you are not promised anything at all other than… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture
By: Tricia Romano
4.28
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A rollicking history of America's most iconic weekly newspaper told through the voices of its legen… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
14. A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself
By: Katherine Howe
3.73
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe comes a daring first-hand account of one youn… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
15. Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well
By: Amy C. Edmondson
3.95
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary guide that will transform your relationship with failure, from the pioneering resea… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
By: Rachel L. Swarns
4.13
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
“An absolutely essential addition to the history of the Catholic Church, whose involvement in New W… read more
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- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
By: Kate Zernike
4.42
Format: 411 pages, Hardcover
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who broke the story, the inspiring account of the sixtee… read more
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- history
- feminism
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
"The women had spent their careers trying not to think about being women, hoping they would be seen as scientists. But as the first or only in so many settings, they felt they had to live up to a high…"-Kate Zernike, The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
18. Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
By: Kelly Hayes
4.64
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let T… read more
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- history
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
19. The Bell in the Fog (Evander Mills, #2)
By: Lev A.C. Rosen
4.17
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
The Bell in the Fog, a dazzling historical mystery by Lev AC Rosen, asks―once you have finally foun… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
20. How to Stand Up to a Dictator
By: Maria Ressa
4.34
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
What will you sacrifice for the truth? Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. Bu… read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
21. The Conspiracy to End America: Five Ways My Old Party Is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy
By: Stuart Stevens
4.43
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“This is the first must-read of the 2024 election cycle if you want to understand the stakes.” –Nic… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth
By: Jermaine Fowler
4.46
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
This sweeping survey of Black history shows how Black humanity has been erased and how its recovery… read more
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- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
23. Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
By: Curtis Chin
3.80
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
This memoir tells the story of Curtis Chin’s time growing up as a gay Chinese American kid in 1980’… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization That Transformed America
By: Katherine Turk
3.62
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The history of NOW―its organization, trials, and revolutionary mission―told through the work of thr… read more
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- history
- historical
- politics
- feminism
- gender studies
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
25. Every Time We Say Goodbye (Jane Austen Society, #3)
By: Natalie Jenner
3.58
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls returns with a brilliant nov… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
26. Yours for the Taking
By: Gabrielle Korn
3.66
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The year is 2050. Ava and her girlfriend live in what's left of Brooklyn, and though they love each… read more
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- audiobook
27. White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind
By: Koa Beck
4.25
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
JOURNALIST KOA BECK’S AMBITIOUS HARVARD RESEARCH-BASED DEEP DIVE INTI HOW FEMINISM HAS BEEN COMMODI… read more
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- history
- feminism
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
"In a time of alleged heightened "feminism" women of color and poor women are being left behind, and yet the trappings that uniquely target us, like poverty, incarceration, police brutality, and immig…"-Koa Beck, White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind
"With many high-earning, public women espousing operating as individuals, "feminism" was reduced to a self-empowerment strategy. A way to get things. A way to get more of the things you thought you de…"-Koa Beck, White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind
28. Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power
By: Rose Hackman
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“ An urgent look at emotional labor ....Hackman’s words reveal the agency of women is still possibl… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
29. Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell
By: Ann Powers
3.51
Format: 443 pages, Kindle Edition
For decades Joni Mitchell’s life and music have enraptured listeners. One of the most celebrated ar… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
30. Death at Morning House
By: Maureen Johnson
3.89
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA… read more
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- audiobook
31. The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports
By: Michael Waters
4.48
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The story of the early trans athletes and Olympic bureaucrats who lit the flame for today’s culture… read more
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- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
