A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
By: Brittany K. Barnett
4.59
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
An urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story ab…
Want to Read $ 13.99"Teachers, lawyers, social workers, activists-anyone who works with the directly impacted, anyone who confronts the system day in and day out-will tell you that residual trauma is real."-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
"Teachers, lawyers, social workers, activists-anyone who works with the directly impacted, anyone who confronts the system day in and day out-will tell you that residual trauma is real."-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
"No matter how many times my dad urged me to reach for the stars, my understanding of the universe was still confined by the world' limited notion of what a Black country girl from the South could do or who she could become."-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
"No matter how many times my dad urged me to reach for the stars, my understanding of the universe was still confined by the world' limited notion of what a Black country girl from the South could do or who she could become."-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
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1. The Women
By: Kristin Hannah
4.64
Format: 471 pages, Hardcover
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more
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"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."-Kristin Hannah, The Women
"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"-Kristin Hannah, The Women
"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."-Kristin Hannah, The Women
2. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
By: Timothy Egan
4.38
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the rivetin… read more
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- race
- true crime
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- social justice
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"When hate was on the ballot, especially in the guise of virtue, a majority of voters knew exactly what to do."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"Stephenson had succeeded with an unusual formula for a mass movement: men were the muscle, women spread the poison, and ministers sanctified it all."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"The governor of Georgia, Clifford Walker, told a Klan rally in 1924 that the United States should 'build a wall of steel, a wall as high as heaven' against immigrants."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"There are millions who have never joined, but who think and feel and, when called on, will fight with us," Evans wrote. "This is our real strength, and no one who ignores it can hope to understand Am…"-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
3. The Berry Pickers
By: Amanda Peters
4.14
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mys… read more
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4. The Frozen River
By: Ariel Lawhon
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more
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- audiobook
5. While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
By: Meg Kissinger
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illnes… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
6. Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
By: Stephanie Land
3.62
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author who inspired the hit Netflix series about a struggling m… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
7. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
By: James McBride
4.00
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing de… read more
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8. We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
By: Roxanna Asgarian
4.32
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children—and … read more
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- race
- true crime
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
9. Sociopath: A Memoir
By: Patric Gagne
3.84
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own soci… read more
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"In a universe where everything seemed to be associated with everything else, jazz was in a world all its own. The untethered notes didn't propel me backward in time or force me into imaginations of t…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
"Regardless of whether they realized it, my parents, my friends, my teachers, my lovers—everyone, on some level—was uncomfortable with my limited emotion. Because it meant something sinister. Because,…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
"I loved people. I truly did. But the way I loved was different than most. And, if I was being honest, not all that compatible. I didn’t need to get love in order to give love. I never had. I preferre…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
"The more I paid attention, the more I noticed just how often 'apathy,' 'lack of feeling,' and the word 'sociopath' were associated with evil. Everywhere. From celebrated books like East of Eden and T…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
10. My Side of the River
By: Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
3.78
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez reveals her experience as the U.S. born daughter of immigrants and wh… read more
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- race
- biography
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. How to Say Babylon
By: Safiya Sinclair
4.47
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
With echoes of Educated and Born a Crime, How to Say Babylon is the stunning story of the author’s … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"As I grew older, I knew I would never be his perfect Rasta daughter. I was too headstrong, too curious. Too much of myself, and not enough of him."-Safiya Sinclair, How to Say Babylon
12. One Way Back: A Memoir
By: Christine Blasey Ford
4.30
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which … read more
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- audiobook
13. Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds
By: Michelle Horton
4.52
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killi… read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
14. When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era
By: Donovan X. Ramsey
4.36
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A kaleidoscopic account of the crack cocaine era and a community’s ultimate resilience, told throug… read more
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- true crime
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
15. The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing
By: Lara Love Hardin
4.46
Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition
No one expects the police to knock on the million-dollar, two-story home of the perfect cul-de-sac … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- true crime
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir
By: Natasha Trethewey
4.25
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
At age nineteen, Natasha Trethewey had her world turned upside down when her former stepfather shot… read more
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"Do you know what it means to have a wound that never heals?"-Natasha Trethewey, Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir
"To survive trauma one must be able to tell a story about it."-Natasha Trethewey, Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir
"For my father, the myth of Cassandra had been just another way he sought to guide me toward what he thought I needed to know. In some versions, Cassandra's fate is that she is merely misunderstood--n…"-Natasha Trethewey, Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir
"My whole life people have wondered "what" I am, what race or nationality. ... It's happened again and again: someone looking at me furtively, or calling me "exotic" and asking me "What's your heritag…"-Natasha Trethewey, Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir
17. Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System
By: Jarrett Adams
4.79
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
He was seventeen when an all-white jury sentenced him to prison for a crime he didn't commit. Now, … read more
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- true crime
- law
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- social justice
18. My Time Will Come: A Memoir of Crime, Punishment, Hope, and Redemption
By: Ian Manuel
4.20
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
My story has been told many times and by highly regarded experts in their fields [judges, prosecuto… read more
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- biography
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- true crime
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- social justice
- audiobook
19. The Book of Rosy: A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border
By: Rosayra Pablo Cruz
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Compelling and urgently important, The Book of Rosy is the unforgettable story of one brave mother … read more
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20. Queen of Cuba: An FBI Agent's Insider Account of the Spy Who Evaded Detection for 17 Years
By: Peter J. Lapp
3.78
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
As a spy prepared to give away America’s biggest secrets after the 9/11 attacks, an FBI agent raced… read more
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- biography
- true crime
- audiobook
21. Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World
By: Jacqui Lewis
4.03
Format: 219 pages, Hardcover
A healing antidote to our divisive culture, full of evocative storytelling, spiritual wisdom, and p… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
22. A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
By: Brittany K. Barnett
4.59
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
An urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story ab… read more
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- race
- biography
- memoir
- true crime
- law
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- social justice
- social issues
- audiobook
"Teachers, lawyers, social workers, activists-anyone who works with the directly impacted, anyone who confronts the system day in and day out-will tell you that residual trauma is real."-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
"No matter how many times my dad urged me to reach for the stars, my understanding of the universe was still confined by the world' limited notion of what a Black country girl from the South could do …"-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
"A statue of a lone Confederate general towers over the Clarksville town center. To hear my grandpa tell it the general was built looking sternly over the Black side of town as a warning regarding whe…"-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
"But it was 1996, and America's War on Drugs was in full throttle. Resources for drug treatment were scant, while money was being poured into law enforcement and prisons. People with addiction like Ma…"-Brittany K. Barnett, A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom
23. The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras
By: Brantley Hargrove
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The life and death saga of one of history’s greatest storm chasers: a tour-de-force tale of obsessi… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Never be too sure you've seen the worst the storm can deliver. The sky can always show you something you haven't seen yet."-Brantley Hargrove, The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras
24. The Last Chance
By: Darrien Lee
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Running their Los Angeles casino has been rewarding for Luke Chance and his three brothers, Malachi… read more
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25. Grace Will Lead Us Home: The Charleston Church Massacre and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness
By: Jennifer Berry Hawes
4.46
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving work of narrative nonfiction on the tragic shootings at the Mother Emanuel AME chur… read more
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- true crime
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
26. The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
By: Michael Wolraich
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of how the murder of femme fatale Vivian Gordon in 1931 brought about the downfa… read more
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- true crime
- audiobook
27. The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings
By: Amy-Jill Levine
3.94
Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition
Examine the most difficult teachings of Jesus with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine. Jesus provided his d… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. Louisa on the Front Lines: Louisa May Alcott in the Civil War
By: Samantha Seiple
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening look at Little Women author Louisa May Alcott's time as a Civil War nurse, and the f… read more
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- biography memoir
- biography
- nonfiction
29. The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander
By: Denny S. Bryce
3.99
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Inspired by a real-life scandal that was shocking even for the tumultuous Roaring Twenties, this ca… read more
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30. A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton
By: Deb Miller Landau
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A riveting narrative that pieces together the life and murder of Black socialite Lita McClinton Sul… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- true crime
31. Wait
By: Cuong Lu
3.60
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Pause, find connection, and choose peace rather than harm when you feel overwhelmed in the crashing… read more
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- nonfiction
"If you think you have nothing to give, it isn’t true. Be generous. No one is too poor to give."-Cuong Lu, Wait
"I was already dead. I didn’t have a dream. I didn’t know who I was or what I was looking for. I didn’t see a future. I was lost, just trying to survive. My days were empty."-Cuong Lu, Wait
