Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America
By: Eliza Griswold
4.26
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
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3.95
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2. Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America
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3.50
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On a warm spring evening in South Los Angeles, a young man was shot and killed on a sidewalk minute… read more
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3.00
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3.50
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4.29
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7. His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
By: Robert Samuels
4.52
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
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3.98
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4.27
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4.29
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4.35
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4.01
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17. Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America
By: Eliza Griswold
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Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
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4.40
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