Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights
By: Gretchen Sorin
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
It’s hardly a secret that mobility has always been limited, if not impossible, for African American…
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1. Black Like Me
By: John Howard Griffin
4.11
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In the Deep South of the 1950s, journalist John Howard Griffin decided to cross the color line. Usi… read more
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- race
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- african american
"Now you go into oblivion."-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me
"We need a conversion of morals,"-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me
"Night coming tenderly Black like me."-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me
"In the context of today, this WAS heroism."-John Howard Griffin, Black Like Me
2. Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World
By: Laura Spinney
3.91
Format: 332 pages, Hardcover
With a death toll of between 50 and 100 million people and a global reach, the Spanish flu of 1918–… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
3. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary
By: David Sedaris , Ian Falconer
3.75
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new collection of keen-eyed anim… read more
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- audiobook
4. Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire
By: Angela Y. Davis
4.07
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Revelations about U.S policies and practices of torture and abuse have captured headlines ever sinc… read more
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- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
5. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
By: James L. Swanson
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more
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- historical
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
6. Negroland
By: Margo Jefferson
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
At once incendiary and icy, mischievous and provocative, celebratory and elegiac--here is a deeply … read more
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- race
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- african american
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7. All We Have Left
By: Wendy Mills
4.14
Format: None pages,
A haunting and heart-wrenching story of two girls, two time periods, and the one event that changed… read more
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8. Shadowshaper (Shadowshaper, #1)
By: Daniel José Older
4.10
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Sierra Santiago was looking forward to a fun summer of making art, hanging out with her friends, an… read more
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9. Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
By: Dorothy Roberts
4.35
Format: None pages, Paperback
This is a no-holds-barred response to the liberal and conservative retreat from an assertive, activ… read more
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10. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
By: Ibram X. Kendi
4.57
Format: 504 pages, Hardcover
An epoch-defining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, Four Hundred Sou… read more
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- historical
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- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
"Black people will always find each other in the passage between death and America"-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
"And again we confront the problem of history: it's usually the powerful who get to write it."-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
"Z is for zealotry: national pride like an infinite zipline, hyperdrive, the fastest way down."-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
"There's dust, a scratch in a groove, and here we are repeating the same two seconds of "Strange Fruit."-Ibram X. Kendi, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
11. These Names Make Clues
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.66
Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition
‘Should detectives go to parties? Was it consistent with the dignity of the Yard? The inspector tos… read more
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- audiobook
12. Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance
By: Mia Bay
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Critics' Top Book of the Year "This extraordinary book is a powerful addition t… read more
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- american history
- race
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- travel
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
13. The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
By: Anna Malaika Tubbs
4.09
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates … read more
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- historical
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- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
"Bertis, Louise, and Alberta, grew from children, to teenagers, to young women at a time when the birth of a nation characterized black men as scoundrels intent on brutalizing white women. When the pi…"-Anna Malaika Tubbs, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
"Their military experience made them more of a threat. Their pride was seen as something in need of control. Once again irrational white supremacist fears turned into extreme forms of brutality. Accor…"-Anna Malaika Tubbs, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
14. One Woman Show
By: Christine Coulson
3.92
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A sly and stylish novel—remarkably told through museum wall labels—about a twentieth-century woman … read more
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- audiobook
15. Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America
By: Joy-Ann Reid
4.57
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The host of MSNBC’s The ReidOut and New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Sold Amer… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
- 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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- american history
- race
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- african american
- audiobook
17. The Menopause Brain: New Science Empowers Women to Navigate the Pivotal Transition with Knowledge and Confidence
By: Lisa Mosconi
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The XX Brain shows women how to navigate menopause success… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. When the Moon Turns Blue
By: Pamela Terry
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
One woman fights to hold on to her friends, her family, and all that she holds dear as the battle o… read more
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19. The Manicurist's Daughter
By: Susan Lieu
3.96
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of refugees who … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
4.45
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are har… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
By: Shane Bauer
4.23
Format: 351 pages, Hardcover
In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for $9 an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private p… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
"When I get home, I draw a bath. I pour a glass of wine, then another, and another. I try to empty my mind. Inside me there is a prison guard and a former prisoner and they are fighting with each othe…"-Shane Bauer, American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
"How many times have such meetings been held throughout American history? How many times have men. be they private prison executives or convict lessees, gotten together to perform this ritual? They si…"-Shane Bauer, American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
22. Rikers: An Oral History
By: Graham Rayman
4.05
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A shocking, groundbreaking oral history of the notorious Rikers jail complex and an unflinching por… read more
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- politics
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- audiobook
23. Right of Way: Race, Class, and the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America
By: Angie Schmitt
4.40
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The face of the pedestrian safety crisis looks a lot like Ignacio Duarte-Rodriguez. The 77-year old… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
24. Alabama v. King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial That Launched the Civil Rights Movement
By: Dan Abrams
4.32
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
"Poignant, sometimes harrowing." – Wall Street Journal The defense lawyer for Martin Luther King, … read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
25. The Z Word
By: Lindsay King-Miller
3.48
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
“Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt… read more
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26. The Resisters
By: Gish Jen
3.59
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
The moving story of one family struggling to maintain their humanity in circumstances that threaten… read more
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"...even if we returned to the dirt and the wind and the rain like the plants and the animals, we had a bigness in us. Something beyond algorithms and beyond Upgrades-- something we were proud to call…"-Gish Jen, The Resisters
27. Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights
By: Gretchen Sorin
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
It’s hardly a secret that mobility has always been limited, if not impossible, for African American… read more
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- race
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- travel
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
28. The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic
By: John Hendrix
3.93
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning artist John Hendrix comes The Holy Ghost , a … read more
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29. Muted
By: Tami Charles
4.05
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of ambition, music, and innocence lost, perfect for fans of Eliza… read more
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30. Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America
By: Candacy A. Taylor
4.23
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
The first book to explore the historical role and residual impact of the Green Book, a travel guide… read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
31. Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit
By: Mary-Frances Winters
4.43
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
This is the first book to define and explore Black fatigue, the intergenerational impact of systemi… read more
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