Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty
By: Nikhil Goyal
3.90
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An indelible portrait of three children struggling to survive in the poorest neighborhood of the po…
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1. Troubled
By: Rob Henderson
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- sociology
"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
2. 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
- memoir
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- sociology
3. Wandering Stars
By: Tommy Orange
3.89
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There … read more
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"And in the year 1924 Indian citizenship will have been granted, even though they will mean to dissolve tribes by giving citizenship, dissolve being another word for disappearance, a kind of chemical …"-Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars
4. 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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- nonfiction
- history
- social justice
- sociology
5. Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country
By: Patricia Evangelista
4.18
Format: 428 pages, Hardcover
A fearless, powerfully written on-the-ground account of a nation careening into violent autocracy—t… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
6. Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers
By: Frank Figliuzzi
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the FBI’s former assistant director, a shocking journey to the dark side of America’s highways… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- sociology
7. 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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- nonfiction
- biography
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8. There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
4.40
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—f… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"Heartbreak itself is a primary color. Stagnant without a series of secondary colors to activate it. Longing is an activator."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"With enough repetition, anything can become a religion. It doesn’t matter if it works or not, it simply matters if a person returns."-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
"It is a strange miracle to be able to trace your own aging, your own mortality through someone who's living alongside you, someone who has survived eras at the same time as you have in some of the sa…"-Hanif Abdurraqib, There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
9. Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs
By: Benjamin Herold
3.89
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, hist… read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- social issues
- sociology
10. 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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- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- sociology
11. When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America
By: Kevin F. Adler
4.26
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Think about the last time you saw or interacted with an unhoused person. What did you do? What did … read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- poverty
- society
- sociology
12. Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
By: Jane Marie
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to ex… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- sociology
13. Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
By: Ben Westhoff
4.02
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A deeply human story, Fentanyl, Inc. is the first deep-dive investigation of a hazardous and illici… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
14. American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress
By: Wesley Lowery
4.18
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
“American Whitelash is indispensable. Really. It is.” — Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Ant… read more
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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- sociology
15. There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish
By: Anna Akbari
3.66
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of th… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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16. The Meth Lunches: Food and Longing in an American City
By: Kim Foster
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
James Beard Award–winning author Kim Foster reveals a new portrait of hunger and humanity in Americ… read more
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- history
- memoir
- nonfiction
- social issues
- society
- sociology
17. Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance
By: Azam Ahmed
3.95
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A riveting true story of a mother who fought back against the drug cartels in Mexico, pursuing her … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- politics
- nonfiction
18. Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America
By: Shefali Luthra
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An urgent, intimate investigation into the experience of seeking an abortion after the fall of Roe … read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- social issues
- sociology
19. Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty
By: Nikhil Goyal
3.90
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An indelible portrait of three children struggling to survive in the poorest neighborhood of the po… read more
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- memoir
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- poverty
- social issues
- society
- sociology
20. The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
By: Nancy Pelosi
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from ho… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
21. The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder, and Redemption in Immigrant LA
By: Jesse Katz
4.37
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
TATTOOS ON THE HEART meets GHETTOSIDE in this gripping true story about a botched gang murder set i… read more
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