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…
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1. Miracle Cure
By: William Rosen
4.03
Format: 606 pages,
For fans of Microbe Hunters: The epic history of how antibiotics were born, saving millions of live… read more
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2. Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard
By: None
3.86
Format: 157 pages, Paperback
Just as Larry Newton, one of the most notorious inmates at Indiana Federal Prison, was trying to br… read more
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3. The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
By: Elaine F. Weiss
4.03
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political victories in American history: the down and… read more
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- social justice
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"I forged the thunderbolts and she fired them," is how [Elizabeth Cady] Stanton described their [hers and Susan B. Anthony's] work together."-Elaine F. Weiss, The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
"[Upon the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Carrie Chapman] Catt wrote ... to the women voters of the nation: The vote is the emblem of your equality, women of America, the guaranty of your liberty…"-Elaine F. Weiss, The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
4. 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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- nonfiction
- african american
- audiobook
5. Don't Make Me Pull Over!: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip
By: Richard Ratay
3.80
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Don’t Make Me Pull Over! offers a nostalgic look at the golden age of family road trips—before por… read more
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- travel
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6. So Fetch
By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
3.60
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of th… read more
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- nonfiction
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7. A Black Women's History of the United States (ReVisioning History)
By: Daina Ramey Berry
4.30
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American w… read more
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- social justice
- anti racist
- audiobook
8. The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait (Haunted Bookshop Mystery, #7)
By: Cleo Coyle
4.11
Format: 317 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure and her gumshoe ghost Jack Shepard team up to investigate … read more
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- audiobook
9. Twilight in Hazard: An Appalachian Reckoning
By: Alan Maimon
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist Alan Maimon comes the story of how a perfec… read more
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- audiobook
10. The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar
By: Robin R. Means Coleman
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A definitive and surprising exploration of the history of Black horror films, after the rising succ… read more
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11. Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance
By: Alvin Hall
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Join award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America’s haunted racial past, with … read more
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- african american
- audiobook
"The farther south they drove, the more limiting and repressive the rules became."-Alvin Hall, Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance
"Under Jim Crow, Black Codes harshly restricted what people of color could do, In much of the country, Black people were prevented from voting, serving on juries, running for office, or defending thei…"-Alvin Hall, Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance
"...Jim Crow was the American equivalent of South African apartheid and the racial laws passed in Germany under the Nazi regime of the 1930s. And these similarities are not merely coincidental. Histor…"-Alvin Hall, Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance
"When the laws changed, what do you suppose happened to the vehement and the violent? Do you believe their opinions of Black people changed? Do you think they decided they had been wrong and adjusted …"-Alvin Hall, Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance
12. Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States
By: Colin Quinn
3.50
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In Colin Quinn's new book, the popular comedian, social commentator, and star of the shows Red Stat… read more
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- audiobook
"When you moved, you didn't know know your drug addict cousins were going to follow you and ruin everything and use your good name to get people to trust them. Well, that's the history of America. It …"-Colin Quinn, Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States
13. The North Line
By: Matt Riordan
3.76
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Matt Riordan’s debut novel, a college student in need of quick money finds work on an Alaskan fi… read more
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14. Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots
By: Morgan Jerkins
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed cultural critic and New York Times bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing… read more
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- african american
- audiobook
15. HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience
By: Ayesha Rascoe
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this joyous collection of essays about historically Black colleges and universities, alumni both… read more
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16. 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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- social justice
- african american
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17. Blue: In Search of Nature’s Rarest Color
By: Kai Kupferschmidt
4.02
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A globe-trotting quest to find blue in the natural world—and to understand our collective obsession… read more
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18. 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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- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
- anti racist
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19. Bewilderness
By: Karen Tucker
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Set in rural North Carolina, this funny, painful, and very wise novel follows two young women—best… read more
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20. Herod and Mary
By: Kathie Lee Gifford
4.13
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Explore the interwoven lives of King Herod and Mary, Mother of Jesus as New York Times bestselling … read more
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21. Eingefroren am Nordpol: Das Logbuch von der »Polarstern«. Die größte Arktisexpedition aller Zeiten - Der Expeditionsbericht (German Edition)
By: Markus Rex
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Expeditionsleiter Markus Rex über sein Jahr im Eis – mit exklusiven Fotos von der Expedition, viele… read more
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