28 Best nonfiction books like Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class by Dan Canon

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Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class

By: Dan Canon

4.38

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A blistering critique of America’s assembly-line approach to criminal justice and the shameful prac…

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1. Gideon's Trumpet

By: Anthony Lewis

3.91

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Gideon's Trumpet is the story of this extraordinary case, from the night of June 3, 1961, when the … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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2. The Collapse of American Criminal Justice

By: William J. Stuntz

3.80

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

The rule of law has vanished in America's criminal justice system. Prosecutors now decide whom to p… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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3. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

By: Richard Rothstein

2.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this groundbreaking history of the modern American metropolis, Richard Rothstein, a leading auth… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction

4. Ten Myths about Israel

By: Ilan Pappé

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

What are the myths--and reality--behind the state of Israel? Ilan Pappe is one of the most outspoke… read more

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5. Rough Sleepers

By: Tracy Kidder

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Rough Sleepers, Tracy Kidder shows how one person can make a difference, as he tells the story o… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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6. Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud

By: Ben McKenzie

None

Format: None pages, None

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR… read more

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7. The Nineties

By: Chuck Klosterman

3.87

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

The Nineties: a wise and funny reckoning with the decade that gave us slacker/grunge irony about th… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
"The nineties were a fertile period for the self-indulgent genius."

-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties

"In the nineties, doing nothing on purpose was a valid option, and a specific brand of cool became more important than almost anything else. The key to that coolness was disinterest in conventional su…"

-Chuck Klosterman, The Nineties

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8. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet

By: Ben Goldfarb

4.45

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • … read more

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  • nonfiction
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9. In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

By: Mona Chollet

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a celebration by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch … read more

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  • nonfiction
"En somme, si on voulait être cohérent, il faudrait soit lever le pied sur l'éducation des filles, soit intégrer à leur formation un sérieux entraînement à la guérilla contre le patriarcat, tout en s'…"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"No obstante, algunas mujeres, vivan o no con hombres, se sientan o no llamadas por una vocación, encuentran otro modo de evitar ser engullidas por el papel de la devota sirvienta: no tener hijos; dar…"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"Certaines, cependant, qu'elles vivent avec les hommes ou pas, qu'elles se sentent ou non requises par une vocation, trouvent un autre moyen d'échapper à l'engloutissement dans le rôle de la servante …"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

"Il serait temps que les femmes - souvent si peu sûres d'elles, de leurs capacités, de la pertinence de ce qu'elles ont à apporter, de leur droit à une vie pour elles-mêmes - apprennent à se défendre …"

-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

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10. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

By: Naomi Klein

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you a… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
"Our role here on earth is not simply to maximize the advantage in our lives. It’s to maximize (protect, regenerate) all of life. We are here not just to make sure we as individuals survive, but to ma…"

-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

"A state of shock is what happens to us- individually or as a society- when we experience a sudden and unprecedented event for which we do not yet have adequate explanation. At its essence, a shock is…"

-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

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11. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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12. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

By: Cat Bohannon

4.32

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved,… read more

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  • nonfiction
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13. The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic

By: Stephen Vladeck

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An acclaimed legal scholar’s “essential” (Linda Greenhouse) exp… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
"But in order after order, the Supreme Court gave the Trump administration most of what it wanted without endorsing principles that the justices would be bound to apply to future presidents, so that t…"

-Stephen Vladeck, The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic

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14. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.62

Format: 590 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present. … read more

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  • nonfiction
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15. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

By: Michael Lewis

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular col… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Blackouts

By: Justin Torres

3.77

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collect… read more

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17. Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing

By: Emily Lynn Paulson

3.62

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

She signed up for the sisterhood, free cars, and the promise of a successful business of her own. I… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017

By: Rashid Khalidi

4.50

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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19. Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

By: Jim Vandehei

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communicat… read more

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"Brevity is confidence. Length is fear."

-Jim Vandehei, Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

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20. Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America's Most Dangerous Female Spy―and the Sister She Betrayed

By: Jim Popkin

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

10 hours, 24 minutes The incredible true story of Ana Montes, the most damaging female spy in U… read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. 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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  • nonfiction
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22. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy

By: Thomas F. Schaller

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more

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  • nonfiction
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23. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency

By: Andy Greenberg

4.50

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

Over the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrenc… read more

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  • nonfiction
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24. Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

By: Lyndsie Bourgon

3.72

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A gripping account of the billion-dollar timber black market -- and how it intersects with environm… read more

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"Organizations like the World Bank and Interpol have estimated that the global scale of illegal logging generates somewhere between $51 billion and $157 billion annually. Thirty percent of the world's…"

-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

"Scientists have stumbled on the remains of ancient woods in this way, locating root systems that continue to support the forest long after the body of the tree has disappeared. In this sense the tree…"

-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

"Forest sociologist Robert Lee says city dwellers are more likely to feel guilt toward nature, which he attributes to disconnection from nature rather than empathy toward it: "They are very likely to …"

-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

"Automation, globalization, and increased education requirements - compounded by failures in government and institutions - have given rise to a generation of disconnected and fearful people. The numbe…"

-Lyndsie Bourgon, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods

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25. Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System

By: M. Chris Fabricant

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An insider's journey into the heart of a broken, racist system of justice and the role junk science… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
Cover of On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Danya Ruttenberg

26. On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World

By: Danya Ruttenberg

4.46

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

A crucial new lens on repentance, atonement, forgiveness, and repair from harm--from personal trans… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
"Before we even understand what repentance is, we’re instructed to name, out loud, the harm that we have caused."

-Danya Ruttenberg, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World

"[W]e all know that sometimes people mean well but cause harm nonetheless—out of ignorance, out of carelessness, out of deeply ingrained ways of thinking they haven't examined, out of an emotional rea…"

-Danya Ruttenberg, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World

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27. Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era

By: Jerry Mitchell

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

On June 21, 1964, more than twenty Klansmen murdered three civil rights workers. The killings would… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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28. The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics

By: Stephen Breyer

3.82

Format: 101 pages, Hardcover

A sitting justice reflects upon the authority of the Supreme Court—how that authority was gained an… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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29. Handbook for a Post-Roe America

By: Robin Marty

4.48

Format: 192 pages, ebook

The end of Roe v. Wade is coming. How will you prepare? Handbook for a Post-Roe America is a com… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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30. Period: The Real Story of Menstruation

By: Kate Clancy

3.97

Format: 249 pages, Hardcover

A bold and revolutionary perspective on the science and cultural history of menstruation Men… read more

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  • nonfiction
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31. Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class

By: Dan Canon

4.38

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A blistering critique of America’s assembly-line approach to criminal justice and the shameful prac… read more

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18 Top politics books like Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class by Dan Canon

Transform Your Habits

Gideon's Trumpet

Anthony Lewis

3.91

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The Collapse of American Criminal Justice

William J. Stuntz

3.80

Transform Your Habits

The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

Richard Rothstein

2.89

Transform Your Habits

Rough Sleepers

Tracy Kidder

4.35

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Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

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Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

Zeke Faux

4.26

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Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

Michael Lewis

3.80

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Gary Stevenson

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