10 Top nonfiction books like How To Be an Antiracist / This Book Is Anti-Racist / Born A Crime Stories from a South African Childhood by Ibram X. Kendi

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How To Be an Antiracist / This Book Is Anti-Racist / Born A Crime Stories from a South African Childhood

By: Ibram X. Kendi

3.86

Format: None pages, Paperback

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1. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

By: Trevor Noah

4.49

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

The memoir of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days… read more

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"You didn’t know your dog was deaf?"

-Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

"Don't fight the system, mock the system"

-Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

"Relationships are built in the silences."

-Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

"Don't fight the system. Mock the system."

-Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

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2. The Buddha in the Attic

By: Julie Otsuka

3.70

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Julie Otsuka’s long-awaited follow-up to When the Emperor Was Divine is a tour de force of economy … read more

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"„Niekas nelaimi karo.Visi pralaimi"

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

"We lost weight and grew thin. We stopped bleeding. We stopped dreaming. We stopped wanting."

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

"Or was their guilt written plainly, and for all the world to see, across their face? Was it their face, in fact, for which they were guilty?"

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

"Soon we could barely recognize them. They were taller than we were, and heavier. They were loud beyond belief. I feel like a duck that's hatched goose's eggs."

-Julie Otsuka, The Buddha in the Attic

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3. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

By: Caitlin Doughty

4.22

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

Most people want to avoid thinking about death, but Caitlin Doughty—a twenty-something with a degre… read more

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"Your relationship to mortality is your own."

-Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

"In spite of my fear of living, I chose not to die."

-Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

"A girl always remembers the first corpse she shaves."

-Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

"The fear of death is why we build cathedrals, have children, declare war, and watch cat videos online at three a.m."

-Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

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4. The Indigo Girl

By: Natasha Boyd

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An incredible story of dangerous and hidden friendships, ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice. The yea… read more

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5. Travels with Charley: In Search of America

By: John Steinbeck

4.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

An intimate journey across and in search of America, as told by one of its most beloved writers, in… read more

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6. No Second Chance

By: Harlan Coben

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When his child is taken, a father will stop at nothing to get her back in this explosive, white-knu… read more

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7. All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)

By: James Herriot

3.59

Format: 251 pages,

The classic multimillion copy bestseller Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herri… read more

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8. Brown Girl Dreaming

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesme… read more

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9. The Invention of Wings

By: Sue Monk Kidd

3.83

Format: 35 pages,

Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece … read more

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10. How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9)

By: Louise Penny

3.62

Format: 272 pages,

Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surete du Quebec digs beneath the idyllic surface of village … read more

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11. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists … read more

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12. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

By: Isabel Wilkerson

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chroni… read more

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13. My Own Words

By: Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Mary Hartnett , Wendy W. Williams

4.24

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993--a witty, en… read more

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14. Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)

By: Walter Mosley

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

In Los Angeles of the late 1940s, Easy Rawlins, a black war veteran, has just been fired from his j… read more

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15. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

By: Rachel Maddow

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more

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"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."

-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

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16. Think Twice (Myron Bolitar, #12)

By: Harlan Coben

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

9 hours, 41 minutes Myron Bolitar and Windsor Horne Lockwood III​ reunite to find a dead man co… read more

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17. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

By: Hallie Rubenhold

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never m… read more

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"As social commentators marvelled, charity was 'frequently derived from the lowest orders"

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

"The victims of Jack the Ripper were never 'just prostitutes'; they were daughters, wives, mothers, sisters, and lovers. They were women. They were human beings, and surely that in itself is enough."

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

"At its very core, the story of Jack the Ripper is a narrative of a killer's deep, abiding hatred of women, and our culture's obsession with the mythology serves only to normalize its particular brand…"

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

"My intention in writing this book is not to hunt and name the killer. I wish instead to retrace the footsteps of five women, to consider their experiences within the context of their era, and to foll…"

-Hallie Rubenhold, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

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18. 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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  • social justice
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19. Crow Mary

By: Kathleen Grissom

4.33

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the book club classics The Kitchen House and Glory Over Ev… read more

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20. Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

By: Colson Whitehead

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy … read more

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"Misery is a money pit."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"Step away entirely or you haven't stepped away at all."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"White cops did as they pleased. Crooked white cops? Untouchable."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"Simpler than conspiracy was Carney's take: In general, people were terrible."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

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21. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

By: Tia Williams

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. An… read more

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"And know this: the villain depends on who's telling the story."

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"Breeze was a share cropper. His whole family was. He was born in Fallon, South Carolina a dusty wretched town to a long line of men named Ezra Walker. His first son would be named Ezra, too. No clue …"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and th…"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

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22. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

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23. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

By: Michelle Obama

4.27

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER - ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2022 - In an insp… read more

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"Going high is about learning to keep the poison out and the power in."

-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

"Being different conditions you toward cautiousness, even as it demands being bold."

-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

"Life has shown me that strong friendships are most often the result of strong intentions. Your table needs to be deliberately built, deliberately populated, and deliberately tended to."

-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

"Real-world connections most often tend to cut against stereotypes. They can be remarkably calming, in fact—a small but potent way to reset a bad mood or challenge broader feelings of mistrust. The on…"

-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

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24. The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)

By: Charles Martin

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new story of heroism, heartache, and the power of love to heal all wounds. Murphy She… read more

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"Love is an amazing thing. It takes the brokenness, the scars, the pain, the darkness, everything, and makes it all new."

-Charles Martin, The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)

"Belonging comes before identity. Ownership births purpose. Someone speaks whose we are, and out of that we become who we are. It's just the way the heart works."

-Charles Martin, The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)

"...we wrestle and search. But regardless of where we search and how we try to answer the question or what we ingest, inject, or swallow to numb the nagging, only the Father gets to tell us who we are…"

-Charles Martin, The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)

"...despite the mask we are all so good at wearing, we somehow manage to wake up every day hoping there's still a chance. That maybe, somehow, we can balance the debt ledger we carry in our hearts. Th…"

-Charles Martin, The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)

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25. The Searcher

By: Tana French

3.80

Format: 451 pages, Hardcover

Retired detective Cal Hooper moves to a remote village in rural Ireland. His plans are to fix up th… read more

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26. The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

By: Annie Lyons

4.31

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

It's never too late to start living. Infused with the emotional power of Me Before You and the i… read more

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"Life is precious and as long as we have a reason to continue, we should follow that path."

-Annie Lyons, The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

"Why is life so sad sometimes?"..."Perhaps it's the universe's way of making you appreciate the happier times"

-Annie Lyons, The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

"I always used to think it was silly when people said life was short, but I completely get that now. We're here for such a limited time. The least we can do is try to be kind to the people around us. …"

-Annie Lyons, The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

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27. Now Is Not the Time to Panic

By: Kevin Wilson

3.69

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here comes an exuberant, bighearted no… read more

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"I wondered if this was a sign that, whatever happened this summer, I'd be the one with a scar."

-Kevin Wilson, Now Is Not the Time to Panic

"To be a teenager, it takes very little to think that someone else might actually know who you are, even as you spend all your time thinking that no one understands you. It's such a lovely feeling."

-Kevin Wilson, Now Is Not the Time to Panic

"I want to be an artist," he told me, like we were both admitting that we weren't human. We didn't understand how normal this was, to be young, to believe that you were destined to make beautiful thin…"

-Kevin Wilson, Now Is Not the Time to Panic

"You want to put up posters in Graceland?" I asked. I thought that if there was one place in the entire world where devotees would kill you for desecrating the sanctity of a holy space, it would be th…"

-Kevin Wilson, Now Is Not the Time to Panic

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28. The Leftover Woman

By: Jean Kwok

3.77

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two ver… read more

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29. You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want (A No F*cks Given Guide, 3)

By: Sarah Knight

3.62

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck and Get … read more

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  • nonfiction
"Doing your best can be exhausting enough without doing everyone else's best while you're at it."

-Sarah Knight, You Do You: How to Be Who You Are and Use What You've Got to Get What You Want (A No F*cks Given Guide, 3)

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30. How To Be an Antiracist / This Book Is Anti-Racist / Born A Crime Stories from a South African Childhood

By: Ibram X. Kendi

3.86

Format: None pages, Paperback

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6 must-read classics books like Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

Transform Your Habits

On the Road

Jack Kerouac

3.61

Transform Your Habits

Travels with Charley: In Search of America

John Steinbeck

4.37

Transform Your Habits

A Moveable Feast

Ernest Hemingway

5.00

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The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta)

Ernest Hemingway

3.79

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