The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial Reckoning
By: Resmaa Menakem
4.27
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The New York Times bestselling author of My Grandmother's Hands surveys America's deteriorating dem…
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1. Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
By: Adrienne Maree Brown
3.65
Format: 192 pages,
Inspired by Octavia Butler's explorations of our human relationship to change, Emergent Strategyis … read more
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2. The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World
By: Alan Downs
4.24
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
The gay male world today is characterized by seductive beauty, artful creativity, flamboyant sexual… read more
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3. Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
By: Tara Brach
4.16
Format: 355 pages, Paperback
For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take much--just hear… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- mental health
"The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom."-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
"I found myself praying: "May I love and accept myself just as I am."-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
"Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live."-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
"What would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is?"-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
4. From a Far and Lovely Country (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #24)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
The latest installment in Alexander McCall Smith's delightfully diverting No. 1 Ladies' Detective … read more
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5. Let Us Descend
By: Jesmyn Ward
3.70
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Jesmyn Ward—the two-time National Book Award winner, youngest winner of the Library of Congres… read more
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- race
"You must leap. You must do as your people did. You must sink in order to rise."-Jesmyn Ward, Let Us Descend
6. 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
- social justice
7. Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
By: Antonia Hylton
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crowns… read more
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- race
- history
- mental health
- nonfiction
- social justice
8. Music Is History
By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi-Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep m… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
9. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
By: Gabor Maté
4.32
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the c… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- mental health
10. Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender
By: Kit Heyam
4.30
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking global history of gender nonconformity Today’s narratives about trans people … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"It’s not as simple as saying that ‘while the terminology is new, the experiences are not.’ The advent of new terminology can genuinely shift how we think about gender, as well as what names we give t…"-Kit Heyam, Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender
"It's important that we, as historians or as queer people, don't treat gender and sexuality as two things that use to be entangled but have now been teased apart. There can be a tendency in white quee…"-Kit Heyam, Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender
11. How to Be an Antiracist
By: Ibram X. Kendi
4.37
Format: 305 pages, Hardcover
Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justi… read more
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- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
"Racist"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"I use “anticapitalist"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"Internalized racism is the real Black on Black crime."-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"But what was the difference between Ebonics and so-called “standard"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
12. Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
By: Ijeoma Oluo
4.41
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, a history of white… read more
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- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
"It's the expectations that many white men have that they shouldn't have to climb, shouldn't have to struggle, as others do. It's the idea not only that they think they have less than others, but that…"-Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
13. Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto
By: Tricia Hersey
4.08
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitali… read more
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- race
- politics
- mental health
- nonfiction
- social justice
- self help
14. Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution
By: Elie Mystal
4.59
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
According to commentator and lawyer Elie Mystal, Republicans are wrong when they tell you the First… read more
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- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
15. Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
By: Dacher Keltner
3.64
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Awe is mysterious. How do we begin to quantify the goose bumps we feel when we see the Grand Canyon… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
16. This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
By: Cole Arthur Riley
4.63
Format: 203 pages, Hardcover
In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her … read more
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- nonfiction
"Anxiety is not a passive predator."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"Those who believe love is a scarcity are less likely to give it away freely."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
"In community, we can push back on the expectation that we exhaust ourselves."-Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
17. Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life
By: Sharon Blackie
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The highly anticipated new book by the author of the bestselling If Women Rose Rooted, empowering w… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
18. White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better
By: Regina Jackson
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A no-holds-barred guidebook aimed at white women who want to stop being nice and start dismantling … read more
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- race
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
- self help
19. Beyond the Gender Binary
By: Alok Vaid-Menon
4.49
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Beyond the Gender Binary, spoken word poet Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the world to see gender not … read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
"I learned about gender through shame."-Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary
"Critiquing gender is not the same thing as creating gender."-Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary
"It's a surreal experience to have your personhood be reduced to a prop."-Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary
"The days that I feel most beautiful are the days that I am most afraid."-Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary
20. Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human
By: Cole Arthur Riley
4.75
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A collection of prayer, poetry, and spiritual practice centering the Black interior world, from the… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
21. 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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- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
22. Polywise: A Deeper Dive into Navigating Open Relationships
By: Jessica Fern
4.38
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
As polyamory continues to make its way into the mainstream, more and more people are exploring cons… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
23. Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Professional
By: J. William Worden
4.15
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Praise for earlier Worden ... has again provided mental health professionals with a superb guide … read more
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- nonfiction
- mental health
24. Tidy the F*ck Up: The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t
By: Messie Condo
3.94
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
Even you can get your sh*t together!Tidy the F*ck Up is a funny, down-to-earth parody of Marie Kond… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
"Contrary to popular belief and Pinterest, not everything is made better by being sorted into containers. Socks don’t need their own little cubbies. They’re socks—they’re not going to wander off or ge…"-Messie Condo, Tidy the F*ck Up: The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t
25. Symphony for a Deadly Throne (Mousai, #3)
By: E.J. Mellow
4.11
Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition
From award-winning author E. J. Mellow comes the third and final installment in the Mousai series, … read more
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"The middle of the night is just as advantageous as the middle of the day."-E.J. Mellow, Symphony for a Deadly Throne (Mousai, #3)
26. Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds
By: Thomas Hübl
4.19
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Healing Shared Trauma What can you do when you carry sc… read more
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- nonfiction
- social justice
- self help
27. Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans
By: Jenny Wang
4.46
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Asian Americans are experiencing a racial reckoning regarding their identity, inspiring them to rad… read more
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- self help
- race
- nonfiction
- mental health
"When someone becomes angry with you, it is not your job to make them feel better; it is their job to learn skills to hold space for that anger and make themselves feel better. It is also their respon…"-Jenny Wang, Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans
28. Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity's Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism
By: Vanessa Machado De Oliveira
4.42
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
For fans of Everything Is F*cked and Against Purity: Living Ethically in Compromised Times, a book … read more
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- politics
- social justice
- history
- nonfiction
29. The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nation's Upheaval and Racial Reckoning
By: Resmaa Menakem
4.27
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The New York Times bestselling author of My Grandmother's Hands surveys America's deteriorating dem… read more
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- cultural
- american
- history
- race
- politics
- mental health
- nonfiction
- social justice
- anti racist
- self help
30. The Message
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
4.58
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s cla… read more
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- race
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
"My sense is that if I spend more time talking to you than I spend complaining about you, then something wonderful often happens and the enlightenment is mutual. So I don't really worry about the youn…"-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message
31. The Zen of Therapy: Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life
By: Mark Epstein M.D.
3.58
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Drawing on decades of personal and professional experience, Dr. Mark Epstein considers how his prac… read more
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