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NOBODYTimely, controversial, and bound to stir already heated discussion. Full review >
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THE GUNNING OF AMERICAby Pamela Haag
A refreshingly unusual approach by an author admirably transparent about why she wrote the book and why she chose to avoid... Full review >
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EVICTEDThis stunning, remarkable book—a scholar’s 21st-century How the Other Half Lives—demands a wide audience. Full review >
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THANK YOU FOR BEING LATERequired reading for a generation that’s “going to be asked to dance in a hurricane.” Full review >
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HILLBILLY ELEGYby J.D. Vance
An unusually timely and deeply affecting view of a social class whose health and economic problems are making headlines in... Full review >
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CONSEQUENCEby Eric Fair
A startling debut from a haunted individual who wishes he had left Iraq earlier “with my soul intact.” Full review >
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THE BLACK PRESIDENCYDyson succeeds admirably in creating a base line for future interpretations of this historic presidency. His well-written... Full review >
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AMERICAN GIRLSFor parents with young daughters, this book is an ice-cold, important wake-up call. Full review >
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TRUEVINEby Beth Macy
This first-rate journey into human trafficking, slavery, and familial bonding is an engrossing example of spirited,... Full review >
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THE MAKING OF DONALD TRUMPVoters ready to pull the trigger one way or another probably won’t be swayed by these revelations, but they are highly... Full review >
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ANOTHER DAY IN THE DEATH OF AMERICAby Gary Younge
Important, deeply affecting, and certain to alarm readers who care about the lives of children in a gun-ridden society. Full review >
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STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNINGRacism is the enduring scar on the American consciousness. In this ambitious, magisterial book, Kendi reveals just how deep... Full review >
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STRANGERS IN THEIR OWN LANDA well-told chronicle of an ambitious sociological project of significant current importance. Full review >
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CHAIN OF TITLEby David Dayen
An inspiring, well-rendered, deeply reported, and often infuriating account. Full review >
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HOW EVERYTHING BECAME WAR AND THE MILITARY BECAME EVERYTHINGby Rosa Brooks
Legal theorists and policymakers will approve the scholarship and close analysis; general readers will appreciate the... Full review >
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WAGING WARA first-rate history filled with revealing incidents and informed analysis. Full review >
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DARK TERRITORYby Fred Kaplan
An important, disturbing, and gripping history arguing convincingly that, as of 2015, no defense exists against a... Full review >
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