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1) The Second Sex

Author

De Beauvoir, Simone

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Language

English

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The essential masterwork that has provoked and inspired generations of men and women. “From Eve’s apple to Virginia Woolf’s room of her own, Beauvoir’s treatise remains an essential rallying point, urging self-sufficiency and offering the fruit of knowledge.” —Vogue
This unabridged edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English

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2) Prequel: an American fight against fascism

Author

Maddow, Rachel

Publisher

Crown

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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"Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis. Inspired by her research for the hit podcast Ultra, Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part...

3) How to know a person: the art of seeing others deeply and being deeply seen

Author

Brooks, David

Publisher

Random House

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

Description

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"A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain." -Provided by Publisher

4) Our hidden conversations: what Americans really think about race and identity

Author

Norris, Michele

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Language

English

Description

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"The prompt seemed simple: Race. Your Thoughts. Six Words. Please Send. The answers, though, have been challenging and complicated. In the twelve years since award-winning journalist Michele Norris first posed that question, over half a million people have submitted their stories to The Race Card Project inbox. The stories are shocking in their depth and candor, spanning the full spectrum of race, ethnicity, identity, and class. Even at just six words,...

5) Black AF history: the un-whitewashed story of America

Author

Harriot, Michael

Language

English

Appears on list

Goodreads Choice Nominees 2023

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE * AMAZON'S TOP 20 HISTORY BOOKS OF 2023 * B&N BEST OF EDUCATIONAL HISTORY * THE ROOT'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 * CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023

From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences

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6) Solito: a memoir

Author

Zamora, Javier

Publisher

Hogarth

Language

English

Appears on these lists

Goodreads Choice Nominees 2022
Hispanic Heritage Month
NY Times 100 Notable Books of 2022
Read With Jenna Book Club

Description

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"When Javier Zamora was nine, he traveled unaccompanied by bus, boat, and foot from El Salvador to the United States to reunite with his parents. This is his memoir of that dangerous journey, a nine-week odyssey that nearly ended in calamity on multiple occasions. It's a miracle that Javier survived the crossing and a miracle that he has the talent to now tell his story so masterfully. While Solito is Javier's story, it's also the story of millions...

7) Class: a memoir

Author

Land, Stephanie

Series

Good morning America book club

Publisher

One Signal Publishers/Atria

Edition

First One Signal Publishers/Atria Books hardcover edition.

Language

English

Appears on list

Good Morning America Book Club

Description

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When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was called "an eye-opening journey into the lives of the working poor" (People). Later it was adapted into the hit Netflix series Maid, which was viewed by 67 million households and was Netflix's fourth most-watched show in 2021, garnering three Primetime Emmy Award nominations....

8) Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense

Author

PhD, Saul Perlmutte

Publisher

Hachette Audio

Edition

Unabridged.

Language

English

Description

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-- Third Millennium Thinking Readers will learn: How to achieve a ground-level understanding of the facts of the modern world How to chart a course through a profusion of possibilities How to work together to take on the challenges we face today And much more Using provocative thought exercises, jargon-free language, and vivid illustrations drawn from history, daily life, and scientists’ insider stories, Third Millennium Thinking offers...

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1) The Second Sex

2) Prequel: an American fight against fascism

3) How to know a person: the art of seeing others deeply and being deeply seen

4) Our hidden conversations: what Americans really think about race and identity

5) Black AF history: the un-whitewashed story of America

6) Solito: a memoir

7) Class: a memoir

8) Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense

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