Editors' Top Picks
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Essential Non-Fiction Reading Re: Human Rights
120th out of 620 books — 424 voters
The Constitution of the United States of America by Founding FathersThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnCollected Writings by Thomas Paine
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
712th out of 936 books — 1,101 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
58546th out of 77,646 books — 289,888 voters
The Daughter of Kurdland by Widad AkreyiFemales of Valor by Widad AkreyiZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad AkreyiThe Trigger by Tim ButcherA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
Books for History Geeks
88th out of 375 books — 41 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood1984 by George OrwellThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Post-Trump Big Questions Canon
352nd out of 522 books — 276 voters
Positive Winning Soul Defeating Prader-Willi Syndrome by Rhoda L. Ross-Williams1776 by David McCulloughThe Shadow Appears by Burt TysonJohn Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
USA History Books to read (nonfiction)
91st out of 133 books — 93 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek
Best Books For Freedom Lovers
515th out of 804 books — 491 voters
1984 by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenAnimal Farm by George Orwell
The Best Social Studies Library List
132nd out of 234 books — 175 voters

Black Folk by Blair L.M. KelleyWhen the Hood Comes Off by Rob EschmannThe Struggle for the People’s King by Hajar YazdihaA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnJust Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Understanding America
33rd out of 140 books — 32 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi NajjarThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Horizon Expanding Books
663rd out of 934 books — 569 voters

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Progressive Reads
639th out of 1,064 books — 717 voters
The Color Purple by Alice WalkerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouBeloved by Toni MorrisonInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Black History Month
350th out of 555 books — 495 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Learn About History
270th out of 459 books — 186 voters
Wolf Hustle by Cin FabréThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderSet the Night on Fire by Mike DavisKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Race, Racism and Identity in America (nonfiction)
227th out of 400 books — 136 voters

The New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
#BlackLivesMatter Reading List
476th out of 626 books — 290 voters
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesSet the Night on Fire by Mike DavisThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderTwelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupThe Rage of Innocence by Kristin Henning
Racism and Inequality 101
86th out of 98 books — 71 voters

TWAS The Year 2020 by Karl WigginsThe Girl from Jakarta by Hester KeeganPrejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino MDThe Hate U Give by Angie ThomasThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
What Can I Do? Learning about Anti-Racism Pt. 2
3rd out of 8 books — 9 voters


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