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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,179 books — 1,594 voters
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzOne Dark Window by Rachel GilligThe Butcher of the Forest by Premee MohamedVictor's Blessing by Barbara SontheimerWicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
Anything You Really Liked
2,628 books — 1,007 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. KramerHuế 1968 by Mark BowdenWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Plight of a Nation
1,153 books — 453 voters
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
622 books — 428 voters

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinAnarchism and Other Essays by Emma GoldmanV for Vendetta by Alan MooreChomsky On Anarchism by Noam ChomskyThe Conquest of Bread by Pyotr Kropotkin
Anarchist books
477 books — 379 voters
How to Survive a Mediation by Fred E. JandtThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinDeath, Taxes, and Turduckens by Jens Kurt HeyckeThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderUnderstanding Power by Noam Chomsky
Corruption, Plutocracy, Oligarchy, Kleptocracy, Corporatocracy — The Problem (nonfiction)
737 books — 259 voters

From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichEvicted by Matthew DesmondJourney to the West by Biao WangMaid by Stephanie Land
Books on Poverty and Inequality
227 books — 153 voters
Oliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Underclass
377 books — 131 voters

Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud by Scott StevensGarbage Bag Suitcase by Shenandoah ChefaloThis Childhood of Mine by Laura Meer BarkleyA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Social Work/Human Service Books
276 books — 110 voters
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerWild Seed by Octavia E. ButlerHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieParable of the Talents by Octavia E. ButlerDawn by Octavia E. Butler
Books by Black Authors That Don't Feature Slavery, Colonialism, Racism, or Poverty
199 books — 86 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Help by Kathryn Stockett1984 by George OrwellThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Literature Concerning Social Injustice and Human Suffering (Fiction Only)
200 books — 85 voters
Development as Freedom by Amartya SenThe Bottom Billion by Paul CollierWhy Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluPoor Economics by Abhijit V. BanerjeeMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
International Development Book Club
120 books — 79 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Bad Beginning by Lemony SnicketSky Ghosts by Alexandra EngellmannThe Forsaken by R.J. Craddock
Awesome Orphans
161 books — 76 voters
Tithing and Giving by J.A. CoxFrom Buddha to Jesus by Steve CioccolantiWhy Pro-Life? by Randy AlcornHumility by C.J. MahaneyRadical by David Platt
Christian Engagement in Culture
172 books — 59 voters

The Duchess War by Courtney MilanSecrets of a Summer Night by Lisa KleypasSomething Wonderful by Judith McNaughtJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Admiral's Penniless Bride by Carla Kelly
Impoverished Heroines
132 books — 58 voters
The Irresistible Revolution by Shane ClaiborneSex, Economy, Freedom, and Community by Wendell BerryPrejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'Agostino MDCommon Prayer by Shane ClaiborneLet Justice Roll Down by John M. Perkins
Books for Ordinary Radicals
68 books — 52 voters

Can't Get There from Here by Todd StrasserPaper Things by Jennifer Richard JacobsonWhere I Live by Brenda RufenerHold Fast by Blue BalliettRunaway by Wendelin Van Draanen
Homelessness in Children's Fiction
117 books — 42 voters
The Syrian Virgin by Zack LoveAnissa's Redemption by Zack LoveJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasFar from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Best Books on Hope and Courage
37 books — 32 voters

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la PeñaThe Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd BaylorA Chair for My Mother by Vera B. WilliamsThose Shoes by Maribeth BoeltsEach Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
Picture Books About Poverty & Material Wealth
146 books — 31 voters
Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLeanThe Lady Thief of Belgravia by Allison GreyA Lily Among Thorns by Rose LernerClaiming the Courtesan by Anna CampbellThe Emperor's Conspiracy by Michelle Diener
Ladies of the Underworld in Historical Romance
30 books — 31 voters

The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney MilanThe Duchess War by Courtney MilanGideon's Children by Howard G. FranklinOnce Upon A Lie by Michael R. FrenchPainted Faces by L.H. Cosway
Fight for Your Rights: Civil Rights in Romance Novels
109 books — 24 voters
A Place at the Nayarit by Natalia MolinaBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichHillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Nonfiction Books for and about the American Working Class
141 books — 24 voters

Oliver Twist by Charles DickensA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Books Involving Lower Class Families
299 books — 24 voters
Morning Glory by LaVyrle SpencerWhen I Met Elena by Desiree SpanBone Deep by Bonnie DeeKyland by Mia SheridanInterviewing Michael by Desiree Span
Broke Romance Heroes
24 books — 22 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Working Poor by David K. ShiplerA Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne
Poverty Concepts Resource List
21 books — 19 voters
Hating Self by Boo BlackAnnihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarWho were the Shudras? by B.R. AmbedkarThe Buddha and his Dhamma by Aakash Singh RathoreCastes in India by B.R. Ambedkar
Ambedkar
98 books — 14 voters

Oliver Twist by Charles DickensDavid Copperfield by Charles DickensThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenWorkhouse Lass by Una HorneVictorian Workhouse by Pamela Oldfield
Victorian Workhouses/Poorhouses
31 books — 12 voters
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteMidnight Cowboy by James Leo HerlihyAn Eye For Others by Tom McDonoughCittà in fiamme by Garth Risk HallbergPunk Avenue by Phil Marcade
Rock Bottom in New York
26 books — 11 voters

Why Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluThe Company Valuation Playbook by Charles SunnucksThe Intelligent Investor by Benjamin GrahamToo Big to Fail by Andrew Ross SorkinUniversity of Berkshire Hathaway by Daniel Pecaut
Economist - Buttonwood: The Best Books On Finance and Economics
18 books — 11 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Soul of Capitalism by William GreiderMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderBreaking Free by Abby SherHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof
Guilt-Inducing Books
16 books — 3 voters

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