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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
470 books — 372 voters
The Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxDas Kapital by Karl MarxThe State and Revolution by Vladimir LeninReform or Revolution by Rosa LuxemburgSocialism by Friedrich Engels
Socialist Classics
420 books — 326 voters

I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingLean In by Sheryl SandbergThe Reason I Jump by Naoki HigashidaDrift by Rachel Maddow
Books Rec'd By The Daily Show
338 books — 276 voters
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Left-wing Science Fiction and Fantasy
335 books — 253 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnAmerica (The Book) by Jon StewartMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1776 by David McCullough
The Daily Show Reading Club
342 books — 234 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienNorth and South by Elizabeth GaskellWest With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge
52 Book Club 2025: #34 - Direction In The Title
313 books — 105 voters

Pro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyCollective Vengeance by Joseph StanleyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb Tsipursky
"Best" Political Reads
113 books — 72 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb Tsipursky
Best Concept Books
59 books — 64 voters

Understanding Power by Noam ChomskyThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinFailed States by Noam ChomskyHegemony or Survival by Noam ChomskyCapital by Karl Marx
Emancipatory Left
130 books — 62 voters
Never Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyWhite Trash by Nancy IsenbergThe Liberal Record by Marcelo BrazziOn Fascism by Matthew C. MacwilliamsThe Ailing Nation by Nate Link
United States of Ideas I (nonfiction)
231 books — 40 voters

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck1984 by George OrwellThe Iron Heel by Jack LondonThe Jungle by Upton SinclairLes Misérables by Victor Hugo
Novels with Socialist undertones
62 books — 27 voters
Bullshit Jobs by David GraeberManifesto of the Free People's Union by Jakub LasakUnderstanding Power by Noam ChomskyTalking to My Daughter about the Economy by Yanis VaroufakisPost-Scarcity Anarchism by Murray Bookchin
Literature of the Left
39 books — 25 voters

Grace's Mystery Seed by Juliet M. SampsonThe Sandwich Swap by Rania al-AbdullahLittle Mouse's Sweet Treat by Shana HollowellMy Sister, Daisy by Adria KarlssonLeft Shoe Right Shoe by Yolanda Lopez-Rettew
Best Picture Books on Friendship
33 books — 24 voters
Watership Down by Richard AdamsLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDown and Out in Paris and London by George OrwellSeven Up by Janet Evanovich
Directions in Titles
415 books — 18 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Books to See the World in a New Light
167 books — 13 voters
The Declaration of Independence by Carl Lotus BeckerThe Shallows by Nicholas CarrDemocracy in America by Alexis de TocquevilleThe Federalist Papers by Founding FathersShopping for God by James B. Twitchell
United States of Ideas II (nonfiction)
155 books — 8 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenSoulless by Gail CarrigerFangs by Sarah AndersenGod of Malice by Rina KentSociety of Psychos by Caroline Peckham
Look Left
218 books — 8 voters
Capital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas PikettyPalaces for the People by Eric KlinenbergOur Revolution by Bernie SandersThe "S" Word by John Harrison NicholsSteinmetz by Ronald R. Kline
Modern Socialism
32 books — 7 voters

On Imperialist Globalization by Fidel CastroLights Out by Dania Rosa NascaThe Fight for Freedom by Marcus FerrarLeave Me My Spirit by Lawrence K. LuntReminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War by Ernesto Che Guevara
The Essential Fidel Castro (nonfiction)
16 books — 6 voters
V for Vendetta by Alan MooreAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxCandide by VoltaireA Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
Political Books - Not Always My Political Views
97 books — 6 voters

The Goose Girl by Shannon HaleHeartbreaker by Sarah MacLeanI Owe You One by Sophie KinsellaMake My Move by J. BreeThe Elite by Kiera Cass
Looking Right
128 books — 5 voters
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism by Bertrand RussellHistória do PT by Lincoln SeccoPages from a Worker's Life by William Z. FosterThe Right-Wing Social-Democrats Today by Otto Wille (1881-1964) Kuus...Clement Attlee by John Bew
History of left-wing politics
32 books — 3 voters

The Spirit Level by Richard G. WilkinsonBahá'u'lláh and the New Era by J.E. EsslemontSocialism by Friedrich EngelsAn Optimists Tour of the Future by Mark StevensonSoul Boom by Rainn Wilson
A Library for Building a Better Future
21 books — 3 voters
Palestinian Dissident by Sam ShomanExcept for Palestine by Marc Lamont HillDon't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the De... by George LakoffDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion by Caprice D. Hollins
DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion)
4 books — 3 voters

Darağacında Üç Fidan by Nihat BehramDeniz by Turhan FeyizoğluMahir by Turhan FeyizoğluSinan by Turhan FeyizoğluSol by Murat Gültekingil
Turkish Left - Türkiye Solu
99 books — 2 voters
Malevolent Republic by K.S. KomireddiUndercover - Ajit Doval in Theory and Practice by Praveen DonthiHistory of the Communist Movement in India by Harkishan Singh SurjeetThe Anatomy of Hate by Revati LaulRed Star Over the Third World by Vijay Prashad
Kindle Unlimited India: Interesting Nonfiction (Left)
19 books — 2 voters

Eurocommunism by Ioannis BalampanidisEurocommunism by Thomas RigginsToward a Theory of Eurocommunism by Armen AntonianEurocommunism and Socialism by Fernando ClaudínEurocommunism by George Schwab
Eurocommunism
10 books — 2 voters
Dead Drop by Tate JamesBound To The Elf Prince by Jessica GraysonUnmasking the Billionaire by Emma BrayBig Boxer by Cassie MintMy Best Friend, My Stalker by Jessa Kane
Looking Left
100 books — 1 voter

Unbroken Bonds by J. BreeEmbrace the Darkness by Ashley N. RostekThief by Cassie MintCorrode by Sarah BaileyThe Butcher of the Bay by J. Bree
Looking Left - Part 2
100 books — 1 voter
The Lacuna by Barbara KingsolverGalápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The End of the World News by Anthony BurgessThe Man Who Loved Dogs by Leonardo PaduraThe Great Prince Died by Bernard Wolfe
Trotsky in Fiction
10 books — 1 voter

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