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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
2,240 books — 1,690 voters
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzOne Dark Window by Rachel GilligThe Butcher of the Forest by Premee MohamedA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboAll the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter
Anything You Really Liked
2,753 books — 1,224 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. KramerWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreHuế 1968 by Mark Bowden
Plight of a Nation
1,135 books — 454 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
627 books — 429 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
483 books — 385 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinDeath, Taxes, and Turduckens by Jens Kurt HeyckeThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderDark Money by Jane MayerUnderstanding Power by Noam Chomsky
Corruption, Plutocracy, Oligarchy, Kleptocracy, Corporatocracy — The Problem (nonfiction)
753 books — 236 voters

Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy KidderPoor Economics by Abhijit V. BanerjeeHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. KristofDead Aid by Dambisa MoyoThe Bottom Billion by Paul Collier
International development
227 books — 216 voters
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichEvicted by Matthew DesmondIn the Midst of Plenty by Marybeth ShinnIn the Midst of Plenty by Marybeth ShinnIn the Midst of Plenty by Marybeth Shinn
Books on Poverty and Inequality
264 books — 190 voters

In the Midst of Plenty by Marybeth ShinnIn the Midst of Plenty by Marybeth ShinnIn the Midst of Plenty by Marybeth ShinnEvery Silver Lining Has a Cloud by Scott StevensGarbage Bag Suitcase by Shenandoah Chefalo
Social Work/Human Service Books
282 books — 134 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
379 books — 133 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Help by Kathryn StockettOliver Twist by Charles DickensWhen Secrets Bloom by Patricia Furstenberg1984 by George Orwell
Literature Concerning Social Injustice and Human Suffering (Fiction Only)
204 books — 87 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
203 books — 86 voters

Development as Freedom by Amartya SenWhy Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluThe Bottom Billion by Paul CollierPoor Economics by Abhijit V. BanerjeeMountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
International Development Book Club
122 books — 80 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
178 books — 64 voters
Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa KleypasThe Duchess War by Courtney MilanSomething Wonderful by Judith McNaughtJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Admiral's Penniless Bride by Carla Kelly
Impoverished Heroines
133 books — 58 voters

The Irresistible Revolution by Shane ClaiborneSex, Economy, Freedom, and Community by Wendell BerryCommon Prayer by Shane ClaiborneLet Justice Roll Down by John M. PerkinsNew Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton
Books for Ordinary Radicals
72 books — 53 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
116 books — 41 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
42 books — 36 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

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
145 books — 30 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
143 books — 26 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
The Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Man in the Dog Park by Cathy SmallThe Working Poor by David K. Shipler
Poverty Concepts Resource List
22 books — 23 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
108 books — 23 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
25 books — 23 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
34 books — 15 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
23 books — 15 voters

Annihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarHating Self by Boo BlackWho were the Shudras? by B.R. AmbedkarThe Buddha and his Dhamma by Aakash Singh RathoreCastes in India by B.R. Ambedkar
Ambedkar
98 books — 13 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

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