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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 91 times as important)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,019,361 ratings — published 2017
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as important)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,534,470 ratings — published 1948
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as important)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,611,758 ratings — published 1945
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as important)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,940,813 ratings — published 1960
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as important)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,456,601 ratings — published 1985
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as important)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,223,751 ratings — published 1947
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 369,385 ratings — published 2015
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as important)
avg rating 4.37 — 891,997 ratings — published 1946
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as important)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,872,654 ratings — published 1953
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as important)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,373,733 ratings — published 1956
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as important)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,158 ratings — published 2010
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 37 times as important)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,902,827 ratings — published 2005
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as important)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,094,813 ratings — published 1932
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as important)
avg rating 4.39 — 333,315 ratings — published 2012
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as important)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,277,195 ratings — published 2011
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as important)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,242,607 ratings — published 1963
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as important)
avg rating 4.48 — 108,036 ratings — published 2018
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as important)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,330,551 ratings — published 2018
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as important)
avg rating 3.98 — 495,597 ratings — published 1987
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 757,443 ratings — published 1982
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as important)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,098,023 ratings — published 1866
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as important)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,920,090 ratings — published 1951
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as important)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,610,513 ratings — published 1988
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as important)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,969,236 ratings — published 1925
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as important)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,508,425 ratings — published 1943
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as important)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,159,531 ratings — published 1936
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as important)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,016,763 ratings — published 1999
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as important)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,225,625 ratings — published 1954
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as important)
avg rating 4.36 — 119,858 ratings — published 2019
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
by (shelved 27 times as important)
avg rating 4.16 — 172,747 ratings — published 2018
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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as important)
avg rating 4.35 — 64,043 ratings — published 2020
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as important)
avg rating 4.37 — 101,262 ratings — published 2017
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 26 times as important)
avg rating 4.68 — 261,853 ratings — published 2019
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as important)
avg rating 4.44 — 36,294 ratings — published 2015
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as important)
avg rating 4.62 — 264,445 ratings — published 2014
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as important)
avg rating 4.28 — 356,543 ratings — published 180
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as important)
avg rating 4.17 — 594,957 ratings — published 2011
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as important)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,038,611 ratings — published 2009
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as important)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,519,824 ratings — published 2003
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as important)
avg rating 4.52 — 163,281 ratings — published 2020
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as important)
avg rating 4.34 — 171,788 ratings — published 2019
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,886,362 ratings — published 2018
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
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avg rating 4.55 — 123,710 ratings — published 1963
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as important)
avg rating 4.16 — 827,149 ratings — published 1989
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as important)
avg rating 4.05 — 634,317 ratings — published 1999
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as important)
avg rating 4.59 — 35,020 ratings — published 1981
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as important)
avg rating 4.13 — 810,162 ratings — published 2010
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as important)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,907,382 ratings — published 1890
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as important)
avg rating 3.87 — 953,602 ratings — published 1955
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as important)
avg rating 4.16 — 627,196 ratings — published 2012
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Hideaki Sorachi
“I stand on the battlefield to protect what's important to me. And if anyone's to stand in my way, I don't care if it's one of my kind, my brother or anyone else... I'll crush them all!”
Sorachi Hideaki

Dejan Stojanovic
“Courage is more important than to be deceived by shallow victory waiting for a delayed defeat.”
Dejan Stojanovic

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