Radical Books

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The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78 The Secret Gospel of Jesus, AD 0-78 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as radical)
avg rating 4.66 — 68 ratings — published 2020
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as radical)
avg rating 4.51 — 30,730 ratings — published 2003
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as radical)
avg rating 3.69 — 201,963 ratings — published 1848
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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 11 times as radical)
avg rating 4.44 — 36,519 ratings — published 2015
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as radical)
avg rating 4.60 — 32,148 ratings — published 1987
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as radical)
avg rating 4.35 — 33,205 ratings — published 1961
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as radical)
avg rating 4.00 — 141,930 ratings — published 1999
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Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next) Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity in This Crisis (And the Next)
by (shelved 9 times as radical)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,177 ratings — published 2020
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as radical)
avg rating 4.53 — 41,541 ratings — published 1984
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as radical)
avg rating 4.59 — 35,224 ratings — published 1981
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as radical)
avg rating 4.30 — 39,727 ratings — published 1968
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as radical)
avg rating 4.37 — 294,028 ratings — published 1965
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The Other Side of the Judeo-Christian History The Other Side of the Judeo-Christian History (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as radical)
avg rating 4.85 — 61 ratings — published 2011
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We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as radical)
avg rating 4.63 — 6,054 ratings — published 2021
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The State and Revolution The State and Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as radical)
avg rating 4.27 — 19,172 ratings — published 1917
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as radical)
avg rating 4.51 — 19,577 ratings — published 1981
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The Conquest of Bread (Working Classics) The Conquest of Bread (Working Classics)
by (shelved 8 times as radical)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,038 ratings — published 1892
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as radical)
avg rating 4.09 — 268,605 ratings — published 1980
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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 7 times as radical)
avg rating 4.35 — 64,364 ratings — published 2020
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Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as radical)
avg rating 4.17 — 70,319 ratings — published 2010
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as radical)
avg rating 4.49 — 36,601 ratings — published 2020
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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as radical)
avg rating 4.21 — 31,224 ratings — published 2018
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as radical)
avg rating 4.26 — 19,652 ratings — published 1952
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as radical)
avg rating 4.30 — 54,671 ratings — published 2007
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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as radical)
avg rating 4.26 — 154,406 ratings — published 1974
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as radical)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,561,100 ratings — published 1948
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The Coming Insurrection The Coming Insurrection (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as radical)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,822 ratings — published 2007
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as radical)
avg rating 4.14 — 30,205 ratings — published 1978
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as radical)
avg rating 4.21 — 41,365 ratings — published 2009
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 5 times as radical)
avg rating 4.55 — 124,543 ratings — published 1963
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as radical)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,633,850 ratings — published 1945
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Discourse on Colonialism Discourse on Colonialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as radical)
avg rating 4.44 — 8,229 ratings — published 1950
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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 5 times as radical)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,511 ratings — published 2010
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Reform or Revolution Reform or Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as radical)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,050 ratings — published 1900
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The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1) The Monkey Wrench Gang (Monkey Wrench Gang, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as radical)
avg rating 4.08 — 29,644 ratings — published 1975
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V for Vendetta V for Vendetta (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as radical)
avg rating 4.26 — 326,608 ratings — published 1990
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The Philosophy of Cosmic Spirituality The Philosophy of Cosmic Spirituality (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.83 — 41 ratings — published 2014
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The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.50 — 268 ratings — published 2021
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The End of Policing The End of Policing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,449 ratings — published 2017
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.41 — 8,675 ratings — published 1971
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.36 — 120,022 ratings — published 2019
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.40 — 370,249 ratings — published 2015
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Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.41 — 10,138 ratings — published 1997
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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.35 — 31,534 ratings — published 2003
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.31 — 28,415 ratings — published 1971
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Citizen: An American Lyric Citizen: An American Lyric (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.25 — 52,321 ratings — published 2014
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Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution Detroit: I Do Mind Dying: A Study in Urban Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,093 ratings — published 1975
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The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia (Yale Agrarian Studies Series) The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,434 ratings — published 2009
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Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 3.74 — 8,695 ratings — published 1971
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as radical)
avg rating 4.44 — 13,150 ratings — published 1994
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Karl Marx
“To be radical is to grasp things by the root.”
Karl Marx, Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right

Lawrence Nault
“The louder the world becomes, the more radical it is to whisper truths. Not to be heard by all—but to be remembered by someone.”
Lawrence Nault

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