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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,018,474 ratings — published 2017
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.48 — 108,005 ratings — published 2018
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,934,435 ratings — published 1960
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,526,225 ratings — published 1948
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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 5 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.16 — 626,741 ratings — published 2012
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,516,711 ratings — published 2003
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,808,577 ratings — published 2022
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.68 — 261,357 ratings — published 2019
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.62 — 264,067 ratings — published 2014
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The Vanishing Half The Vanishing Half (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.12 — 862,342 ratings — published 2020
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.49 — 814,517 ratings — published 2016
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 3.98 — 494,945 ratings — published 1987
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,452,686 ratings — published 1985
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Arrangement in Black and White Arrangement in Black and White (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.35 — 607 ratings — published 2014
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Société Société (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.26 — 386 ratings — published 2015
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.35 — 202,891 ratings — published 2018
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.39 — 332,927 ratings — published 2012
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.47 — 114,899 ratings — published 2016
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Demon Copperhead Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.46 — 816,563 ratings — published 2022
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The Measure The Measure (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 3.96 — 382,730 ratings — published 2022
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Little Fires Everywhere Little Fires Everywhere (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,321,554 ratings — published 2017
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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 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.34 — 171,329 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 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.16 — 172,667 ratings — published 2018
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The Nickel Boys The Nickel Boys (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.25 — 311,782 ratings — published 2019
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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 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,019 ratings — published 2010
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,664,000 ratings — published 2018
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,201,660 ratings — published 2012
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.16 — 975,421 ratings — published 2006
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Such a Fun Age Such a Fun Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 3.77 — 579,416 ratings — published 2019
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.28 — 756,863 ratings — published 1982
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,883,229 ratings — published 2018
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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 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.37 — 101,221 ratings — published 2017
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All American Boys All American Boys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.28 — 50,421 ratings — published 2015
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Sadie Sadie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.03 — 131,151 ratings — published 2018
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The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, #1) The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.02 — 146,120 ratings — published 2017
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,220,027 ratings — published 1947
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Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1) Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.33 — 85,903 ratings — published 2017
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.05 — 633,971 ratings — published 1999
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,027,408 ratings — published 2007
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,988,228 ratings — published 2008
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,036,673 ratings — published 2009
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Long Bright River Long Bright River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.04 — 195,742 ratings — published 2020
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.31 — 188,470 ratings — published 2024
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The Answer Is No The Answer Is No (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as social-issue)
avg rating 3.91 — 119,091 ratings — published 2024
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.16 — 47,661 ratings — published 2024
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.35 — 180,039 ratings — published 2021
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The Women The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,623,376 ratings — published 2024
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.27 — 62,948 ratings — published 2023
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Go as a River Go as a River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.25 — 194,356 ratings — published 2023
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Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2) Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as social-issue)
avg rating 4.29 — 851,389 ratings — published 2023
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Abhijit Naskar
“The holy trinity of tackling a crisis is unity, faith and sacrifice. We must stay united as humans above all else, we must have faith in ourselves and in each other and we must sacrifice our self-obsession.”
Abhijit Naskar, When Call The People: My World My Responsibility

Miya Yamanouchi
“Don't let society fool you into believing that if you don't have a girlfriend or boyfriend then you're destined for a life of misery. The Dalai Lama has been single for the last 80 years and he is one of the happiest people on earth. Stop searching for happiness in places outside of yourself, and start finding it where it has always been: within you.”
Miya Yamanouchi, Embrace Your Sexual Self: A Practical Guide for Women

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