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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 329 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,037,099 ratings — published 2017
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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 256 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.52 — 119,918 ratings — published 2010
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 235 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.47 — 117,549 ratings — published 2016
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 226 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.40 — 374,500 ratings — published 2015
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 203 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.62 — 270,238 ratings — published 2014
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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 188 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.16 — 174,044 ratings — published 2018
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.52 — 166,843 ratings — published 2020
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.48 — 108,624 ratings — published 2018
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 160 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.36 — 120,748 ratings — published 2019
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,072,548 ratings — published 1960
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 148 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.66 — 196,634 ratings — published 2001
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 147 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.39 — 339,335 ratings — published 2012
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 138 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.83 — 512,908 ratings — published 2016
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.27 — 66,319 ratings — published 2023
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,531,905 ratings — published 1985
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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 112 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.33 — 179,464 ratings — published 2019
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.13 — 823,729 ratings — published 2010
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,757,776 ratings — published 1945
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.53 — 39,180 ratings — published 2016
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 102 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.43 — 48,074 ratings — published 2017
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,696,448 ratings — published 1949
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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 100 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.35 — 65,719 ratings — published 2020
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 100 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.05 — 641,828 ratings — published 1999
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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 96 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.49 — 838,161 ratings — published 2016
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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 95 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.37 — 101,979 ratings — published 2017
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,079,767 ratings — published 2009
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The Vanishing Half The Vanishing Half (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.12 — 878,650 ratings — published 2020
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 85 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.46 — 55,114 ratings — published 2020
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 85 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,035,046 ratings — published 2007
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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 80 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.16 — 636,027 ratings — published 2012
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Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1) Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by (shelved 77 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.32 — 86,881 ratings — published 2017
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 77 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.55 — 128,420 ratings — published 1963
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 76 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.67 — 271,344 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 76 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.44 — 37,315 ratings — published 2015
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Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.34 — 27,512 ratings — published 1997
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,949,179 ratings — published 2018
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.48 — 121,207 ratings — published 2010
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Such a Fun Age Such a Fun Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.77 — 586,975 ratings — published 2019
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I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.37 — 74,159 ratings — published 2018
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.46 — 15,075 ratings — published 2016
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.28 — 768,813 ratings — published 1982
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All American Boys All American Boys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.28 — 51,235 ratings — published 2015
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.59 — 36,294 ratings — published 1981
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Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things to Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.83 — 89,954 ratings — published 2014
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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.02 — 51,411 ratings — published 2017
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.56 — 72,228 ratings — published 2025
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,876,153 ratings — published 2022
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.91 — 120,773 ratings — published 2014
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.98 — 118,930 ratings — published 2012
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Small Great Things Small Great Things (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 62 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.36 — 455,771 ratings — published 2016
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Sadia Hakim
“People, people, people — an ocean of people, but I can't find even a drop of humanity.”
Sadia Hakim, The Weight of Tender Things

Robert D. Hare
“Are we unknowingly allowing a society to evolve that is the perfect breeding ground, and perhaps even a “killing field,” for psychopaths?”
robert d hare , sin conciencia

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