Hard Knocks by Nathan Lowell
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Neuromancer by William Gibson
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377 books — 1,191 voters

Poor People's Movements by Frances Fox Piven
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Old Man's War by John Scalzi
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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
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Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner
American Foreign Policy
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Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
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The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Disturbing Truths
554 books — 354 voters

Don't Get Too Comfortable by David Rakoff
The Daily Show Reading Club
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Hardcore Zen by Brad Warner
A Buddhist Reading List
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Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Best History Books
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In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Books about Food
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The Wrecking Crew by Thomas  Frank
American Politics
484 books — 130 voters

The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Wellstone
Best Left-Texts
667 books — 359 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Winter Reads
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The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best "Getting Even" Book of All Time
122 books — 135 voters
The Hunt by Mercedes LackeyWorld Well Lost by Mercedes LackeyPlaying for Keeps by Mur LaffertyShadowmagic by John LenahanSpace Casey by Christiana Ellis
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60 books — 82 voters

The Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Republic by PlatoCommon Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings by Thomas Paine
The Most Influential Books
1,463 books — 5,291 voters
The End of America by Naomi WolfA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnWhat's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Hear... by Thomas  FrankHegemony or Survival by Noam ChomskyThe Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
946 books — 1,101 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Most Inaccurate Historical Fiction
106 books — 160 voters