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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 128 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,412,369 ratings — published 2012
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.23 — 38,380 ratings — published 1998
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"A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide (Paperback)
by (shelved 98 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,182 ratings — published 2002
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.37 — 57,168 ratings — published 2000
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Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.25 — 14,201 ratings — published 2003
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,358,531 ratings — published 1947
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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.44 — 48,870 ratings — published 2006
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
by (shelved 48 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.20 — 74,465 ratings — published 1998
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.26 — 59,098 ratings — published 1997
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.39 — 388,524 ratings — published 1986
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.36 — 951,901 ratings — published 1946
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The Sandcastle Girls The Sandcastle Girls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as genocide)
avg rating 3.89 — 43,615 ratings — published 2012
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.39 — 21,088 ratings — published 2010
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Survival in Auschwitz Survival in Auschwitz (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.35 — 91,528 ratings — published 1947
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The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.23 — 842 ratings — published 2003
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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 35 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.55 — 85,047 ratings — published 2025
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.36 — 290,269 ratings — published 2011
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.26 — 107,215 ratings — published 1970
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.20 — 36,776 ratings — published 1963
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Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.04 — 17,633 ratings — published 2000
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Machete Season Machete Season (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,119 ratings — published 2003
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,999,226 ratings — published 2005
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Never Fall Down Never Fall Down (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.17 — 12,676 ratings — published 2012
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An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,881 ratings — published 2006
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,013,368 ratings — published 2006
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Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus, #2) Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus, #2)
by (shelved 30 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.43 — 161,457 ratings — published 1991
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Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.01 — 271 ratings — published 2007
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The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.18 — 26,341 ratings — published 2018
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,229,187 ratings — published 2018
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East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity" East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity" (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.45 — 14,497 ratings — published 2016
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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.11 — 25,312 ratings — published 1992
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A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.04 — 446 ratings — published 2006
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Life Laid Bare: The Survivors in Rwanda Speak Life Laid Bare: The Survivors in Rwanda Speak (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,215 ratings — published 1994
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.16 — 197,515 ratings — published 2007
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When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the Genocide in Rwanda When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the Genocide in Rwanda (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.08 — 638 ratings — published 2001
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Survival in the Killing Fields Survival in the Killing Fields (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,365 ratings — published 1975
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The Complete Maus The Complete Maus (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.58 — 268,293 ratings — published 1992
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Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,614 ratings — published 2015
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.55 — 11,298 ratings — published 2006
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When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,172 ratings — published 2000
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Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.39 — 9,971 ratings — published 2017
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"They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else": A History of the Armenian Genocide "They Can Live in the Desert But Nowhere Else": A History of the Armenian Genocide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.25 — 428 ratings — published 2015
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Schindler’s List Schindler’s List (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.34 — 168,155 ratings — published 1982
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The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,695 ratings — published 1986
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Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,772 ratings — published 2023
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Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.21 — 484 ratings — published 2002
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Armenian Golgotha: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1918 Armenian Golgotha: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1918 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.23 — 380 ratings — published 2009
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Forgotten Fire Forgotten Fire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,852 ratings — published 2000
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as genocide)
avg rating 4.14 — 476,001 ratings — published 2017
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