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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
by (shelved 333 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,004,911 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 258 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.52 — 116,834 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 234 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.47 — 113,120 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 — 364,519 ratings — published 2015
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 199 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.62 — 260,136 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 184 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.16 — 171,712 ratings — published 2018
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.48 — 107,771 ratings — published 2018
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.52 — 160,172 ratings — published 2020
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 162 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.36 — 119,167 ratings — published 2019
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,827,599 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 149 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.65 — 195,294 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 — 328,155 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 137 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.84 — 500,973 ratings — published 2016
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,397,157 ratings — published 1985
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 124 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.27 — 60,585 ratings — published 2023
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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 111 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.34 — 166,016 ratings — published 2019
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 110 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.13 — 800,466 ratings — published 2010
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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 105 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.53 — 38,327 ratings — published 2016
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Speak Speak (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.05 — 629,509 ratings — published 1999
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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 102 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.36 — 62,833 ratings — published 2020
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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 4.44 — 45,608 ratings — published 2017
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,499,452 ratings — published 1945
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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 97 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.37 — 100,747 ratings — published 2017
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,400,384 ratings — published 1949
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 95 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,002,051 ratings — published 2009
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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 94 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.49 — 799,394 ratings — published 2016
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Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,022,116 ratings — published 2007
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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 86 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.46 — 54,047 ratings — published 2020
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The Vanishing Half The Vanishing Half (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.12 — 850,018 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 620,030 ratings — published 2012
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Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1) Dear Martin (Dear Martin, #1)
by (shelved 78 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.33 — 85,113 ratings — published 2017
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The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.55 — 119,760 ratings — published 1963
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Such a Fun Age Such a Fun Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.77 — 574,050 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 27,081 ratings — published 1997
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,838,596 ratings — published 2018
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 74 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.68 — 255,061 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 74 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.44 — 35,351 ratings — published 2015
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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 — 116,127 ratings — published 2010
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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 71 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.38 — 73,156 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 71 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.47 — 14,751 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 — 749,002 ratings — published 1982
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.59 — 34,250 ratings — published 1981
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All American Boys All American Boys (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.29 — 49,902 ratings — published 2015
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Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things to Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.83 — 87,015 ratings — published 2014
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.92 — 118,749 ratings — published 2014
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.81 — 116,052 ratings — published 2021
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.28 — 55,608 ratings — published 2008
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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.02 — 50,458 ratings — published 2017
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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 61 times as social-issues)
avg rating 3.98 — 116,417 ratings — published 2012
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as social-issues)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,756,487 ratings — published 2022
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“Are we unknowingly allowing a society to evolve that is the perfect breeding ground, and perhaps even a “killing field,” for psychopaths?”
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