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The Story of Ruby Bridges The Story of Ruby Bridges (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.44 — 13,006 ratings — published 1995
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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 12,889 ratings — published 2001
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.01 — 71,208 ratings — published 1995
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Mapping Penny's World Mapping Penny's World (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.93 — 591 ratings — published 2000
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Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.49 — 16,748 ratings — published 2007
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My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,043 ratings — published 2003
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Number the Stars Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 626,115 ratings — published 1989
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Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made It Happen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 99 ratings — published 1997
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,232,475 ratings — published 1947
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Me On The Map Me On The Map (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,068 ratings — published 1996
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The Scrambled States of America The Scrambled States of America (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,153 ratings — published 1998
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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 6,014 ratings — published 2006
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.04 — 461,970 ratings — published 1997
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Chains (Seeds of America, #1) Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.10 — 59,244 ratings — published 2008
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We the Kids We the Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.01 — 709 ratings — published 2002
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Baseball Saved Us Baseball Saved Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,021 ratings — published 1993
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,281,364 ratings — published 2011
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Duck for President Duck for President (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.03 — 8,099 ratings — published 2004
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So You Want to Be President? So You Want to Be President? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.96 — 8,597 ratings — published 2000
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Grace for President (Grace Series, 1) Grace for President (Grace Series, 1)
by (shelved 30 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 2,915 ratings — published 2007
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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 5,578 ratings — published 2010
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 163,724 ratings — published 2020
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Encounter (Voyager Books) Encounter (Voyager Books)
by (shelved 26 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,859 ratings — published 1992
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.01 — 859,214 ratings — published 2000
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Through My Eyes Through My Eyes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.47 — 6,163 ratings — published 1999
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.01 — 901,646 ratings — published 2005
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Rosa Rosa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.35 — 6,882 ratings — published 2005
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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 24 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.83 — 507,964 ratings — published 2016
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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 24 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,419 ratings — published 2010
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Pink and Say Pink and Say (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.49 — 11,695 ratings — published
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.69 — 201,629 ratings — published 1848
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John, Paul, George & Ben John, Paul, George & Ben (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,678 ratings — published 2006
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Rose Blanche Rose Blanche (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,125 ratings — published 1985
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Bud, Not Buddy Bud, Not Buddy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.98 — 115,727 ratings — published 1999
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Freedom Summer Freedom Summer (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 2,964 ratings — published 2001
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The Wall The Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,638 ratings — published 1990
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.47 — 115,353 ratings — published 2016
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Esperanza Rising Esperanza Rising (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 115,375 ratings — published 2000
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.09 — 268,400 ratings — published 1980
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Locomotive Locomotive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 6,198 ratings — published 2013
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Letters from Rifka Letters from Rifka (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.92 — 11,275 ratings — published 1992
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.19 — 874,057 ratings — published 2008
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,021 ratings — published 2004
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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 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.34 — 172,785 ratings — published 2019
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 119,966 ratings — published 2019
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.40 — 370,019 ratings — published 2015
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Letting Swift River Go Letting Swift River Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.15 — 688 ratings — published 1992
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.07 — 478,342 ratings — published 2012
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George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Two Sides George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Two Sides (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,163 ratings — published 2004
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
by (shelved 18 times as social-studies)
avg rating 3.90 — 130,659 ratings — published 1976
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Abhijit Naskar
“The perfect country doesn't exist, the perfect consciousness doesn't exist, the perfect cosmos doesn't exist.”
Abhijit Naskar, Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth

Abhijit Naskar
“Language and ideology are not the same thing. Sociology is a language, socialism is an ideology - economics is a language, capitalism is an ideology. Language is an act of communication, ideology is an act of miscommunication. Focus on the language, not the ideology. Because no matter how perfect an ideology appears to be, sooner or later all ideology gets corrupt, particularly because ideology thrives on rigidity - whereas all languages evolve with time at a simple, natural, and almost seamless pace, with no reliance on allegiance and popularity.”
Abhijit Naskar, Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect

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