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Sally Hemings by Barbara Chase-Riboud
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis story, based on historical fact recreates the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, who bore him seven children. Visited by a census-taker in 1831, 60-year-old Sally is encouraged to recount her past... -
![Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O'Connor]()
Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O'Connor
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA debut novel about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, in whose story the conflict between the American ideal of equality and the realities of slavery and racism played out in the most tragic of terms.Novels such as Toni Morrison’s Beloved, The Known World by Edward P... -
![Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain]()
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 21 ratings#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire...Categorized as:
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![United States Bill of Rights by James Madison]()
United States Bill of Rights by James Madison
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution...Categorized as:
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![The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox by Shelby Foote]()
The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox by Shelby Foote
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop movements but also the social background that brought on the war and led, in the end, to the South's defeat... -
![War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line by David Nott]()
War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line by David Nott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor more than 25 years, surgeon David Nott has volunteered in some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. From Sarajevo under siege in 1993 to clandestine hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, he has carried out lifesaving operations in the most challenging conditions, and with none of the resources of a major metropolitan hospital... -
![Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement by John Lewis, Michael D'Orso]()
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement by John Lewis, Michael D'Orso
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn eloquent, epic firsthand account of the civil rights movement by a man who lived it-an American hero whose courage, vision, and dedication helped change history. The son of an Alabama sharecropper, and now a sixth-term United States Congressman, John Lewis has led an extraordinary life, one that found him at the epicenter of the civil rights movement in the late '50s and '60s... -
![Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could by Adam Schiff]()
Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could by Adam Schiff
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald J. Trump, the vital inside account of American democracy in its darkest hour, and a warning that the forces of autocracy unleashed by Trump remain as potent as ever... -
![The Constitution of the United States of America: The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights by Founding Fathers]()
The Constitution of the United States of America: The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights by Founding Fathers
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis book is a public collection of the four original documents in the founding of the United States of America and include, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutions, and the Bill of Rights. Combined these documents are excellent primary historical sources for the American Revolution and the formation of the new republican state... -
![His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham, John Lewis]()
His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham, John Lewis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn intimate and inspiring portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the quest for justice in America from the 1950s to the present--from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of America John Lewis, who at age twenty-five marched in Selma, Alabama, and was beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, is a visionary and a man of faith... -
![We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates]()
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"We were eight years in power" was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South... -
![Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell]()
Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA searching re-examination of the assumptions, and the evidence for and against, current approaches to issues of economic and other disparities Discrimination and Disparities challenges believers in such one-factor explanations of economic outcome differences as discrimination, exploitation or genetics. It is readable enough for people with no prior knowledge of economics... -
![Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir by Marie Yovanovitch]()
Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir by Marie Yovanovitch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | An inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine—a pioneering diplomat who spent her career advancing democracy in the post-Soviet world, and who electrified the nation by speaking truth to power during the first impeachment of President Trump. Marie Yovanovitch was at the height of her diplomatic career when it all came crashing down... -
![Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul by Michael Fanone, John Shiffman]()
Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul by Michael Fanone, John Shiffman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn urgent warning about the growing threat to our democracy from a twenty-year police veteran and former Trump supporter who nearly lost his life during the insurrection of January 6th.When Michael Fanone self-deployed to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, he had no idea his life was about to change...Categorized as:
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![Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer]()
Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinner of The L. A. Times Book Prize (2021) in History “Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (The Wall Street Journal) an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba... -
![The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran]()
The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by Mehrsa Baradaran
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“Read this book. It explains so much about the moment…Beautiful, heartbreaking work.”―Ta-Nehisi CoatesWhen the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, the black community owned less than one percent of the United States’ total wealth. More than 150 years later, that number has barely budged... -
![Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney]()
Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRead by Liz Cheney with 50+ audio source material clips included, Oath and Honor is a gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution—leading to the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021—by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to it... -
![From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 by Lee Kuan Yew, Henry Kissinger]()
From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 by Lee Kuan Yew, Henry Kissinger
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFew gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965... -
![Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett Jr.]()
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett Jr.
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTraces black history from its origins in western Africa, through the transatlantic journey and slavery, the Reconstruction period, the Jim Crow era, and the civil rights movement, to life in the 1990s. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo... -
![Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt]()
Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this incisive and razor-sharp analysis of one of the most important issues facing us today, leading Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt draw on their combined expertise of over 40 years to examine how dictators come to power, and how they help to foster a poisonous culture of polarisation, fear and suspicion that persists even after their time in power is over... -
![The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker, Susan Glasser]()
The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III by Peter Baker, Susan Glasser
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCo-authored by the Chief White House correspondent at The New York Times and the Washington columnist at the The New Yorker, this is a biography any would-be power broker must own: the story of legendary White House chief of staff and secretary of state James A. Baker III, the man who ran Washington when Washington ran the world... -
![Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine by Noura Erakat]()
Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine by Noura Erakat
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJustice in the Question of Palestine is often framed as a question of law. Yet none of the Israel-Palestinian conflict's most vexing challenges have been resolved by judicial intervention. Occupation law has failed to stem Israel's settlement enterprise. Laws of war have permitted killing and destruction during Israel's military offensives in the Gaza Strip...Categorized as:
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![Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson]()
Enough by Cassidy Hutchinson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history. Now, she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experiences as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis, where she risked everything to tell the truth about some of the most powerful people in Washington...Categorized as:
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![Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust: Slavery and the Rise of European Capitalism by John Henrik Clarke]()
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust: Slavery and the Rise of European Capitalism by John Henrik Clarke
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOriginally published by A & B Books, Brooklyn, New York... -
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![Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America by Dahlia Lithwick]()
Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America by Dahlia Lithwick
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDahlia Lithwick, Slate Senior Editor and one of the nation's foremost legal commentators, tells the gripping and heroic story of the women lawyers who fought the racism, sexism, and xenophobia of Donald Trump's presidency--and won After the sudden shock of Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016, many Americans felt lost and uncertain... -
![Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality by Debbie Cenziper, Jim Obergefell]()
Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality by Debbie Cenziper, Jim Obergefell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe fascinating and very moving story of the lovers, lawyers, judges and activists behind the groundbreaking Supreme Court case that led to one of the most important, national civil rights victories in decades—the legalization of same-sex marriage...Categorized as:
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![The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy by Thomas Sowell]()
The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy by Thomas Sowell
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThomas Sowell's provocative critique of liberalism's failuresSowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years... -
![The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians by David M. Rubenstein, Carla Hayden]()
The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians by David M. Rubenstein, Carla Hayden
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCo-founder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story through revealing conversations with our greatest historians.In these lively dialogues, the biggest names in American history explore the subjects they’ve come to so intimately know and understand... -
![A. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White Jr., Bill Weideman]()
A. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White Jr., Bill Weideman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn this important new biography, Ronald C. White, Jr. offers a fresh and fascinating definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity—what today’s commentators are calling “authenticity”—whose internal moral compass is the key to understanding his life...Categorized as:
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![The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service by Laura Kaplan]()
The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service by Laura Kaplan
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"In the four years before the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision, most women determined to get abortions had to subject themselves to the power of illegal, unregulated abortionists...But a Chicago woman who happened to stumble across a secret organization code-named 'Jane' had an alternative...
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