Category: Humanities & Social Science
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Searching for Savanna
An investigation into the disappearance of a pregnant Native woman, highlighting the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women in America.
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Rikers: An Oral History
An oral history of the infamous Rikers jail complex and an unflinching portrait of injustice and resilience told by the people whose lives have been forever altered by it.
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Biting the Hand
A passionate, no-holds-barred memoir about the Asian American experience in a nation defined by racial stratification.
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White Hot Hate
The true story of a would-be terrorist attack against a Kansas farming town’s immigrant community, and the FBI informant who exposed it.
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The Best We Could Do
An intimate debut graphic novel portraying one family’s journey from war-torn Vietnam.
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We Were Once a Family
The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children―and a searing indictment of the American foster care system.
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The Woman They Could Not Silence
The story of Elizabeth Packard, a woman who history has forgotten, but whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women’s rights and exposed injustices.
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Newsroom Confidential
Margaret Sullivan discusses her life as a journalist and the struggle of the press to save itself and American democracy in this memoir and manifesto.
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Black Women Will Save the World
In this celebration of Black women’s resilience and unheralded strength, White House correspondent April Ryan reflects on Black women’s unprecedent role in American history and upholding democracy.
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Dirty Work
A paradigm-shifting report of the moral landscape of contemporary America through the stories of people who perform society’s most ethically troubling jobs.
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