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Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America by Jared Cohen

Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America

Jared Cohen

528 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

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nonfiction biography history politics informative slow-paced
Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America by Wil Haygood

Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America

Wil Haygood

416 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics informative reflective slow-paced
Jihad and Death: The Global Appeal of Islamic State by Olivier Roy

Jihad and Death: The Global Appeal of Islamic State

Olivier Roy

136 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir by Hari Ziyad

Black Boy Out of Time: A Memoir

Hari Ziyad

9 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
Allah Made Us: Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City by Rudolf Pell Gaudio

Allah Made Us: Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City

Rudolf Pell Gaudio

237 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective slow-paced
His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life by Jonathan Alter

His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

Jonathan Alter

797 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet by Jeffrey Rosen

Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet

Jeffrey Rosen

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative reflective medium-paced
The Peer and the Gangster by Daniel Smith
The Peer and the Gangster
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Daniel Smith

The Peer and the Gangster

Daniel Smith

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

informative mysterious medium-paced