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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

422 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jakeewin's review
nonfiction politics sociology emotional informative sad medium-paced
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger

The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company

Robert Iger

354 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jakeewin's review
nonfiction business memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

287 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jakeewin's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jakeewin's review
nonfiction history politics race young adult challenging informative reflective fast-paced
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

The Girl with the Louding Voice

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Abi Daré

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0jakeewin's review
fiction contemporary literary emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris

The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

Kamala Harris

318 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jakeewin's review
nonfiction memoir politics informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

288 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0jakeewin's review
nonfiction memoir race emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced