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#1 THE CODE BREAKER
Walter Isaacson
How the Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues invented CRISPR, a tool that can edit DNA.
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#2 GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
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#3 CASTE
Isabel Wilkerson
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
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#4 THE BEAUTY OF LIVING TWICE
Sharon Stone
The actress and human rights activist recounts her childhood difficulties and biggest accomplishments.
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#5 UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
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#6 THINK AGAIN
Adam Grant
An examination of the cognitive skills of rethinking and unlearning that could be used to adapt to a rapidly changing world.
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#7 THE SUM OF US
Heather McGhee
The chair of the board of the racial justice organization Color of Change analyzes the impact of racism on the economy.
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#8 A PROMISED LAND
Barack Obama
In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama offers personal reflections on his formative years and pivotal moments through his first term.
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#9 THIS IS THE FIRE
Don Lemon
The CNN host looks at the impact of racism on his life and prescribes ways to address systemic flaws in America.
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#10 A WORLD ON THE WING
Scott Weidensaul
The navigational and physiological undertakings performed by billions of birds as they circumnavigate the globe.
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#11 JUST AS I AM
Cicely Tyson with Michelle Burford
The late iconic actress describes how she worked to change perceptions of Black women through her career choices.
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#12 HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER
Bill Gates
A prescription for what business, governments and individuals can do to work toward zero emissions.
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#13 ROCK ME ON THE WATER
Ronald Brownstein
How popular culture was impacted by what happened in Los Angeles in 1974 in movies, music, television and politics.
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#14 BREATH
James Nestor
A re-examination of a basic biological function and a look at the science behind ancient breathing practices.
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#15 THE MARATHON DON'T STOP
Rob Kenner
A biography of the late hip hop mogul and artist Nipsey Hussle.
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