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#1 EDUCATED
Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.
On the bestsellers list for 78 weeks
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#2 HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
Ibram X Kendi
A primer for creating a more just and equitable society through identifying and opposing racism.
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#3 BECOMING
Michelle Obama
The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
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#4 THREE WOMEN
Lisa Taddeo
The inequality of female desire is explored through the sex lives of a homemaker, a high school student and a restaurant owner.
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#5 THE PIONEERS
David McCullough
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tells the story of the settling of the Northwest Territory through five main characters.
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#6 TRICK MIRROR
Jia Tolentino
Nine essays delving into late capitalism, online engagement and the author’s personal history.
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#7 RANGE
David Epstein
An argument for how generalists excel more than specialists, especially in complex and unpredictable fields.
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#8 UNFREEDOM OF THE PRESS
Mark R Levin
The conservative commentator and radio host makes his case that the press is aligned with political ideology.
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#9 BALL OF COLLUSION
Andrew C McCarthy
The Fox News contributor makes his case that the narrative of collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and the Kremlin is a fraud.
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#10 KOCHLAND
Christopher Leonard
How Koch Industries consolidated power and affected important facets of modern life over the last half-century.
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#11 THE YELLOW HOUSE
Sarah M Broom
Identity and inequality are explored in the history of a family and home in New Orleans both before and after Hurricane Katrina.
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#12 TEXAS FLOOD
Alan Paul and Andy Aledort
A biography of Stevie Ray Vaughan, the influential blues guitarist and musician who died in a helicopter crash in 1990 at the age of 35.
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#13 MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE
Lori Gottlieb
A psychotherapist gains unexpected insights when she becomes another therapist’s patient.
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#14 THE SOURCE OF SELF-REGARD
Toni Morrison
A collection of essays and speeches written over four decades, including a eulogy for James Baldwin and the author's Nobel lecture.
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#15 THE MOSQUITO
Timothy C Winegard
Ways in which this insect has affected economies, wars, civilizations and more.
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