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#1 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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#2 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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#3 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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#4 WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS
James Patterson and Matt Eversmann with Chris Mooney
A collection of interviews with troops who fought overseas.
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#5 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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#6 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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#7 GREENLIGHTS
Matthew McConaughey
The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
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#8 BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS
Suleika Jaouad
The writer of the New York Times column “Life, Interrupted” chronicles her fight with cancer and an impactful road trip.
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#9 UNTAMED
Glennon Doyle
The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.
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#10 FOUR HUNDRED SOULS
edited Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
A compendium featuring 90 writers covering 400 years of African-American history.
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#11 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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#12 UNMASKED
Andy Ngo
A former writer for the online magazine Quillette gives his perspective on the activist movement antifa.
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#13 THE BLACK CHURCH
Henry Louis Gates, Jr
The companion book to the PBS series that provides a look at five centuries of the meaning and functions of the Black church in America.
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#14 THE DAUGHTERS OF KOBANI
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
In 2014, a group of all-female Kurdish militia faced off against ISIS in a small town in Syria.
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#15 BECOMING
Michelle Obama
The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
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