Cover unavailableBOOKSTHAT / LIST NO. 1000
Books that
Tell Hard Stories About Real People
True stories, difficult lives, and books that ask us not to look away.
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LIFE & COMMUNITY
HISTORY
POLITICS & SOCIETY
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Black Against Empire
Joshua Bloom, Waldo E Martin Jr
Bloom and Martin place the Black Panthers within a larger struggle over policing, community survival, and revolutionary power.
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King Leopold's Ghost
Adam Hochschild
“A vivid, novelistic narrative that makes the reader acutely aware of the magnitude of the horror perpetrated by King Leopold and his minions.”
The New York TimesReview excerpt
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I'm Still Here: Reese's Book Club
Austin Channing Brown
“Brown calls on readers to live their professed ideals rather than simply state them.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)Review excerpt
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
MALCOLM X
“This book will have a permanent place in the literature of the Afro-American struggle.”
I. F. StonePublished endorsement
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Pieces You'll Never Get Back
Samina Ali
“Ali’s memoir presents a vivid and visceral portrait of existence within a shattered mind.”
Caitlin Gibson, The Washington PostReview excerpt