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The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire by Matt Taibbi

The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire

Matt Taibbi

269 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

5.0jpowerj's review
nonfiction history politics religion funny fast-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

528 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

5.0jpowerj's review
nonfiction autobiography history informative reflective medium-paced
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

165 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0jpowerj's review
nonfiction memoir psychology informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Ill Fares the Land by Tony Judt

Ill Fares the Land

Tony Judt

237 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0jpowerj's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective medium-paced
You Shall Know Our Velocity! by Dave Eggers

You Shall Know Our Velocity!

Dave Eggers

351 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

5.0jpowerj's review
fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap by Matt Taibbi

The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap

Matt Taibbi

416 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0jpowerj's review
nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker

Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice

Rudolf Rocker

160 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

5.0jpowerj's review
nonfiction economics philosophy politics challenging informative slow-paced
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom

Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party

Joshua Bloom

504 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0jpowerj's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson

When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America

Ira Katznelson

238 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0jpowerj's review
nonfiction history politics race challenging informative slow-paced
Speaking of Empire and Resistance: Conversations with Tariq Ali by Tariq Ali

Speaking of Empire and Resistance: Conversations with Tariq Ali

Tariq Ali

240 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

5.0jpowerj's review
nonfiction politics informative fast-paced