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China RoadRob GiffordAs NPR’s former Beijing Correspondent and current London Correspondent, Gifford examines modern China through his compelling adventure exploring the great nation in China Road.

The Color of WaterJames McBrideRequired reading on many campuses, McBride examines racial identity with compassion, insight, and realism in this unique and moving homage to his mother and growing up.

In CountryBobbie Ann MasonA powerful novel of America that analyzes the impact of the 1960s on the culture of the 1980s, In Country distinguishes Mason as one of fiction’s leading writers.

Debating RaceMichael Eric DysonOne of our foremost public intellectuals, Dyson has collected many of his memorable encounters with some of today’s most influential thinkers and politicians in Debating Race.

Running with ScissorsAugusten BurroughsBurroughs had a very unusual childhood—one that came to light in his New York Times best-selling memoir Running with Scissors, earning him literary stardom and spawning an Oscar nominated film.

The Freedom Writers DiaryErin GruwellThe Freedom Writers Diary is the story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students. The book was the inspiration for the movie, Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank.

War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning Chris Hedges

Veteran New York Times correspondent Hedges writes a raw, unflinching view of war, looking at what makes it so intoxicating for soldiers, politicians, and ordinary citizens.

Running with the BullsValerie Hemingway

Once personal secretary and confidante to Ernest Hemingway, she recounts the enthralling and devastating years she spent with him in Spain, Cuba, and New York.

Tripmaster MonkeyMaxine Hong Kingston

Tripmaster Monkey provides clever insight into human nature and the American experience of a young man who feels alien to both his Chinese heritage and the American culture.

Enrique’s JourneySonia Nazario

The Pulitzer Prize-winning story of a Honduran boy’s trek to find his mother in the US, Enrique’s Journey illuminates the harrowing journey of many immigrants.

The Devil’s HighwayLuis Alberto Urrea

In the gripping account of a border crossing gone awry, The Devil’s Highway is a first-person testimony offering cultural and economic analysis, poetry, and an indictment of immigration policy.

All SoulsMichael Patrick MacDonald

This powerful memoir details McDonald’s growing up in Southie, Boston’s Irish enclave, and paints a frightening portrait of a community under intense economic and social stress.

Waiting to ExhaleTerry McMillanAlways a fresh, powerful voice, McMillan has changed contemporary fiction with her tales of the lives and loves of African American women, as in her phenomenal bestseller, Waiting to Exhale.

Lipstick JihadAzadeh MoaveniA reporter for Time, Moaveni is an American-born child of Iranian exiles who has written a vivid account of her return to Iran and finding herself caught between the clash of two cultures.

The Poe ShadowMatthew PearlCaptivating and suspenseful, The Poe Shadow is an illuminating fictional insight into the last days of Edgar Allan Poe’s life from The New York Times best-selling author of The Dante Club.

Writing in an Age of SilenceSara ParetskyAn intelligent memoir from award-winning crime writer Paretsky, Writing in an Age of Silence paints a moving portrait of herself as an engaged intellectual looking to make a life-affirming mark on society.

A Problem from HellSamantha PowerExecutive Director of Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights, Power offers an uncompromising and disturbing examination of 20th century acts of genocide and US response to them.

An Ordinary ManPaul RusesabaginaAn Ordinary Man recounts the life of Rusesabagina, the inspiration for the movie Hotel Rwanda, who saved 1,268 of his fellow countrymen during the Rwanda genocide in 1994.

Snow Flower & The Secret FanLisa SeeSnow Flower & The Secret Fan details the story of l ifelong, int imate fr iends and their imprisonment by rigid codes of conduct for women in 19th century China’s rural interior.

CaucasiaDanzy Senna

In Caucasia, Senna paints a vivid portrayal of a young girl who learns some difficult lessons about growing up in a biracial family during the 1970s.

Odd Girl OutRachel Simmons

Journalist Simmons provides the first book to explore the phenomenon of bullying between girls, and examines clear-cut strategies to change the troubling dynamics.

RunAnn Patchett

Run is The New York Times best-selling book from the acclaimed offer of Bel Canto. It examines the timeless issues of religion, race, class, politics and, above all else, family.

Respect: An ExplorationSara Lawrence-Lightfoot

In this provocative study, Harvard professor of education Lawrence-Lightfoot details how respect can create “symmetry, empathy and connection,” in socially unequal relationships.

EnoughJuan Williams

NPR analyst and former Washington Post reporter Williams takes on modern day issues of race, challenging black leadership and the state of contemporary black life in Enough.

Smashed: Story of a Drunken GirlhoodKoren Zailckas

Zailckas tells the unsparingly insightful story of her life as an extreme drinker from the age of 14 until 23 in this moving, nuanced tale of facing the dangerous truths of today’s society.

Mistress of SpicesChitra Banerjee Divakaruni

In this modern fable, Mistress of Spices combines the realistic world of 20th century America with the magical powers of spices in India that one mistress uses to help others.

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