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Books like Bartleby, the Scrivener

Loved Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from politics & society, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.

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    The New Jim Crow

    Michelle Alexander · 2010 · Politics & Society

    How mass incarceration recreates racial caste in America; a powerful, much-cited argument.

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    Between the World and Me

    Ta-Nehisi Coates · 2015 · Politics & Society

    A letter to a son about being Black in America; urgent, lyrical and unflinching.

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    The Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

    Rand McNally · 1972 · Politics & Society

    Hello. I recommend this book to everyone. There you will find a lot of interesting things for your health. You can use their advice and be healthy. But if you need psychological help, you can always u

  4. 4

    American Government

    James Q. Wilson · 1980 · Politics & Society

    This classic text, known for its authoritative scholarship, clarity, and comprehensive coverage, explores the foundations of our national political system and shows how the fundamental features of our

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    The Origins of Totalitarianism

    Hannah Arendt · 1951 · Politics & Society

    How totalitarian movements rise; a demanding but essential work of political thought.

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    De amor y de sombra

    Isabel Allende · 1984 · Politics & Society

    En palabras de la propia Isabel Allende, De amor y de sombra «es la historia de una mujer y un hombre que se amaron en plenitud, salvándose así de una historia vulgar. La he llevado en la memoria cuid

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    The Enduring Vision

    Paul S. Boyer · 1987 · Politics & Society

    Widely admired for its outstanding scholarship and engaging narrative, The Enduring Vision integrates political, social, and cultural history within a clear chronological framework. It was the first U

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    Lituma en los Andes

    Mario Vargas Llosa · 1993 · Politics & Society

    En un campamento minero de las montañas de Perú, el cabo Lituma y su adjunto Tomás viven bajo la constante amenaza de los guerrilleros maoístas de Sendero Luminoso, debatiéndose con misterios sin acla

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    Long Walk to Freedom

    Nelson Mandela · 1994 · Politics & Society

    The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emot

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    Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed. HC)

    Ayn Rand · 1936 · Politics & Society

    The year 2005 marks Ayn Rand's Centennial Year.The astounding story of a man that said that he would stop the motor of the world-and did. Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrug

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