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Loved De amor y de sombra by Isabel Allende? 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 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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    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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    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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    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

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    Visage volé

    Latifa · 2001 · Politics & Society

    Poignant first-hand account of life for a young Afghani woman under the TalibanLatifa was born into an educated middle-class Afghan family in Kabul in 1980. She dreamed of one day becoming a journalis

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    Bartleby, the Scrivener

    Herman Melville · 1966 · Politics & Society

    "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by Herman Melville. The story first appeared, anonymously, in Putnam's Magazine in two parts. The first part appeared in November 1853

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    The Shock Doctrine

    Naomi Klein · 2007 · Politics & Society

    How crises are used to push through unpopular economic policy; a fierce, influential polemic.

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