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Loved Istorie Fiorentine by Niccolò Machiavelli? 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
How mass incarceration recreates racial caste in America; a powerful, much-cited argument.
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Between the World and Me
A letter to a son about being Black in America; urgent, lyrical and unflinching.
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Speeches
"As the Roman Republic lurched to its close, amid corruption, ruthless power struggles and gross inequality, Cicero produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches ever written. Whether he is
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The Origins of Totalitarianism
How totalitarian movements rise; a demanding but essential work of political thought.
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Caste
American racism reframed as a caste system, compared with India and Nazi Germany; ambitious and resonant.
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Evicted
Poverty and the housing crisis told through eight families; immersive, humane reporting.
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The Shock Doctrine
How crises are used to push through unpopular economic policy; a fierce, influential polemic.
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A Century Of Dishonor
Originally published over 100 years ago, A Century of Dishonor is Helen Jackson’s eye- opening sketch of the U.S. government’s often shameful mishandling of what was called the “Indian problem”. Using
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American Government
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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Atlas Shrugged (Centennial Ed. HC)
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