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Just Mercy

Just Mercy

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Bryan Stevenson reminds me of Percy Jackson, the boy in those Rick Riordan novels, walking through life trying to fit in like ...

White Rage

White Rage

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Built on a mountain of historical insight and irrefutable evidence, White Rage provides a damning indictment of the United ...

Dreamland

Dreamland

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Dreamland, by Sam Quinones, is the story of a nation gone berserk, a harrowing, fear-inducing slog through the small towns ...

Dark Money

Dark Money

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The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right CITIZENS UNITED v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION ...

Rabbit Warrior

Rabbit Warrior

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In an era of tell-all books and reality TV, it’s still unnerving for the average person to reveal too much about themselves, ...

Ashley's War

Ashley’s War

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After I read Ashley’s War by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, I found myself thinking about these women warriors during my workouts. ...

Big Magic

Big Magic

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“I told the universe (and anyone who would listen) that I was committed to living a creative life not in order to save the ...

Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat

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The Boys in the Boat shines the light on a dramatic point in American history—the time of Hitler's rise to power in Germany ...

At a Crossroads

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This is a humorous diary in comic book form about the frustrations of a college grad who ends up living at home while writing ...

Perfume Dreams

Perfume Dreams

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In 2005, the University of Hawaii at Manoa hosted a symposium honoring the forty-year anniversary of the Vietnam War. I went ...

The Way I Was Taught

The Way I Was Taught

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This novel is a finely drawn, simply worded tale told by the mature spirit of a deeply wounded boy caught between two worlds, ...

True Compass

True Compass, A Memoir

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I didn’t catch onto Ted Kennedy while he was alive, not like I did his brothers Jack and Bobby.  I admired President Kennedy, ...

Rethinking Depression

Rethinking Depression

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This is how Rethinking Depression by Dr. Eric Maisel begins: “I have a beautiful story to tell you about how you can take a ...