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• The Devil's Highway

  A True Story

  Urrea, Luis Alberto

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  A riveting true story of a group of men who attempted to cross the border into the U.S.A., as well as a how and why anyone would undertake this dangerous journey.

• Five Days at Memorial

  Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital

  Fink, Sheri

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  An incredible and harrowing account of five days at New Orleans' Memorial Hospital that focuses on the ethics of care, the problem of prioritizing lives, and the many difficult decisions made by doctors and nurses during those five days.

• Braiding Sweetgrass

  Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall

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  One of the few "feel good" environmental texts about how we can restore our reciprocal nature with the land and express our gratitude in real and meaningful ways.

• Citizen

  An American Lyric

  Rankine, Claudia

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  A short read (or listen) but a powerful one, Claudia Rankine's 2015 hybrid essay/poem reflects on the dangers and difficulties of being black in America.

• Say Nothing

  A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

  Keefe, Patrick Radden

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  A history of "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland, framed by a murder mystery focusing on Jean McConville, a widowed mother of 10 children.

• Empire of Pain

  The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

  Keefe, Patrick Radden

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  An indictment of the many moral compromises made in the interest of profit.

• Going Clear

  Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

  Wright, Lawrence

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  Lawrence Wright looks at the origin and outcomes of the most notorious new religion of the 20th century. The first half of this book, focusing on L. Ron Hubbard, has moments of unexpected comedy; the second half focuses on the human rights abuses…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Heiress

  The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst

  Toobin, Jeffrey

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  A deep dive into the Patty Hearst kidnapping case and the fickle loyalties of its star.