Books like Breaking the Da Vinci Code
12 books with a reading profile close to Breaking the Da Vinci Code by Darrell L. Bock. Outward-looking; a moderate read.
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Truth and fiction in the Da Vinci code
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Bart Ehrman examines the historical claims presented in Dan Brown’s novel, specifically addressing the origins of the New Testament and the identity of Mary Magdalene.
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History of Beauty
by Umberto Eco
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Umberto Eco examines the shifting definitions of aesthetics in Western civilization from ancient Greece to the dawn of the twenty-first century.
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The Oxford Illustrated History of the Renaissance
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Gordon Campbell coordinates a chronological survey that expands the Renaissance beyond its traditional fifteenth-century Tuscan borders.
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Angela Davis connects disparate liberation efforts through a framework of intersectional internationalism.
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Art Under Control in North Korea
by Jane Portal
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Jane Portal examines the institutional mechanisms through which the North Korean state dictates artistic production.
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Richard Rothstein identifies the specific local, state, and federal policies that created and enforced residential segregation across the United States.
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Women, Race & Class
history, analytical
Angela Davis maps the historical intersection of abolitionism and the early women’s suffrage movement to demonstrate how the priorities of middle-class white women often excluded the needs of Black women.
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Powers and Prospects
by Noam Chomsky
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
In this collection of essays and lectures, Noam Chomsky analyzes the intersection of international relations, geopolitical power, and elite control over economic policy.
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Siddhartha Mukherjee traces the evolution of oncology from ancient surgical records to contemporary genetic research.
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
history, analytical
Isabel Wilkerson chronicles the movement of six million Black Americans from the Jim Crow South to northern and western cities between 1915 and 1970.
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