Books like Friday Night Lights
12 books with a reading profile close to Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
by Jon Krakauer
history, analytical
Jon Krakauer documents several sexual assault cases occurring between 2010 and 2012 in Missoula, Montana, focusing on the experiences of female students at the University of Montana.
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2
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
by Sam Quinones
Also clear-cut · history, analytical
Sam Quinones tracks the simultaneous rise of prescription painkillers and black tar heroin in the United States.
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3
The Ghost Map
Also clear-cut · history, analytical
In 1854, a severe cholera outbreak decimated the Soho district of London, challenging the prevailing medical belief that diseases spread through foul air, known as miasma.
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4
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
by Ronan Farrow
Also clear-cut · history, analytical
In 2017, Ronan Farrow began investigating allegations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, a pursuit that uncovered a coordinated system of suppression.
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5
Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
by Norman Ohler
Also clear-cut · history, analytical
Norman Ohler examines the pervasive use of Pervitin, a factory-produced methamphetamine, within the military and civilian sectors of the Third Reich.
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6
All the President’s Men
history, analytical
In 1972, a botched burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex triggered an investigation by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
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7
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
by Jodi Kantor
Also clear-cut · history, analytical
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey detail their multi-year investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault and the systemic protection of his behavior within the film industry.
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8
The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe
Also clear-cut · history, analytical
In 1959, the United States selected seven military test pilots to become the first astronauts for Project Mercury.
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9
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
by Sheri Fink
history, analytical
Sheri Fink documents the medical crisis at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans during the five days following Hurricane Katrina.
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10
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
history, analytical
Lawrence Wright investigates the internal mechanics of the Church of Scientology, tracing its evolution from L.
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11
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
history, analytical
The 1619 Project argues that the arrival of the White Lion privateer in the Virginia colony, carrying enslaved Africans, represents the foundational moment of the United States.
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12
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
history, analytical
Kristin Kobes Du Mez traces the seventy-year evolution of American evangelicalism from a religious movement focused on internal piety into a political force defined by militant patriarchy.
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